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Development of the internal structure of an alkali-activated paste related to the length of curing

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This paper deals with the influence of the length of the moist curing period on the development of the internal structure of a paste based on alkali-activated slag. Waterglass was used as the activator. For the purpose of experiment, the test specimens subjected to the experiment were divided into five sets with different curing regimes combining moist and air curing. The reference set was kept in an environment with relative air humidity 95% during the entire maturing period. The development of the internal structure of the alkali-activated paste was mainly monitored using the resonance method. The obtained results show that the curing regime applied to the test specimens significantly influences the development of the internal structure of the material. The development of the observed dynamic properties (dynamic moduli and Poisson’s ratio) shows the formation of damage to the internal structure of the paste after its exposure to the air. Interestingly, a massive decrease in dynamic modulus of elasticity immediately after exposure to air drying was not prevented, even by intensive moist curing of the paste for 28 days.

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Development of the internal structure of an alkali-activated paste related to the length of curing

Author: Kocáb, Dalibor; Bílek, Vlastimil; Nápravník, Petr; Kucharczyková, Barbara
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Year: 2023
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2568/1/012007
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De elopmen o he in e nal s uc u e o an alkali-ac i a ed
pas e ela ed o he leng h o cu ing
D Kocáb1, V Bílek2, N Náp a ník1 and B Kucha czyko á1
1B no Uni e si y o Technology, Facul y o Ci il Enginee ing, Ve eří 331/95, B no,
Czech Republic
2B no Uni e si y o Technology, Facul y o Chemis y, Pu kyňo a 464/118, B no,
Czech Republic
E-mail: dalibo .kocab@ u b .cz
Abs ac . This pape deals wi h he in luence o he leng h o he mois cu ing pe iod on he
de elopmen o he in e nal s uc u e o a pas e based on alkali-ac i a ed slag. Wa e glass was
used as he ac i a o . Fo he pu pose o expe imen , he es specimens subjec ed o he
expe imen we e di ided in o i e se s wi h di e en cu ing egimes combining mois and ai
cu ing. The e e ence se was kep in an en i onmen wi h ela i e ai humidi y ≥ 95% du ing
he en i e ma u ing pe iod. The de elopmen o he in e nal s uc u e o he alkali-ac i a ed pas e
was mainly moni o ed using he esonance me hod. The ob ained esul s show ha he cu ing
egime applied o he es specimens signi ican ly in luences he de elopmen o he in e nal
s uc u e o he ma e ial. The de elopmen o he obse ed dynamic p ope ies (dynamic moduli
and Poisson’s a io) shows he o ma ion o damage o he in e nal s uc u e o he pas e a e i s
exposu e o he ai . In e es ingly, a massi e dec ease in dynamic modulus o elas ici y
immedia ely a e exposu e o ai d ying was no p e en ed, e en by in ensi e mois cu ing
o he pas e o 28 days.
1. In oduc ion
Many yea s ago, high CO2 emissions ha accompany he p oduc ion o Po land cemen igge ed
a su ge o in e es in al e na i e ino ganic binde s. Today, his end is gaining momen um. One o he
mos common binde s ha a e an al e na i e o cemen is alkali-ac i a ed slag (AAS). The p esence
o a high alkaline ac i a o in his binde induces he eac ion o he g ound g anula ed blas u nace
slag. Apa om he ob ious en i onmen al aspec , he main ad an ages o AAS ma e ials include
esis ance o agg essi e en i onmen s [1,2] and high empe a u es [3] o a apid inc ease in s eng h [4].
On he o he hand, one o he bigges disad an ages o AAS is undoub edly i s suscep ibili y o ela i ely
subs an ial olume changes. Sh inkage is accompanied by c ack o ma ion, which limi s he wide use
o AAS-based ma e ials in p ac ical applica ions. I should also be no ed ha he esul ing p ope ies
o hese ma e ials s ongly depend on he ype o he employed ac i a o , i s concen a ion, he ela i e
a io o he p ecu so o he ac i a o solu ion, o he ma u ing condi ions. Commonly used alkaline
ac i a o s include hyd oxides, silica es and o he sal s o alkali me als (mos o en sodium). The ype
o he gi en ac i a o signi ican ly in luences he hyd a ion p ocess o AAS ma e ials, which in u n
a ec s hei esul ing physical and mechanical p ope ies. Wa e glass ac i a ion, o example, can esul
in high comp essi e s eng hs and e y good wo kabili y [5], bu is a isk o massi e au ogenous
sh inkage [6] and d ying sh inkage, which is usually accompanied by c ack o ma ion. The use
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o sodium hyd oxide, on he o he hand, usually p o ides high ini ial comp essi e s eng hs due o he
high a e o hyd a ion bu does no lead o signi ican s eng h inc ease in he subsequen ma u ing
p ocess when compa ed o o he ac i a o s. A slow dec ease in capilla y po osi y has been iden i ied as
one o he main easons o ha [5,7].
