Abstract
The peculiar features of the conversion processes proceeding upon the mortar-bar tests [GOST(State Standard) 8269.0] of high-dispersion silica-containing additives (silica fume, metakaolin, and precipitated silica) in the composition of a cement stone and sand-cement mortars at 20 and 80°C were studied. According to the solid-state NMR spectroscopy at 80°C, the additives rapidly loss phase individuality by reacting with Ca(OH)2 to form calcium silica hydrogel (C-S-H), with Portland cement hydration in the presence of mineral additives proceeding slower than in the initial stone. Compared to Portland cement gel, the C-S-H product formed by the additives is characterized by lower Ca/Si ratio, longer aluminum-silicon-oxygen structural chains, and by higher content of aluminum in them.
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