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improves concrete
Finer than fly ash, this pozzolan increases strength
and density, reduces concrete permeability
vors electric arc furnaces and much of the worlds silicon
alloy is processeduse of microsilica goes back at least
15 years.
Air entrainment improves the resistance of microsilica concrete in the same way it does ordinary concrete.
Howe ve r, microsilica concrete even with relatively low
cement content can reportedly be compounded to be
frost resistant without air-entraining agents.
Pozzolanic action
Addition of microsilica to a concrete mix alters the cement paste structure. The resulting paste contains more
of the strong calcium-silicate hydrates and less of the
weak and easily soluble calcium hydroxides than do ordinary cement pastes. Because the microsilica particles
are so smalltheir average diameter is about 1100 that of
cement particlesthey disperse among and separate
the cement particles. The resulting fine, uniform matrix
can give markedly higher compressive, flexural, and
bond strength. Compressive strengths as high as 15,000
psi with ordinary aggregates and 30,000 psi or more with
special aggregates have been reported.
Protection of reinforcement
Freeze-thaw durability
The small microsilica particles are very good at infiltrating and plugging capillary pores in concretemaking pores smaller and fewer and concrete more dense.
This gives the concrete good resistance to freezing and
thawing.
References
1. Fly Ash, Silica Fume, Slag & Other Mineral Products in
Concrete, edited by V. M. Malhotra; ACI Publication SP79,1983, available from American Concrete Institute, Box
19150, Detroit, Michigan 48219 at $90 ($70 to ACI members). Pertinent information appears in Volume I, pages 146, 221-233, 255-265, 539-557; and in Volume II, pages
625-829, 847-865, 923-942, and 1165-1176.
2. D. W. Christiansen Jr., E. V. Sorensen, and F. F. Radjy,
Rockbond: A New Microsilica Concrete Bridge Deck Overlay Material, International Bridge Conference and Exhibition, June 1984, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
3. V. M. Malhotra and G. G. Carette, Silica FumeA Pozzolan of New Interest for Use in Some Concrete, CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, May 1982, pp. 443-446.
4. Condensed Silica Fume, edited by Pierre-Claude Aitcin,
52 pages, 1983. Available from the editor, University of
Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1K 2R1 at $20
(Canadian) plus $5 for postage and handling.
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