Ma e ials based on ino ganic binde s can unde go di e en s ages o deg ada ion du ing hei
li e ime, which is e lec ed in he quali y o hei mic os uc u e. The s a e o a mic os uc u e in e ms
o size and dis ibu ion o po es o he deg ee o c acking damage can be desc ibed, o example, by
mic oscopic me hods, compu e omog aphy o me cu y po osime y [8,9]. Howe e , all he cases a e,
in a way, des uc i e es me hods ha equi e ela i ely demanding sample p epa a ion. I a mic opo e
analysis is equi ed, he samples mus o en be ex ac ed om la ge es specimens o di ec ly om
building elemen s. In mos cases, he size o he ex ac ed sample is incompa ably smalle han he size
o he o iginal es ed elemen , and he e o e makes i almos impossible o comp ehensi ely desc ibe he
dis ibu ion o po es o he deg ee o damage o he gi en ma e ial in i s en i e olume. The use
o non-des uc i e es ing me hods (NDT) he e o e seems only app op ia e since hey a e sensi i e o
he p esence o local damage and c acks. These me hods include, o example, he ul asonic pulse
eloci y me hod and he esonance me hod. In his case, he de elopmen o deg ee o damage o he
in e nal s uc u e can easily be moni o ed using he change in he dynamic modulus o elas ici y, he
so-called ela i e moduli o elas ici y (RDM). In p inciple, he assessmen can be iden ical o
eeze- haw esis ance es ing o conc e e ma e ials acco ding o ASTM C666/C666M-15 [10] o
CEN/TR 15177 [11]. The ela i e dynamic modulus can be de e mined using bo h o he
abo e-men ioned NDT me hods, howe e , he esonance me hod p o ed o be much mo e sui able o
his pu pose. This is because i is mo e sensi i e o damage o he in e nal s uc u e and shows a highe
dec ease in RDM han he ul asonic pulse eloci y me hod [12]. The ad an age o he esonance me hod
is no only i s non-des uc i e cha ac e , which allows epea ed measu emen s on he same specimen
o e any equi ed ime ange, he eby educing he demands on he numbe o es specimens, bu i also
allows calcula ions o se e al dynamic p ope ies o he examined ma e ial simul aneously. In addi ion
o he dynamic Young’s modulus, which can be calcula ed om he na u al equency o longi udinal
and ans e se ib a ions, he dynamic shea modulus and he dynamic alue o Poisson’s a io can also
be de e mined [13]. This o e s a be e desc ip ion o he de elopmen o he in e nal s uc u e o he
ma e ial, bo h om he poin o iew o i s ma u ing and om he poin o iew o damage due o
deg ada ion mechanisms.
The main objec i e o he pe o med expe imen is o employ he esonance me hod as
a non-des uc i e es ing me hod o moni o ing he ma u a ion p ocess om he specimens’
manu ac u ing up o long- e m ageing, as he me hod is sensi i e o local damage and mic o-c acks. The
a e o in e nal de e io a ion is exp essed h ough he changes in he na u al equencies measu ed in
egula in e als on he same se o specimens du ing he whole ime o ageing. This app oach p omises
an e ec i e ool o p omp mic o-c acking and in e nal de e io a ion e i ica ion wi hou demanding
mic oscopic analysis. Especially, he ob ained dynamic Poisson’s a io could gi e a good idea abou he
end o inne de e io a ion.
2. Expe imen
Fi e se s o alkali-ac i a ed slag es specimens we e p oduced o his expe imen . The slag was
ac i a ed wi h wa e glass. The main moni o ed pa ame e s we e he de elopmen o he esonan
equencies o he es specimens and subsequen ly calcula ed RDM and Poisson’s a io. These
pa ame e s we e moni o ed as a unc ion o age and he me hod o es specimens cu ing du ing hei
ma u ing.
