Effect of temperature on evolution of hydration process in different cement pastes

W pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań ciepła hydratacji cementu w kalorymetrze izotermicznym. Wyniki badań posłużyły do wyznaczenia stopnia hydratacji i jego ewolucji w czasie oraz energii aktywacji dla różnych wartości stopnia hydratacji i różnych temperatur.Predicting time evolution of cement hydration process is of strategic importance for the concreting of massive structures. The amount of heat generated during cement hydration depends mostly on the chemical composition of the cement. In general, higher curing temperature, higher cement content and finer cement grains cause an increase of the heat of hydration. If this heat is not rapidly dissipated, a significant rise of the temperature can occur in interior part of a massive concrete structure. This may result in considerable tensile stresses of the surface zone and in material cracking. To determinate the hydration degree evolution, the heat flow calorimetry was applied. The tests were performed by means of the TAM Air isothermal calorimeter, to determine the evolutions in time of hydration degree and its rate. The tests were performed at temperature of 20°C, 30°C and 40°C for the cement pastes made of: CEM I, CEM II, CEM III and CEM V, with the water – cement ratio of 0,47. The widely used in mathematical modelling of cement hydration process, normalised chemical affinity functions and activation energy of hydration process at different degrees of its advancement, were determined for the analyzed cement pastes