Professional Documents
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for UHPC
Microsilica
CH3 CH3
CH2 C CH2 C
C O C O
ONa a O b
CH2
CH2
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n Dr. Tsuyoshi Hirata
CH3 Nippon Shokubai, 1981
VPEG PCE
BASF 1995
IPEG PCE
Nippon Shokubai 1998 HPEG PCE
China, 2000
X PCE
China, ~ 2004
(1) MPEG
(2) APEG
(3) VPEG
(5) HPEG
(6) IPEG
(7) X PCE
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MPEG-PCE HPEG-PCE
Foam of beer
American beer –
unstable foam
German beer –
stable foam
© Prof. Plank 2017
Defoaming of PCE Concrete
PCEs always require a defoamer !
A. Jeknavorian,
“Overview of Defoamer Technologies for Polycarboxylates”, in: J. Plank, L. Lei (eds.), workshop on PCE Technology,
27 September 2017, Munich, Germany.
defoamer
concrete with
viscous concrete
superplasticizer
5 μm 200 nm
phenol
Dispersing performance
in CaSO4 hemihydrate
Dispersing performance
in cement
O2-
Conventional accelerators
Ca(NO3)2, Ca(HCOO)2
Alkaline accelerators
Na2SiO3, NaAl(OH)4
Alkali-free accelerators
Al(OH)SO4, Al(OH)2(HCOO),
Al(OH)3 amorphous
1. I.G. Richardson, The calcium silicate hydrates, Cement and Concrete Research, 38 2008, 137-158.
Source: BASF
500 nm
Foils
50 nm PCE shell 50 nm 50 nm
50 nm 50 nm 50 nm
Portlandite reflection
Portlandite
Strength exceeding
that of OPC !
Hemicarbonate
Portlandite
Strength exceeding
that of OPC !
Hc
Hemicarbonate
Valentini L., Ferrari G., Russo V., Stefancic, M., Serjun V.Z., Artioli G.,
„Use of nanocomposites as permeability reducing admixtures“,
Journal of the American Ceramic Society 101(2018) 4276.- 4284.
© Prof. Plank 2019
C-S-H-PCE Produces More Dense Microstructure
Natural
100
elastomers Bone
Bone
Skin Keratin
10 Natural Wood
polymers, (fibrous mode)
Toughness, Jc (kJ m -2 )
polymer
1 Cork composites
Mollusk shell
Dentine
Enamel Natural
Wood (splitting mode)
ceramics,
0.1
UHPC
ceramic
composites
0.01 Concrete
Concrete Hydroxyapatite
Expanding highways
Construction of homes and appartments
BNS, MFS
~ 1.2 mio tons