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Internal Curing: A 2010 State-of-the-Art Review

February 9, 2011
Author(s)
Dale P. Bentz, Jason Weiss
The American Concrete Institute in 2010 defined internal curing as supplying water throughout a freshly placed cementitious mixture using reservoirs, via pre-wetted lightweight aggregates, that readily release water as needed for hydration or to replace

Optimization of Particle Sizes in High Volume Fly Ash Blended Cements

February 2, 2011
Author(s)
Dale P. Bentz, Chiara F. Ferraris, James J. Filliben
One major objective of the sustainable construction movement is to decrease the energy and carbon dioxide footprints of concrete. Since the production of portland cement is a major contributor in both of these areas, concretes with increasing quantities of

New approach to calibrate the mortar flow table

January 27, 2011
Author(s)
Chiara F. Ferraris, Haleh Azari
The flow table is a standardized test that is widely used to qualify a mortar to be tested for compressive strength and air content. It is also the only standard test to quantify a mortar workability property. Therefore, the calibration of this device is

Hotter Cements, Cooler Concretes

January 3, 2011
Author(s)
Dale P. Bentz, Casimir Bognacki, Kyle Riding, Victor Villarreal
In the past 50 years, portland cements have become progressively finer, in order to meet increasing demands for fast-track construction, etc. While finer cements produce higher early-age strengths, they also increase early-age heat release which can

Thermal Properties of High-Volume Fly Ash Mortars and Concretes

January 3, 2011
Author(s)
Dale P. Bentz, Max A. Peltz, Alejandro Duran-Herrera, P Valdez, Cesar Juarez
As sustainability moves to the forefront of construction, the utilization of high volume fly ash concrete mixtures to reduce CO2 emissions and cement consumption per unit volume of concrete placed is receiving renewed interest. Concrete mixtures in which

Evaluation of Sustainable High-Volume Fly Ash Concretes

January 1, 2011
Author(s)
Alejandro Duran-Herrera, Cesar Juarez, P Valdez, Dale P. Bentz
This article presents results of an experimental research work oriented to develop practical tools for the regional concrete industry, as well as to illustrate the potential benefits of the synergistic effect of an ASTM C 618 Class F fly ash (FA) produced

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS INSIGHTS ON THE USE OF CEMENTS IN WASTE MANAGEMENT

November 7, 2010
Author(s)
David W. Esh, Jacob Philip, Kenneth A. Snyder
The use of cementitious materials has been proposed in a variety of waste management systems because these materials can have a variety of desirable performance characteristics: hydraulic isolation, chemical isolation, structural stability. Cementitious

Statistical Modeling Cement Heat of Hydration

September 15, 2010
Author(s)
Paul E. Stutzman
The heat of hydration of hydraulic cements results from the complex sets of phase dissolution and precipitation activity accompanying the addition of water to a cement. Heat of hydration is currently measured in one of two ways: 1) through an acid

Mixture Proportioning Options for Improving High Volume Fly Ash Concretes

September 1, 2010
Author(s)
Dale P. Bentz, Chiara F. Ferraris, Max A. Peltz, John A. Winpigler
High volume fly ash (HVFA) concretes are one component of creating a more sustainable infrastructure. By replacing 50 % or more of the portland cement with fly ash, a significant reduction is achieved in the carbon footprint of the in place concrete. While

CT Measurements of SAP Voids in Concrete

August 15, 2010
Author(s)
Sara Laustsen, Dale P. Bentz, Marianne Hasholt, Ole M. Jensen
This paper describes how X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning can be used to determine the void distribution in hardened concrete. Three different approaches are used to analyse a binary data set created from CT measurement. One approach classifies a

Using Thermodynamics to Simulate Cement Paste Microstructure Development

July 22, 2010
Author(s)
Jeffrey W. Bullard, Barbara Lothenbach, Paul E. Stutzman, Kenneth A. Snyder
We couple equilibrium thermodynamic calculations to a 3D microstructure model to simulate microstructure development during hydration of portland cement paste. The model uses a collection of growth/dissolution rules to approximate a range of growth modes

AN ADHESION TEST METHOD FOR SPRAY-APPLIED FIRE-RESISTIVE MATERIALS

June 21, 2010
Author(s)
Kar T. Tan, Christopher C. White, Donald L. Hunston
Adhesion of spray-applied fire-resistive materials (SFRMs) to steel structures is critical in enabling the capacity of a building to remain functional for a specific length of time during a fire for life safety and fire department assess. Empirical tests
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