2.1. Ma e ial
G ound g anula ed blas u nace slag (LB Cemix, s. .o.) wi h he majo i y o he amo phous phase was
used. I s Blaine speci ic su ace a ea was 400 m2/kg. The slag was ac i a ed by he wa e glass solu ion
wi h a silica e modulus o 1.5 and a Na+ concen a ion o 4M. The olume ac ion o he slag in he
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pas e was 0.52. The inal ac i a ing solu ion was p epa ed a ew days in ad ance by mixing o he aw
wa e glass wi h a silica e modulus o 1.9 and d y ma e o 47.9% (Vodní sklo, a.s.) wi h 50% sodium
hyd oxide solu ion (Ca l Ro h GmbH + Co. KG) and wi h demine alized wa e . The pas e was mixed
using a Hoba mixe o 3 minu es, wi h he slag being added e enly in o he p e-weighed ac i a o
du ing he i s 50 seconds. A e mixing, he consis ency o he pas e was de e mined using he low
able es acco ding o s anda d [14] and he densi y acco ding o s anda d [15]. The diame e o he
pou ed pas e a e li ing he cone was 178 mm and 217 mm a e i een jol s. The densi y o he esh
pas e was 2080 kg/m3. Th ee gang s eel molds we e used in he p oduc ion o he es specimens
o nominal dimensions 40×40×160 mm. The molds we e illed in wo laye s and each laye was
compac ed using a high equency ib a ing able o 3 seconds. The desc ibed expe imen in ol ed
i een es specimens, which we e di ided in o 5 se s. Ma u ing du ing he i s 24 hou s occu ed in he
molds co e ed wi h PE oil unde labo a o y condi ions a a empe a u e o (22±2)°C. The cu ing me hod
o he es specimens o he indi idual se s a e hei emo al om he molds was as ollows:
• REF – always s o ed in an en i onmen wi h ela i e humidi y (RH) ≥ 95% (excep o he
es ing pe iod),
• 24H – d ying in he ai immedia ely a e demolding,
• 48H – addi ional 24 hou s unde RH ≥ 95%, hen d ying in he ai ,
• 7D – addi ional 6 days unde RH ≥ 95%, hen d ying in he ai ,
• 28D – addi ional 27 days unde RH ≥ 95%, hen d ying in he ai .
2.2. Tes me hods
The na u al equencies o ib a ion we e measu ed a egula in e als on all es specimens – in he
case o he e e ence se con inually, in he case o he o he se s only a e exposu e o he specimens
o d ying in he ai . The i s measu emen on he e e ence se was conduc ed immedia ely a e
demolding, and he es specimens we e hen placed in a chambe wi h a ela i e humidi y ≥ 95%.
Sho ly be o e each subsequen measu emen , he es specimens we e emo ed and su ace-d ied, hei
mass and na u al equency o ib a ion we e de e mined, and he specimens we e hen immedia ely
e u ned o he chambe . The second se o 24H was measu ed in an analogous way, wi h he only
di e ence being he ac ha he specimens we e le o d y in he ai a e he i s measu emen . The
es specimens o he o he se s 48H, 7D and 28D we e demolded and placed in he chambe wi h
a ela i e humidi y ≥ 95%, and he i s measu emen was conduc ed only a e hey we e emo ed om
he chambe o he i s ime and exposed o d ying in he ai – i.e. a he age o 48 hou s, 7 days,
espec i ely 28 days. The measu emen s we e conduc ed un il he pas e eached he age o 120 days.
The ai d ying was pe o med in an ai -condi ioned labo a o y a a empe a u e o (22±2)°C and
RH (55±5)%.
