The clays after heat treatment as the concrete active mineral additive

Abstract

Active mineral additives are one of the most common components of cement systems now. They are entered cements of increase in extent of hydration, the directed formation of structure of a cement stone from more stable hydrate phases of the lowered basicity, for the purpose of improvement of construction and technical properties of cements, by cutting of costs of fuel raw material resources for their production, giving to cements of some specific properties. In work the possibility of use as active mineral additives not only the granulated slags, but also local clays which industrially can give certain puzzolan properties are considered. It is proved that heat treatment of clay breeds significantly increases their puzzolan activity that does them suitable for use as active mineral additive instead of the domain granulated slag by production of the portland cement.