外文翻译低热硅酸盐水泥混凝土的抗裂性能

外文翻译

Anti-Crack Performance of Low-Heat

Portland Cement Concrete

Abstract: The properties of low-heat Portland cement concrete(LHC) were studied in detail. The experimental results show that the LHC concrete has characteristics of a higher physical mechanical behavior, deformation and durability. Compared with moderate-heat Portland cement(MHC), the average hydration heat of LHC concrete is reduced by about 17.5%. Under same mixing proportion, the adiabatic temperature rise of LHC concrete was reduced by 2 ℃-3℃,and the limits tension of LHC concrete was increased by 10×10-6-15×10-6than that of MHC. Moreover, it is indicated that LHC concrete has a better anti-crack behavior than MHC concrete. Key words: low-heat portland cement; mass concrete; high crack resistance; moderate-heat portland cement

1 Introduction

The investigation on crack of mass concrete is a hot problem to which attention has been paid for a long time. The cracks of the concrete are formed by multi-factors, but they are mainly caused by thermal displacements in mass concrete[1-3]. So the key technology on mass concrete is how to reduce thermal displacements and enhance the crack resistance of concrete.

As well known, the hydration heat of bonding materials is the main reason that results in the temperature difference between outside and inside of mass concrete[4,5]. In order to reduce the inner temperature of hydroelectric concrete, several methods have been proposed in mix proportion design. These include using moderate-heat portland cement (MHC), reducing the content of cement, and increasing the Portland cement (OPC), MHC has advantages such as low heat of hydration, high growth rate of long-term strength, etc[6,7]. So it is more reasonable to use MHC in application of mass concrete.

Low-heat portland cement (LHC), namely highbelite cement is currently attracting a great deal of interest worldwide. This is largely due to its lower energy consumption and CO2 emission in manufacture than conventional Portland cements.

LHC has a lot of noticeable properties, such as low heat of hydration excellent durability,

etc, so the further study continues to be important[8-10]. The long-term strength of C2S can approach to or even exceed that of C3S[11]. In addition, C2S has a series of characteristics superior to C3S. These include the low content of CaO, low hydration heat, good toughness, compact hydration products, excellent resistances to chemical corrosion, little dry shrinkage, etc[12,13].

For hydroelectric concrete , the design requirements have some characteristics, such as long design age, low design strength, low hydration temperature rise, and low temperature gradient[14]. All these requirements agree with the characteristics of LHC. Furthermore, LHC has a high hydration activity at later ages, the effect of which can improve the inner micro-crack. Based on above-mentioned analyses, the properties of low-heat Portland cement concrete were studied in detail in this paper. Compared with the moderate-heat Portland cement (MHC) concrete, the anti-crack behavior of LHC concrete was analyzed.

2 Experimental

MHC was produced in Gezhouba Holding Company Cement Plant, China; and LHC was produced in Hunan Shimen Special Cement Co. Ltd., China. The chemical compositions and mineral compositions of cement are listed in Table 1 and Table 2 respectively, and the physical and mechanical properties of cement are listed in Table 3.

In spite of a little difference in chemical compositions, there is an obvious dissimilarity between the mineral component of LHC and that of MHC because of the different burning schedule. The C3S (Alite) content of MHC is higher than that of LHC, and the C2S (Belite) content of LHC is higher than that of MHC. Alite is formed at temperatures of about 1 450 ℃, while Belite is formed at around 1 200 ℃. Therefore, LHC can be manufactured at lower kiln temperatures than MHC. And the amount of energy theoretically required to manufacture LHC is lower than that of MHC.

Belite hydrates comparatively slowly, and the early compressive strengths of pastes, mortars, and concretes containing LHC are generally lower as a result. The long-term strength and durability of concrete made from LHC can potentially exceed those of MHC. The results from Table 3 show that the early strength of LHC pastes is lower than that of MHC pastes, and that the strength growth rate of LHC is higher than that of MHC.