A each measu emen in e al, he mass o he es specimen was de e mined oge he wi h he i s
na u al equency o longi udinal L, ans e se and o sional ib a ion . The de e mina ion o he
na u al equencies was conduc ed using an impac hamme (exci e ), an accele a ion senso (senso ),
an oscilloscope and e alua ion so wa e, which wo ks on he p inciple o as Fou ie ans o ma ion
(see igu e 1). The measu emen o he na u al equencies o he es specimens and de e mina ion o
dynamic p ope ies (Young’s modulus E L and E , shea modulus G and Poisson’s a io ν ) was
conduc ed in acco dance wi h s anda d [13]. Subsequen ly, RDM was calcula ed using he measu ed
equencies acco ding o he p ocedu e in [10]. The alues o he na u al equencies o he e e ence se
REF, acqui ed du ing he i s measu emen a e demolding a he age o 24 hou s, we e conside ed as
e e ence alues o he calcula ion o RDM(L), RDM(F) and RDM(T) o all es se s. The ela i e
modulus o elas ici y was de e mined acco ding o he equa ion:
𝑅𝐷𝑀𝑖=𝑓
𝑖2
𝑓
0
2∙100, (1)
whe e RDMi is he ela i e dynamic modulus o elas ici y o he i- h measu emen , i is he a e age
na u al equency o he specimens in a se a he i- h measu emen and 0 is he a e age equency
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o he es specimens o he REF se a he i s measu emen a e demolding. RDM is he e o e no
calcula ed o indi idual es specimens, bu o en i e se s. This me hod was selec ed o allow
compa isons be ween indi idual se s. The measu emen was ini ia ed a di e en ages o each se ,
he e o e he e is no eason o ela e RDM o he i s measu emen o he indi idual specimens. The
measu ed na u al equencies o he es specimens a e demolding (se s REF and 24H) exhibi ed such
low a iabili y ha i is possible o conside he a e age na u al equencies o he REF se as he i s
0 measu emen o all o he se s wi hou signi ican s a is ical e o .
Mass change, howe e , was de e mined o all specimens sepa a ely acco ding o he equa ion:
∆𝑚𝑖=𝑚𝑖−𝑚0
𝑚0∙100, (2)
whe e Δmi is he ela i e change in mass o he i- h measu emen , mi is he specimen mass a he
i- h measu emen and m0 is he specimen mass a i s i s measu emen . The esul ing mass change
Δm is de e mined o each se a each measu emen as he a e age alue o he indi idual mass changes
o h ee es specimens in a se .
Figu e 1. Dis ibu ion o senso s (S) and exci e s (E) o he de e mina ion o he i s na u al
equencies (le ), illus a i e pho o o he de e mina ion o he i s na u al equency
o longi udinal ib a ion ( igh ).
3. Resul s and discussion
The de e mined Young’s moduli, shea modulus, Poisson’s a io and mass changes a e p esen ed in he
ollowing igu es as a i hme ic means o h ee independen measu emen s conduc ed on he specimens
o each es se . Va iabili y o he measu emen esul s, exp essed wi h he sample s anda d de ia ion, is
shown in he g aphs using e o ba s.
Figu e 2 p esen s he de elopmen o he dynamic moduli o elas ici y E L and E . Figu e 3 shows
he de elopmen o he dynamic shea modulus G and he dynamic Poisson’s a io ν . In he case o he
REF se , a g adual inc ease o all h ee de e mined dynamic moduli o elas ici y can be obse ed
h oughou he en i e measu emen pe iod up o 120 days o age, which co esponds o he no mal
de elopmen o mechanical p ope ies o conc e e ma e ials du ing ma u ing a high ela i e humidi y
[16,17].
Howe e , his is no he case o he se s whose specimens we e exposed o d ying in ai a a ce ain
age. The AAS pas e ha was le wi hou cu ing immedia ely a e demolding (24H se ) exhibi s
an inc ease in dynamic elas ic moduli up o 21 days o age, wi h he inc ease being lowe han ha o
he REF se . A e he 21s day o age, he e is a g adual dec ease in Young’s modulus, which was
de e mined using he na u al equency o longi udinal and ans e se ib a ions. The dynamic shea
modulus does nei he dec ease no inc ease signi ican ly – a pe sis en s agna ion has been eco ded
om he age o 21 days. A i s glance, i may seem ha he pas e wi hou cu ing ma u es in a s anda d
manne only a a slowe a e when compa ed o cu ed specimens. In his case, howe e , he imp o emen
in he quali y o he in e nal s uc u e o he pas e is only supe icial since i al eady exhibi s c ack
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o ma ion. This is e y well illus a ed by he de elopmen o he dynamic Poisson’s a io. Fo he
e e ence se , he alue o he Poisson’s a io a he age o 3 days is 0.30, hen i g adually dec eases o
he alue o 0.25 a he age o 21 days and emains cons an he eina e . In he case o he 24H se , he
alue o he Poisson’s a io a he age o 3 days is only 0.15, which is alid un il he age o 21 days,
howe e , i hen exhibi s a sha p dec ease o an un ealis ic alue o -0.20. O cou se, his does no mean
ha he AAS pas e will become an auxe ic ma e ial wi hou cu ing. This only indica es a s a e when he
in e nal s uc u e o he es ed ma e ial is so damaged (in his case by c acks om d ying sh inkage) ha
he heo e ical ela ionships o he na u al equencies o he indi idual ib a ion modes cease o apply.
