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Topological Controls on the Dissolution Kinetics of Glassy Aluminosilicates

August 17, 2017
Author(s)
Tandre Oey, Isabella Pignatelli, Yingtian Yu, Narayanan Neithalath, Jeffrey W. Bullard, Mathieu Bauchy, Gaurav Sant
Fly ash which encompasses a mixture of glassy and crystalline aluminosilicates is an abundant supplementary cementitious material (SCM), valuable for replacing ordinary portland cement (OPC) as the binder fraction in concrete. As a result of the demand for

An Improved Basis for Characterizing the Suitability of Fly Ash as a Cement Replacement Agent

June 7, 2017
Author(s)
Tandre Oey, Jason Timmons, Paul E. Stutzman, Jeffrey W. Bullard, Magdalena Balonis, Mathieu Bauchy, Gaurav Sant
Fly ash is a critical yet underutilized material for partial replacement for ordinary portland cement (OPC) in the binder fraction of a concrete. Significant compositional variability, and a lack of rigorous classification methods currently limit fly ash

Assessing Ash Quality and Performance

May 3, 2017
Author(s)
Larry Sutter, Dale P. Bentz
This chapter reviews ash quality and performance issues, with special emphasis on air entrainment and early-age performance. Recent developments in testing procedures are reviewed and recommendations are provided for standardized testing. One of the key

Cements in the 21st Century: Challenges, Perspectives, and Opportunities

April 21, 2017
Author(s)
Joseph J. Biernacki, Jeffrey W. Bullard, Gaurav Sant, Nemkumar Banthia, Frederik P. Glasser, Scott Jones, Tyler Ley, Richard A Livingston, Luc Nicoleau, Jan Olek, Florence Sanchez, Rouzbeh Shahsavari, Paul E. Stutzman, Sobolev Konstantin, Tracie Prater
In a book published in 1906, Richard Meade outlined the history of portland cement up to that point1. Since then there has been great progress in portland cement-based construction materials technologies brought about by advances in the materials science

Leaching of Conductive Species: Implications to Measurements of Electrical Resistivity

February 20, 2017
Author(s)
Robert Spragg, Scott Jones, Yiwen Bu, Yang Lu, Dale P. Bentz, Kenneth A. Snyder, Jason Weiss
Electrical tests have been used to characterize the microstructure of porous materials, the measured electrical response being determined by the contribution of the microstructure (porosity and tortuosity) and the electrical properties of the solution

Neutron Radiography Measurement of Salt Solution Absorption in Mortar

February 1, 2017
Author(s)
Catherine Lucero, Robert Spragg, Dale P. Bentz, Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Jason Weiss
A portion of the concrete pavements in the US have recently been observed to have premature joint deterioration. While this damage has been attributed to a wide variety of potential factors, it is hypothesized that one component of this damage can be

Particle shape effects on particle size measurement for crushed waste glass

December 18, 2016
Author(s)
Kyle Riding, Mohammadreza Mirzohosseini, Edward Garboczi
Recently, narrow particle size distributions, as measured by sieve analysis, of crushed waste glass were used as a replacement for Portland cement in concrete. Their chemical reactivity was successfully studied as a function of this measure of particle

Rheological Measurement of Suspensions Without Slippage: Experimental and Model

December 13, 2016
Author(s)
Alex Olivas, Michelle A. Helsel, Nicos Martys, Chiara C. Ferraris, William L. George, Raissa Ferron
The conclusion of international studies was that the optimal approach to calibrate concrete rheometers would be to develop a non-Newtonian standard reference material (SRM) that contained inclusions similar in size to aggregates used commonly in concrete

Irreversible Desiccation Shrinkage of Cement Paste Caused by Cement Grain Dissolution

November 23, 2016
Author(s)
Xiaodan Li, Zachary Grasley, Jeffrey W. Bullard, Edward Garboczi
When cementitious materials are dried, internal stresses are generated that lead to desiccation shrinkage. A portion of this shrinkage is irreversible. Based on previous research indicating that dissolution of cement grains while a cementitious composite