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Some results of the effect of carbonation on the porosity and pore size distribution of cement paste

  • Colloque RILEM Munich. 1–3 Avril 1968
  • Causes Physiques et Chimiques du Fluage et du Retrait du Béton
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Le développement de la technologie du béton a mis en plus grande évidence l'action de la carbonation, en raison de l'utilisation de structures plus minces et de l'exploitation plus juste des propriétés réelles du béton. On sait que la carbonatation modifie la microstructure de la pâte de ciment et qu'elle affecte la résistance et la déformation du béton. Pourtant, on sait encore très peu de choses sur ce phénomène et son action sur le béton, sans compter les opinions contradictoires qu'il suscite. L'étude dont on rend brièvement compte ici tente de mettre en lumière les altérations fondamentales de la micro-structure de la pâte de ciment produite par la carbonatation. Les résultats, quoique non définitifs, indiquent 1) que la porosité totale de la pâte de ciment carbonatée est radicalement plus faible que la porosité totale de la pâte de ciment non carbonatée et 2) que la carbonatation agit plus sur les pores les plus grands que sur les pores les plus petits.

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The effect of carbonation has gained in significance during the development of concrete technology because of the usage of thinner structures and the more exact utilization of the real properties of concrete. It is known that carbonation changes the microstructure of cement paste and affects the strength and deformation properties of concrete. However, a knowledge of the phenomenon and its effects on concrete is still relatively poor and even contradictions in opinions exist. The research reported briefly in this paper is an investigation to elucidate the basic alterations in the microstructure of cement paste produced by carbonation. The results, although of tentative nature, indicate 1) that the total porosity of the carbonated cement paste is essentially smaller than the total porosity of non-carbonated cement paste, and 2) that the carbonation affects more the greater pores than the smaller ones.

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Pihlajavaara, S.E. Some results of the effect of carbonation on the porosity and pore size distribution of cement paste. Matériaux et Constructions 1, 521–527 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02473640

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