Figu e 2. De elopmen o he dynamic Young’s modulus, de e mined using longi udinal ib a ion
E L (le ) and ans e se ib a ion E ( igh ).
Figu e 3. De elopmen o he dynamic shea modulus G (le ) and Poisson’s a io ν ( igh ).
All es specimens ha we e cu ed o a leas 1 day unde he en i onmen wi h RH ≥ 95% beha e
essen ially iden ically a e exposu e o he ai d ying. A he same ime, hei beha iou is en i ely he
opposi e o REF and 24H. A e emo al om he en i onmen wi h RH ≥ 95%, all dynamic modulus
alues immedia ely (wi hin 24 hou s) dec ease sha ply, up o 70% o he o iginal alue de e mined
immedia ely a e emo al om he humid chambe . A e his ex eme dec ease in he alues o he
dynamic moduli o elas ici y, he e is a slow g adual inc ease, howe e , he in e nal s uc u e o he AAS
pas e has al eady been i e e sibly damaged. The damage is e y well illus a ed (especially o he 48H
and 7D se s) by he de elopmen o he Poisson’s a io, which immedia ely inc eases o un ealis ic
alues exceeding 0.5. In he case o he 28D se , he Poisson’s a io does all wi hin ealis ic limi s, bu

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he luc ua ions du ing he i s 14 days a e exposu e o he specimens o he ai d ying indica e issues
in he in e nal s uc u e o he pas e.
The ex eme dec ease in he dynamic modulus o elas ici y o he cu ed se s (48H, 7D and 28D) a e
he end o cu ing is pa ly caused by a massi e mass loss o he AAS pas e (see igu e 4), since mass is
inco po a ed in he calcula ion o he modulus o elas ici y. The g aph in igu e 4 e eals ha he la e
cu ing inishes, he smalle he mass loss, which can be a ibu ed o wa e binding in he hyd a ion
p oduc s du ing ongoing hyd a ion. Simul aneously, he mass o all he se s somewha s abilizes a e
28 days o d ying. I is also impo an o no e ha he impac o mass loss on he dec ease in modulus
o elas ici y is no signi ican . All he es ed cu ed specimens exhibi ed a signi ican dec ease in RDM
(see igu e 5), al hough his is ma hema ically independen o he mass o he es specimens, see
equa ion (1).
Figu e 4. A e age mass change o he es
specimens o indi idual se s a e he s a o he
measu emen o na u al equencies.
Figu e 5. Rela i e dynamic modulus de e mined om he na u al equency
o longi udinal (le ), ans e se (middle) and o sional ib a ions ( igh ).
When using wa e glass as an ac i a o , he p oduced pas es a e damaged by sh inkage c acks always
a e cu ing has been e mina ed, ega dless o he leng h o he cu ing pe iod. I cu ing las ed o a leas
48 hou s, he c acks become qui e p onounced a e he end o he cu ing pe iod, see igu e 6. When he
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AAS ge exposed o d ying in he ai only a e 28 days o cu ing, a dec ease in he dynamic modulus
o elas ici y o 50% (G ) o up o 30% (E ) o he o iginal alue was eco ded in jus 24 hou s.
The di e en beha iou o he specimens exposed o d ying immedia ely a he age o 24 hou s
compa ed o all o he cu ing in e als unde speci ic humidi y is closely ela ed o di e en s ages
o hyd a ion, i.e. o di e ences in he mic os uc u e, especially in e ms o he ineness o i s po osi y.
