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Characterization of Fly Ash and its Reactions in Concrete

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Della M. Roy ,
Karen Luke  and
Sidney Diamond
Della M. Roy
Affiliation:
Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Karen Luke
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen AB9 2UE, Scotland
Sidney Diamond
Affiliation:
School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN 47906, USA
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Abstract

Fly ashes are currently being produced that are much more widely different from each other in composition and other characteristics than had been previously experienced, owing to the widespread use of low rank subbituminous and lignitic coals. The current ASTM classifications into Class F and Class C pozzolan categories are not adequate to describe all their important properties. Current characterization methods are reviewed, including physical characterization by particle size distribution, shape, apparent specific gravity, content of hollow grains and of residual coal fragments, etc., chemical procedures of various kinds, and SEM, EDXA, XRD, and other methods for the determination of mineralogical content and glass character. Etching and chemical dissolution procedures are particularly important. The state of these various methods, current results of their use in rly ash characterizations, and the relations of these to reactivity and performance of fly ashes in cement and concrete are discussed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 43: Symposium M – Fly Ash and Coal Conversion By-Products I , 1984 , 3
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1985

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