1. Performance of Selected South African Kaolinitic Clays for Limestone Calcined Clay Cement.
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Babafemi, Adewumi John, Knobel, Hendrick, Kolawole, John Temitope, Oyebanjo, Olaonipekun Moses, Bukalo, Nenita Ntumba, Paul, Suvash Chandra, and Miah, Md Jihad
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MORTAR ,CLAY ,PORTLAND cement ,CEMENT ,COMPRESSIVE strength ,KAOLINITE ,MINERALOGY ,LIMESTONE - Abstract
Limestone calcined clay cement (LC
3 ) has considerable potential for large-scale implementation. We investigated three selected kaolinitic clays at different locations in South Africa. LC3 mortars were compared to Portland cement mortar as control, particularly the hydration phase mineralogy/content, microstructure, compressive strength, and 3D void structure. The investigation indicated that similar pozzolanic oxide (SiO2 + Al2 O3 ) could be obtained from calcined clay of varied kaolinite content. While kaolinite content improves the pozzolanic activity, consistency, and compressive strength of the mortar, the void refinement at the microscale depends on the degree of limestone filling/hydration. The hydration phase contents, microstructure, mineralogy, and porosity of the processed kaolinitic clays were determined to be adequate. However, it is noted that the intrinsic content of limestone (and gypsum) in commercially available Portland cement should be considered for equivalent clinker, limestone, and gypsum contents of 50%, 15%, and 5%, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2022
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