Abstract
The hydration of a low-alkali cement based on CEM III/B blended with 10wt.% of nanosilica has been studied. The nanosilica reacted within the first days and 90% of the slag reacted within 3.5years. C-S-H (Ca/Si~1.2, Al/Si~0.12), calcite, hydrotalcite, ettringite and possibly strätlingite were the main hydrates. The pore water composition revealed ten times lower alkali concentrations than in Portland cements. Reducing conditions (HS−) and a pH value of 12.2 were observed. Between 1month and 3.5years of hydration more hydrates were formed due to the ongoing slag reaction but no significant differences in the composition of the pore solution or solid phase assemblage were observed.On the basis of thermodynamic calculations it is predicted that siliceous hydrogarnet could form in the long-term and, in the presence of siliceous hydrogarnet, also thaumasite. Nevertheless, even after 3.5year hydration, neither siliceous hydrogarnet nor thaumasite have been observed.
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