Development of hydration temperatures on cement pastes

Abstract

This article deals with the possible combination of high temperature fly ash with fluidised bed fly ash. The main objective of the experiment is to verify the effect of the combination of these two energy by-products on simpler systems – cement pastes. In the experimental part, the evolution of hydration temperatures and the time course of volume changes were monitored. The results obtained indicate that the addition of fluid fly ash to the mixture intensifies the hydration reaction, despite the increase in the value of the water to cement ratio of the mixture. At the same time, there is a slight increase in volume changes, which can be considered as a very valuable contribution to technical practice, taking into account possible ecological or economic aspects.

Keywords

• high temperature fly ash
• fluidised fly ash
• volume changes
• cement paste shrinkage