Evaluation of capillary pore size characteristics in high-strength concrete at early ages |
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Authors: | Shin-ichi Igarashi Akio Watanabe Mitsunori Kawamura |
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Affiliation: | Department of Civil Engineering, Kanazawa University, 2-40-20 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa 920-8667, Japan |
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Abstract: | The quantitative scanning electron microscope-backscattered electron (SEM-BSE) image analysis was used to evaluate capillary porosity and pore size distributions in high-strength concretes at early ages. The Powers model for the hydration of cement was applied to the interpretation of the results of image analysis. The image analysis revealed that pore size distributions in concretes with an extremely low water/binder ratio of 0.25 at early ages were discontinuous in the range of finer capillary pores. However, silica-fume-containing concretes with a water/binder ratio of 0.25 had larger amounts of fine pores than did concretes without silica fume. The presence of larger amounts of fine capillary pores in the concretes with silica fume may be responsible for greater autogenous shrinkage in the silica-fume-containing concretes at early ages. |
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Keywords: | Backscattered electron imaging Microstructure Pore size distribution Shrinkage Silica fume |
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