International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials

Korea Concrete Institute (한국콘크리트학회)
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Creep Mechanisms of Calcium-Silicate-Hydrate: An Overview of Recent Advances and Challenges

  • Ye, Hailong (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, State College)
  • Received : 2015.04.23
  • Accepted : 2015.09.01
  • Published : 2015.12.31
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Abstract

A critical review on existing creep theories in calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H) is presented with an emphasis on several fundamental questions (e.g. the roles of water, relative humidity, temperature, atomic ordering of C-S-H). A consensus on the rearrangement of nanostructures of C-S-H as a main consequence of creep, has almost been achieved. However, main disagreement still exists on two basic aspects regarding creep mechanisms: (1) at which site the creep occurs, like at interlayer, intergranular, or regions where C-S-H has a relatively higher solubility; (2) how the structural rearrangement evolutes, like in a manner of interlayer sliding, intra-transfer of water at various scales, recrystallization of gelled-like particles, or dissolution-diffusion-reprecipitation at inter-particle boundary. The further understanding of creep behavior of C-S-H relies heavily on the appropriate characterization of its nanostructure.

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