Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 51, Issue 5, 1202(2023)

Effect of Low Temperature and Low Humidity Curing Condition on Microstructure of Concrete

CHEN Junhao1,*... LI Yanlong1, ZHOU Heng2, LI Yang1 and GUO Hanyu1 |Show fewer author(s)
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    To further understand the influence of climate environment on the microstructure of concrete materials in northwestern China, the microstructure characteristics of concrete under different temperature and humidity curing conditions were investigated by a nano-indentation technology. The results show that the lack of curing temperature and humidity leads to the increase of capillary pores and low-density calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) gel content in cement mortar. The indentation modulus and hardness of concrete interfacial transition zone (ITZ) under different curing conditions were statistically analyzed. It is indicated that the average thickness of concrete ITZ is increased by 5 μm and 10 μm when the curing conditions are 10 ℃-70% relative humidity (RH) and 3 ℃-50% RH, respectively, compared with that the curing condition is 20 ℃-95% RH.

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    CHEN Junhao, LI Yanlong, ZHOU Heng, LI Yang, GUO Hanyu. Effect of Low Temperature and Low Humidity Curing Condition on Microstructure of Concrete[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2023, 51(5): 1202

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    Received: Jun. 13, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 13, 2023

    The Author Email: Junhao CHEN (chenjunhao0966@163.com)

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    CSTR:32186.14.

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