延迟钙矾石的发生及机理.pdfVIP

1 Delayed Ettringite Formation in Concrete Jochen Stark, Katrin Bollmann Bauhaus-University Weimar / Germany 1. Introduction The problem of durability of concrete with cement as binding material comes more and more to the fore with the increased use of concrete, with the changed production and utilization conditions, and with the further development and adaptation of concrete properties by changing concrete composition. Processes in connection with the ettringite formation in concrete are belong to the partly unsolved problems. While the primary ettringite formation in the initial stage of the hydration is seen as apositive effect because it enables the setting regulation, a damaging role is often attributed to the ettringite formation in hardened concrete. Damaged concretes often show large amounts of ettringite in structure damages even if they were not exposed to heat treatment (e.g. pavement concrete). One of the first publications about concrete-damaging late ettringite formation appeared in 1945 by Lerch [1]. Kennerly of New Zealand [2] gave a report of similar findings in 1965, and Volkwein [3] in 1979. A characteristic feature of this type of damage is the conspicuous formation of ettringite in voids, cracks, and the contact zone between the aggregate and the hardened cement paste without any external sulfate attack having taken place. Damage in conjunction with ettringite formation in hardened concrete was first identified in heat-treated, precast concrete elements which, during use, had been exposed to open-air weathering with frequent wetting. The concretes affected were mainly high-grade concretes of high strength and low porosity. Conspicuous formation of ettringite in dist