Publication detail

The Influence of Crystalline Admixtures on the Properties and Microstructure of Mortar-Containing By-Products

HODUL, J. ŽIŽKOVÁ, N. BORG, R.

Original Title

The Influence of Crystalline Admixtures on the Properties and Microstructure of Mortar-Containing By-Products

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Crystalline admixtures and industrial by-products can be used in cement-based materials in order to improve their mechanical properties. The research examined long-term curing and the exposure to environmental actions of polymer–cement mortars with crystalline admixture (CA) and different by-products, including Bengħisa fly ash and Globigerina limestone waste filler. The by-products were introduced as a percentage replacement of the cement. A crystallization additive was also added to the mixtures in order to monitor the improvement in durability properties. The mechanical properties of the mortar were assessed, with 20% replacement of cement with fly ash resulting in the highest compressive strength after 540 days. The performance was analyzed with respect to various properties including permeable porosity, capillary suction, rapid chloride ion penetration and chloride migration coefficient. It was noted that the addition of fly ash and crystalline admixture significantly reduced the chloride ion penetration into the structure of the polymer cement mortar, resulting in improved durability. A microstructure investigation was conducted on the samples through Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) . Crystals forming through the crystalline admixture in the porous structure of the material were clearly observed, contributing to the improved properties of the cement-based polymer mortar

Keywords

polymer-cement mortar, fly ash, crystalline admixture, waste limestone, mechanical properties, microstructure, durability, chloride penetration

Authors

HODUL, J.; ŽIŽKOVÁ, N.; BORG, R.

Released

21. 8. 2020

Publisher

MDPI

ISBN

2075-5309

Periodical

Buildings

Year of study

10

Number

9

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

18

Pages count

18

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/10/9/146

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/194868

BibTex

@article{BUT164729,
  author="Jakub {Hodul} and Nikol {Žižková} and Ruben Paul {Borg}",
  title="The Influence of Crystalline Admixtures on the Properties and Microstructure of Mortar-Containing By-Products",
  journal="Buildings",
  year="2020",
  volume="10",
  number="9",
  pages="1--18",
  doi="10.3390/buildings10090146",
  issn="2075-5309",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/10/9/146"
}