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Relationship between Fluidity and Stability of Self-Consolidating Mortar Incorporating Chemical and Mineral Admixtures
Construction and Building Materials
  • Nicolas Ali Libre, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Rahil Khoshnazar
  • Mohammad Shekarchi
Abstract

In this study, the effect of chemical and mineral admixtures, including superplasticizer, viscosity modifying agent (VMA), limestone powder and fly ash in different W/C on fluidity, viscosity, and stability of self-consolidating mortar is investigated and proper workability regions for the prepared mixtures are presented. The obtained results indicate that W/C is the most significant parameter influencing the rheological properties of cementitious mixtures, specially their stability. Furthermore, the maximum allowable W/C for preventing inhomogeneity could not be a fixed value for all the mixtures and should be adjusted for the target fluidity. On the other hand, using VMAs is an effective method for stabilizing self-consolidating mortars and preventing any kinds of instability while limestone powder and fly ash mainly affect bleeding and aggregate blockage. Besides, these mineral admixtures improved the fluidity of the mixtures to some extent.

Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Comments
This work was financially supported by Construction Materials Institute (CMI), faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Tehran.
Keywords and Phrases
  • Admixtures,
  • Fluidity,
  • Self-consolidating mortar,
  • Stability,
  • Viscosity
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2010 Elsevier Ltd., All rights reserved.
Publication Date
7-1-2010
Publication Date
01 Jul 2010
Citation Information
Nicolas Ali Libre, Rahil Khoshnazar and Mohammad Shekarchi. "Relationship between Fluidity and Stability of Self-Consolidating Mortar Incorporating Chemical and Mineral Admixtures" Construction and Building Materials Vol. 24 Iss. 7 (2010) p. 1262 - 1271 ISSN: 0950-0618
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nicolas-libre/20/