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Research on decalcification degradation process of cement stone

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An accelerated laboratory method (saturated ammonium nitrate solution immersion method) was used to analyze the degradation of cement decalcification process. By studying the changes of intensity, volume, elastic modulus, quality, pH value, the Ca/Si, and mineral phase, it could be found that the first cement decalcification degradation process was the decalcification of calcium hydroxide, and then CSH gel, AFm, etc. The secondary ettringite deposition happened and the decalcification degradation depth was proportional to the square root of time. Moreover, the corresponding strength of cement would be gradually reduced, cement rock volume shrinkage occurred, pH values decreased, the surface elastic modulus decreased down to a certain level, and slightly changed and the Ca/Si was 3.1 from the beginning and lasted down to 1.3.

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, 300384, China

    Haiyan Yu  (余海燕), Jiujun Yang & Hui Rong

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Funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People’s Republic of China(No. 2009-K4-27)

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Yu, H., Yang, J. & Rong, H. Research on decalcification degradation process of cement stone. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 30, 369–374 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-015-1154-1

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