Effect of nonionic side chain length of polycarboxylate-ether-based high-range water-reducing admixture on properties of cementitious systems

doi:10.1007/s11709-020-0680-x

Front. Struct. Civ. Eng.

2020, Vol. 14

Issue (6) : 1573-1582 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-020-0680-x

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effect of nonionic side chain length of polycarboxylate-ether-based high-range water-reducing admixture on properties of cementitious systems

Süleyman ÖZEN¹, Muhammet Gökhan ALTUN², Ali MARDANI-AGHABAGLOU²(

), Kambiz RAMYAR³

¹. Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Bursa Technical University, Yildirim-Bursa 16330, Turkey
². Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bursa Uludag University, Nilufer-Bursa 16059, Turkey
³. Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ege University, Bornova-Izmir 35040, Turkey

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Abstract

Despite the large variations in the behaviors of water-reducing admixtures upon changes in their structures, most previous reports on the cement-admixture compatibility did not provide sufficient information on the structure of the admixture. Hence, the evaluation and generalization of the reports on the cement-admixture compatibility are challenging. In this study, three different polycarboxylate-ether-based water-reducing admixtures with the same free nonionic content, anionic/nonionic molar ratio, and main chain length and different side chain lengths were produced. The compatibility of these admixtures with a CEM I 42.5R-type cement was investigated. In addition, an analysis of variance was performed on the experiment results to evaluate the contributions of the admixture type, admixture/cement ratio, and elapsing time to the Marsh funnel flow time, mini-slump, slump flow, and compressive strength. The water-reducing admixtures having long or short side chains reduced the initial flow characteristics of the cementitious systems. However, the admixture having the shortest side chain was better with regard to flow retention. The side chain length of the admixture did not have significant effects on the compressive strength and water absorption capacity of the mortar mixtures and mini-slump performances of the cement paste mixtures. Regarding the behaviors of the admixtures in the cementitious systems, an optimal admixture side chain molecular weight is proposed.

Keywords water-reducing admixture side chain length cement paste fluidity compressive strength

Corresponding Author(s): Ali MARDANI-AGHABAGLOU

Just Accepted Date: 10 November 2020 Online First Date: 03 December 2020 Issue Date: 12 January 2021

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Süleyman ÖZEN,Muhammet Gökhan ALTUN,Ali MARDANI-AGHABAGLOU, et al. Effect of nonionic side chain length of polycarboxylate-ether-based high-range water-reducing admixture on properties of cementitious systems[J]. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng., 2020, 14(6): 1573-1582.

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Tab.1 Chemical composition of the cement

Tab.2 Mechanical properties of the cement

Tab.3 Physical properties of the cement

Tab.4 Characteristics of HRWR admixtures

Fig.1 Marsh funnel flow times of cement pastes.

Tab.5 Time-dependent flow value and V-funnel flow time of mortar mixtures

Tab.6 Time-dependent flow value and V-funnel flow time of mortar mixtures

Fig.2 Flow retention of mortar mixtures.

Fig.3 Compression strength of mortar mixtures containing HRWR admixtures.

Fig.4 Water absorption of 28-d mortars containing HRWR admixtures

Tab.7 Results of ANOVA for Marsh funnel flow time in cement paste mixtures

Tab.8 Results of ANOVA for mini-slump in cement paste mixtures

Tab.9 Results of ANOVA for slump-flow in mortar mixtures

Tab.10 Results of ANOVA of compressive strength of mortar mixtures

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