The effect of nano silica on short term drying shrinkage of POFA cement mortars

This study investigates effects of nano silica on short-term drying shrinkage of mortars with palm oil fuel ash (POFA) during the first 28 days of curing. Furthermore, moisture content, hydration volume, and permeability were measured in order to study underlying mechanisms. It was revealed that add...

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Main Authors: Nima Farzadnia, Noorvand, Hossein, Mohamed Yasin, Abdirahman, A. Aziz, Farah Nora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
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author Nima Farzadnia
Noorvand, Hossein
Mohamed Yasin, Abdirahman
A. Aziz, Farah Nora
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description This study investigates effects of nano silica on short-term drying shrinkage of mortars with palm oil fuel ash (POFA) during the first 28 days of curing. Furthermore, moisture content, hydration volume, and permeability were measured in order to study underlying mechanisms. It was revealed that addition of nano silica to samples with 30% POFA as cement replacement lowered the drying shrinkage by 7.5%. Also, it increased the strength development rate by 15% from 7 to 28 days of curing. Nano silica advantageously affected the shrinkage by refining the microstructure, increasing the hydration volume and lowering free water in cement matrix.
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spelling upm-465602018-04-30T15:30:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46560/ The effect of nano silica on short term drying shrinkage of POFA cement mortars Nima Farzadnia Noorvand, Hossein Mohamed Yasin, Abdirahman A. Aziz, Farah Nora This study investigates effects of nano silica on short-term drying shrinkage of mortars with palm oil fuel ash (POFA) during the first 28 days of curing. Furthermore, moisture content, hydration volume, and permeability were measured in order to study underlying mechanisms. It was revealed that addition of nano silica to samples with 30% POFA as cement replacement lowered the drying shrinkage by 7.5%. Also, it increased the strength development rate by 15% from 7 to 28 days of curing. Nano silica advantageously affected the shrinkage by refining the microstructure, increasing the hydration volume and lowering free water in cement matrix. Elsevier 2015-10 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46560/1/The%20effect%20of%20nano%20silica%20on%20short%20term%20drying%20shrinkage%20of%20POFA%20cement%20mortars.pdf Nima Farzadnia and Noorvand, Hossein and Mohamed Yasin, Abdirahman and A. Aziz, Farah Nora (2015) The effect of nano silica on short term drying shrinkage of POFA cement mortars. Construction and Building Materials, 95. pp. 636-646. ISSN 0950-0618; ESSN: 1879-0526 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.07.132
spellingShingle Nima Farzadnia
Noorvand, Hossein
Mohamed Yasin, Abdirahman
A. Aziz, Farah Nora
The effect of nano silica on short term drying shrinkage of POFA cement mortars
title The effect of nano silica on short term drying shrinkage of POFA cement mortars
title_full The effect of nano silica on short term drying shrinkage of POFA cement mortars
title_fullStr The effect of nano silica on short term drying shrinkage of POFA cement mortars
title_full_unstemmed The effect of nano silica on short term drying shrinkage of POFA cement mortars
title_short The effect of nano silica on short term drying shrinkage of POFA cement mortars
title_sort effect of nano silica on short term drying shrinkage of pofa cement mortars
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46560/
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