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Inhibition of Alkali-Carbonate Reaction by Fly Ash and Metakaolin on Dolomitic Limestones

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In this paper, the dolomitic limestone determined as alkali–carbonate-reactive by various methods is used as an aggregate. Inhibition experiments were carried out on the basis of the concrete microbar method… Click to show full abstract

In this paper, the dolomitic limestone determined as alkali–carbonate-reactive by various methods is used as an aggregate. Inhibition experiments were carried out on the basis of the concrete microbar method (RILEM AAR-5 standard), in which 10%, 30%, and 50% fly ash and metakaolin were used to replace cement. Thermogravimetric–differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP), and scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDS) were used to analyze the inhibition mechanism of fly ash and metakaolin on ACR. The results show that the expansion of samples at the age of 28 days are less than 0.10% when the fly ash contents exceed 30% and the metakaolin contents exceed 10%, which proves that the ACR is inhibited effectively. Meanwhile, the Ca(OH)2 content of the samples was reduced and the pore structure of the samples was optimized after adding fly ash and metakaolin. The dolomite crystals in the samples containing 50% fly ash and metakaolin are relatively complete.

Keywords: inhibition; ash metakaolin; fly ash; alkali carbonate

Journal Title: Materials
Year Published: 2022

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