The impact of variation in chemical and physical properties of PFA and BPD semi-dry cement paste on strength properties

V. Limbachiya, Eshmaiel Ganjian, Peter A. Claisse

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Abstract

The effect of Pulverised Fuel Ash (PFA) and By-Pass-Dust (BPD) in ternary semi-dry cement pastes was reported. As well as this, the variability over 6 months in chemical composition and particle distribution was reviewed to determine impact on strength. The addition of BPD in ternary pastes resulted in a reduced strength when combined with PFA. PFA and BPD samples obtained over a 6 month period showed variability in both chemical composition and particle distribution. For PFA, it was reported that at 14 days the particle size distribution had greatest impact on strength and at 28 days the SiO2 content had greatest impact. The high variability in BPD particle size distribution resulted in finer particles achieving the greatest strength.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)248–255
JournalConstruction and Building Materials
Volume96
Early online date13 Aug 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2015

Bibliographical note

NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Construction and Building Materials. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Construction and Building Materials, 96, (2015)] DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.08.002.

© 2015, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Keywords

  • Material variability
  • Pulverised Fuel Ash
  • By-Pass-Dust
  • Compressive strength

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