Abstract
Abstract This paper, from the perspective of the precast industry, reports on a study into the activation of mortar mixes with ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) (0, 30, 50, 70%) and cement (CEM I 42.5R) using temperature (ambient (20 °C) and moderate (35 °C)) and accelerating admixtures (a novel chloride free activator and a commercial admixture) to enhance very early age strength. The discrete temperature activation is found to provide larger improvements in early age strength compared to the use of admixtures. However, irrespective of temperature activation, the novel admixture, in absolute terms, provides greater benefit in strength activation of GGBS mortars compared to the existing commercial admixture. Further, most of the GGBS mortar mixes equalled or surpassed the 28-day strength of the control mixes without any cross-over effects.
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