MICROSTRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF ALKALI ACTIVATED SLAG AND ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT PASTES

CİHANGİR F.

16th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geoconference (SGEM 2016), Albena, Bulgaristan, 30 Haziran - 06 Temmuz 2016, ss.165-172 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
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  • Basıldığı Şehir: Albena
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Bulgaristan
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.165-172
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, the microstructural properties of alkali activated slag (AAS) with sodium silicate (LSS-S,), sodium hydroxide (SH-S) and ordinary Portland cement (OPC) pasted were investigated. Obtained results showed that LSS-S paste had a vitreous microstructure while SH-S and OPC samples have semi-crystalline-amorphous microstructure. Ca/Si ratios of C-S-H were obtained as 0.92, 1.06 and 2.63 from pure paste samples of LSS-S, SH-S and OPC, respectively. The lowest porosity was obtained in LSS-S sample owing to its vitreous microstructure. The porosities of OPC, SH-S and LSS-S pastes were 16.99%, 14.08% and 7.89%, respectively. Drying shrinkage cracks were observed to cause additional macroporosity in LSS-S and SH samples. This study suggests that the microstructural properties depend on the type of the binding materials and binder design.