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Curing of slag concretes at low temperatures: effect on selected durability properties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2020

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Riccardo Opeka
Mike Otieno*
Affiliation:
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Riccardo Opeka
Affiliation:
Calibre Civil & Structural Engineering, Johannesburg
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*Corresponding author: Mike Otieno (Mike.Otieno@wits.ac.za)
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Abstract

The influence of low curing temperatures (5, 10 and 15 ± 2 °C) on the strength and durability properties of ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS) and ground granulated Corex slag (GGCS) concretes was studied. A standard curing temperature of 23 ± 2 °C) was also used for comparative purposes. Test specimens were cast using 100% CEM I 52.5N (PC), and three PC/Slag (GGBS or GGCS) replacement ratios of 50/50, 65/35 and 80/20, and a w/b ratio of 0.40. The specimens were cured for 28 days by submersion in water at the respective curing temperatures and then tested for durability. Durability was assessed using oxygen permeability, water sorptivity and chloride conductivity tests. The results showed that durability of the concretes decreased as the curing temperature decreased – gas permeability and water sorptivity increased while chloride resistance decreased. It was also observed that at a given curing temperature, the slag blended concretes showed superior durability performance than the plain PC concretes.

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cement & concreteenvironmentstrength
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MRS Advances , Volume 5 , Issue 25: African Materials Research Society 2019 , 2020 , pp. 1267 - 1275
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2020

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