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On the versatility of paper pulp as a viscosity modifying admixture for cement composites
- Source :
- Construction and Building Materials, 265:120660. Elsevier
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2020.
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Abstract
- In this paper, we report the performance of paper pulp as an innovative viscosity modifying admixture (VMA) for cement composites. Two different levels of fineness were obtained by mechanical milling of the same source of paper pulp. Their effects on viscosity modification, hydration kinetics, autogenous shrinkage, and compressive strength of cement grouts were measured, and their structural integrity at high pH was assessed. A new parameter was proposed to quantify nonlinearity induced by VMAs. Results showed that the hierarchical structure of paper pulp makes it possible to activate bridging flocculation and swelling mechanisms of hydrophile paper pulp fibers at different levels to produce versatile VMAs. The coarser milled paper pulp fibers mainly influences the plastic viscosity. By contrast, the milled paper pulp consisting of ultra-fine fibers significantly modifies both plastic viscosity and dynamic yield stress, induces more nonlinearity in the mixtures, and increases compressive strength of mortars at low dosages.
- Subjects :
- Flocculation
Materials science
Fineness
0211 other engineering and technologies
020101 civil engineering
Compressive strength
02 engineering and technology
engineering.material
Viscosity-modifying admixture
0201 civil engineering
Rheology
stomatognathic system
021105 building & construction
medicine
General Materials Science
Composite material
Civil and Structural Engineering
Shrinkage
Cement
Pulp (paper)
Building and Construction
Cement grout
Paper pulp
stomatognathic diseases
engineering
Swelling
medicine.symptom
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09500618
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Construction and Building Materials, 265:120660. Elsevier
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....82c5aa053f9eff8eda9489e38e9322b0