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The Contribution of the Transition Zone to the Strength of High Quality Silica Fume Concretes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

A. Bentur ,
A. Goldman  and
M. D. Cohen
A. Bentur
Affiliation:
Building Research Station, Department of Civil Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
A. Goldman
Affiliation:
Building Research Station, Department of Civil Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
M. D. Cohen
Affiliation:
School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A.
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Abstract

The strength of high strength silica fume concretes is usually attributed to the reduction in w/c ratio and the refinement of the pore structure. A study of concretes and pastes, with and without silica fume, suggests that the contribution of the silica fume to strength is also the result of the densification of the transition zone. It is argued here that this influence is as important as the one due to the reduction in w/c ratio. It is suggested that the densification of the transition zone is the result of the effect of the silica fume on the nature of the fresh concrete.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 114: Symposium R – Bonding in Cementitious Composites , 1987 , 97
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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