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Transfer Properties of Interfacial Transition Zones and Mortars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Bourdette B. ,
J.P. Ollivier  and
E. Revertegat
Bourdette B.
Affiliation:
CEA / DESD Saclay 91 191 Gif sur Yvette, France
J.P. Ollivier
Affiliation:
LMDC, INSA-UPS Génie civil Complexe Scientifique de Rangueil. 31 077 Toulouse, France
E. Revertegat
Affiliation:
CEA / DESD Saclay 91 191 Gif sur Yvette, France
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Abstract

It seems probable that the higher porosity of the Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ) affects concrete durability. An experimental program has thus been developed to provide more information in this area and to evaluate the influence of the transition zone on the transfer properties. A model based on the mercury intrusion porosity results shows that the ITZ is about 1.5 to 2.5 times more porous than OPC cement paste and in this zone the tritium diffusion coefficient is a factor of three higher.

The tritium diffusion coefficient has been measured for mortars containing different sand concentrations. We have shown that the binder phase diffusivity decreases with the sand concentration down to a minimum, then increases when the 1TZ are interconnected. Under these conditions, the sand volume concentration is above 50% and for higher concentrations, the diffusivities of the binder phase and pure cement paste are similar. The effects of ITZ on the porosity compensate for the increasing tortuosity due to the interposition of particle aggregates.

Measurement of the calcium leaching rates from mortar with high sand concentrations and pure cement paste with the same W/C ratio confirms these results: the leaching kinetics of the binder phase in mortar are very close to those of the pure cement paste.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 370: Symposia Va/Vb – Microstructure of Cement-Based Systems/Bonding and Interfaces in Cement... , 1994 , 449
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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