A New Method for Predicting Compressive Strength of Cement-Based Materials

Abstract:

As a porous medium, the strength of cement-based materials is significantly affected by its porosity. This paper presents a new method to describe the strength development of cement-based materials as a function of porosity based on a developed microstructure hydration model of cement. The hydration model deduces the relationship between the diameter change of cement particle and time based on Krstulović-Dabić hydration kinetics formulas and extends a broader version by considering the effect of water reduction, temperature variation, interfacial contact area between hydration products and free water on the hydration rate. Using the hydration model, the time-varying development of porosity can be obtained. Then, based on the strength model proposed by Maekawa et al, in which both the present and initial porosity are taken into account, a new method was established to predict the strength evolution with the porosity calculated by the hydration model.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 788)
• Pages: 502-507
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.788.502
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Jin Zhang, Nan Guo Jin, Ye Tian, Xian Yu Jin
• Keywords: Hydration Model, Microstructure, Porosity, Strength

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