Effect of Crystallization Additives on Durability of Cement Composites in Aggressive Environments

Abstract:

This article analyses the effect of crystallization additives on the long-term durability of self-compacting concretes (SCCs) in relation to specific types of chemically aggressive environments. The effect of both an inorganic acid solution and the aggressive solutions produced during plant ensilage were tested, while the effect of diesel on these modified concretes was also investigated. Attention was given to the effect of crystallization additives on the characteristically capillary porous structures of self-compacting concrete, specifically in terms of the long-term durability of SCCs in relation to the above-stated chemically aggressive solutions. The effect of aggressive environments was evaluated through a set of physical-mechanical trials and physical-chemical analyses.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 321)
• Pages: 89-96
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.321.89
• Online since: July 2021
• Authors: Ámos Dufka*, Šárka Keprdová, Tomáš Melichar
• Keywords: Cement Composites, Crystallization Additives, Durability

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