The mechanical strength, degree of hydration, and electrical resistivity of cement pastes modified with superabsorbent polymers
By K. Farzanian and K. Pimenta Teixeira and I. Perdig
Published in Construction and Building Materials
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2016
Abstract
This paper examines the effect of superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) with varied sizes and absorption behaviors on the mechanical strength, hydration and transport characteristics of cementitious materials. Mechanical strength was assessed using the compressive and flexural strength tests. Non-evaporable water content measurement was utilized to evaluate the degree of hydration of the cement pastes. The transport behavior of cement pastes was characterized using electrical resistivity measurement. It was shown that for the \SAPs\ and mix designs used in this study, the incorporation of \SAPs\ generally reduced the strength, especially in the cement pastes with a high density of macrovoids. The electrical resistivity of cement pastes with slow desorbing \SAPs\ appeared to be influenced by two opposing effects of pore structure densification and macrovoid formation. It was observed that the influence of \SAPs\ on the compressive strength and electrical resistivity of cement pastes was more noticeable at water/cement ratios of 0.35 and 0.4 than at 0.5.
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