Abstract
Nanotechnology is being used in UHPC for achieving more dense structural packing and better physical and mechanical properties. In this paper, nanosilica particles (0-1wt %) by cement were incorporated in cement pastes and mortars with water-binder ratio of 0.2, and their effect on fresh properties was addressed. The fresh properties of mixtures were investigated by spread, rheology and cohesiveness. In addition, effect of nanosilica on cement hydration was also investigated. The results show that significant increase of yield stress, viscosity and cohesiveness is observed with nanosilica above 0.005 wt% by cement, but nanosilica with content below 0.005% presents an improvement of workability especially with content of 0.002%. Moreover, the addition of nanosilica in cement pastes obviously accelerates the early cement hydration rate, but does not increase the cumulative heat evolution.
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