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Superabsorbent polymers as internal curing agents in alkali activated slag mortars
Sungwoo Oh,Young Cheol Choi +1 more
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In this article, the authors investigated the potential use of superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) as internal curing agents to mitigate the autogenous shrinkage of alkali activated slag (AAS) mortar.About:
This article is published in Construction and Building Materials.The article was published on 2018-01-20. It has received 68 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Shrinkage & Superabsorbent polymer.read more
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Recent progress in low-carbon binders
Caijun Shi,Bo Qu,John L. Provis +2 more
TL;DR: The development of low-carbon binders has been recognized as a means of reducing the carbon footprint of the Portland cement industry, in response to growing global concerns over CO2 emissions from the construction sector as mentioned in this paper.
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Mitigating the autogenous shrinkage of alkali-activated slag by metakaolin
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the effectiveness of metakaolin (MK) in mitigating the autogenous shrinkage of alkali-activated slag (AAS), and found that the shrinkage can be reduced by 40% and 50% when replacing 10% and 20% slag with MK, respectively.
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Internal curing of alkali-activated fly ash-slag pastes using superabsorbent polymer
TL;DR: In this paper, internal curing using superabsorbent polymers (SAP) is employed to mitigate autogenous shrinkage that may cause early-age cracking of fly ash-slag concrete.
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Internal curing by superabsorbent polymers in alkali-activated slag
Zhenming Li,Mateusz Wyrzykowski,Hua Dong,José Luís Duarte Granja,Miguel Azenha,Pietro Lura,Pietro Lura,Guang Ye,Guang Ye +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, internal curing by superabsorbent polymers (SAP) is utilized to mitigate self-desiccation and autogenous shrinkage of alkali-activated slag (AAS) pastes.
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Application of super absorbent polymers (SAP) in concrete construction—update of RILEM state-of-the-art report
Viktor Mechtcherine,Mateusz Wyrzykowski,Christof Schröfl,Didier Snoeck,Pietro Lura,Pietro Lura,Nele De Belie,Arn Mignon,Arn Mignon,Sandra Van Vlierberghe,Agnieszka J. Klemm,Fernando C.R. Almeida,Fernando C.R. Almeida,José Roberto Tenório Filho,William P. Boshoff,Hans-Wolf Reinhardt,Shin-ichi Igarashi +16 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an update on the state-of-the-art and is the concluding document delivered by the RILEM TC 260-RSC, which covered all topics relevant to the application of superabsorbent polymers as a concrete admixture.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the potential position of and drivers for inorganic polymers (“geopolymers”) as an element of the push for a sustainable concrete industry are discussed.
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Advances in alternative cementitious binders
TL;DR: In this paper, four promising alternative binders available as alternatives to Portland cement are discussed, namely calcium aluminate cement, calcium sulfoaluminate cements, alkali-activated binders, and supersulfated cements.
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Alkali-Activated Cements and Concretes
TL;DR: Alkali-Activated Cement and Concrete as discussed by the authors is a type of Cementitious Systems that uses Alkaline Activators to activate slag cements and lime-pozzolan cements.
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Water-entrained cement-based materials
TL;DR: In this article, a method for reducing autogenous shrinkage in a material based on a hydraulic mineral binder, e.g. cement, by preparing a mixture comprising the binder and water and a water-entraining agent selected from the group consisting of hydrogels and microencapsulated water, casting the mixture in a desired configuration, and allowing the mixture to cure.
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Influence of granulated blast furnace slag on the reaction, structure and properties of fly ash based geopolymer
TL;DR: In this article, the influence of varying amount of ground granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) on the reaction kinetics has been studied using isothermal conduction calorimetry.