I has been obse ed [18] ha a simila AAS pas e, only wi h a sligh ly lowe olume ac ion o slag
(0.52 s 0.50) and a a sligh ly highe empe a u e (25°C), exhibi ed he maximum o he main hyd a ion
peak on he calo ime ic cu e a e app oxima ely 24 hou s. I we conside he s ong dependence
o he a e o alkali-ac i a ion o he slag on empe a u e [19,20], his s udy can assume ha he main
calo ime ic peak will appea a li le la e . This peak is ela ed o a massi e o ma ion o hyd a ion
p oduc s, which p oduces ine mic os uc u e and a he same ime signi ican ly inc eases mechanical
p ope ies [21]. This means ha he mic os uc u e o he specimens om he 24H se was undamen ally
di e en om he mic os uc u e o all he o he se s o he es specimens exposed o d ying a e
a longe cu ing pe iod. As a esul , signi ican ly coa se po osi y can be expec ed, and he e o e smalle
o ces leading o sh inkage [22,23] bu a he same ime a smalle s ess concen a ion in he pas e sample
due o i s low s i ness/lowe se ing. The e is also he highes po en ial o pa ial healing o any de ec s
ha may ha e o med as a esul o he simul aneously ongoing hyd a ion. These ac o s, he e o e,
p obably led o he ac ha he dynamic modulus o elas ici y con inued o inc ease app oxima ely h ee
weeks a e he specimens had been exposed o ai , despi e he ac ha he i s c acks appea ed on he
su ace o he specimens wi hin 24 hou s o he s a o d ying ( igu e 6, abo e). On he o he hand,
specimens ha we e cu ed o longe pe iods exhibi an immedia e and e y sha p dec ease in dynamic
moduli, because he ine po es d y ou and c acks o m e y in ensi ely due o he associa ed la ge
sh inkage, ( igu e 6, below). A e his sha p dec ease, he dynamic moduli o elas ici y inc ease again,
which can be a ibu ed o g adual pa ial closing o he c acks – p obably mainly due o d ying and
sh inkage o he inside o he specimen, which may ha e bound he sh inkage in he ea ly s ages
o d ying, and hus con ibu ed o he ini ial o ma ion o su ace c acks in pa icula . An impo an
ac o can also be he na u e o he o med c acks, which can a y depending on he leng h o cu ing
pe iod. The e i ica ion and u he analysis o hese assump ions is he subjec o ano he ongoing
ollow-up esea ch.
Figu e 6. Tes specimens a e 24 hou s o exposu e o d ying in he ai – he specimen
om he 24H se (abo e), he specimen om he 7D se (below).
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4. Conclusion
This s udy ocused on he in luence o he cu ing pe iod (in an en i onmen wi h RH > 95%) o slag
pas es ac i a ed by wa e glass wi h a silica e modulus o 1.5 on hei dynamic p ope ies. Based on he
conduc ed expe imen , he ollowing can be s a ed:
• he examined alkali-ac i a ed pas e is ex emely p one o c ack o ma ion du ing d ying,
• he pas es exposed o ai immedia ely a e demolding (aged 24 hou s) we e ela i ely leas
p one o c ack o ma ion and, despi e he appea ance o c acks, exhibi ed an inc ease in dynamic
moduli du ing he i s weeks o d ying,
• on he o he hand, cu ing unde humidi y up o he age o 2, 7 and 28 days led o he same end
beha iou in he o m o a conside able dec ease in he dynamic moduli (up o 30% o he
o iginal alue) du ing he i s 24 hou s o d ying, wi h he dec ease being mos p onounced,
especially, o specimens cu ed o 28 days,
• he esonance me hod has demons a ed i s bene i s o moni o ing o he de elopmen o he
in e nal s uc u e o he AAS pas e, no only he ela i e modulus o elas ici y bu also he
de elopmen o he dynamic Poisson’s a io, which in he case o de ec s eached un ealis ic
alues o he s udied ype o ma e ial.
The esul s p esen ed in his pape a e pa o an ongoing complex expe imen , which is planned o
end when he samples a e 1 yea old. Cu en ly, he esul s acqui ed om he scanning elec on
mic oscope, me cu y po osime y and di e en ial he mal analysis a e being con inually e alua ed, he
de elopmen o esonan equencies and s eng h cha ac e is ics a e being measu ed, as well as
moni o ing o c acks o e ime. The esul s will be g adually p esen ed in u u e publica ions.
Acknowledgemen
This esea ch was unded by he Czech Science Founda ion, g an numbe 22-02098S, p ojec i le
“Expe imen al analysis o he sh inkage, c eep and c acking mechanism o he ma e ials based on he
alkali-ac i a ed slag”.
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