Effect of Packing Density According to CPM on the Rheology of Cement–Fly Ash–Slag Paste
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 33, Issue 8
Abstract
Particle-packing theory has been widely applied in the field of composite particle materials, and packing density () is an important parameter to evaluate the compactness of particle packing. In this paper, the rheological curves of fresh cement–fly ash–slag (PC-FA-SL) paste at 5 and 60 min resting time were tested through rheometer, and related rheological parameters were fitted by the modified Bingham model. The packing density of composite particles was calculated by the compressible packing model (CPM) and verified by the modified Andreasen model. Results show that with the increasing content of fly ash (FA) and blast-furnace slag (SL), both yield stress () and plastic viscosity () decrease significantly when the addition of FA and SL is less than 20% by weight. For the PC-FA-SL ternary system, and increase with the development of . The relationship between and takes on exponential growth (), while the relationship between and presents linear growth (). Both and decrease with resting time developing. Zeta () potential measurement and hydration heat test were carried out to reveal the relationships between , , and and rheological evolution of fresh blends.
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Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
This work was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51678569 and 51678568) and science and technology project of China Railway 21st Bureau Group Co., Ltd (No. 20180A).
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