Abstract
This study investigates the effect of individual and combined additions of CaO-based expansive agent (EA), shrinkage reducing admixture (SRA), and super absorbent polymer (SAP) on key characteristics of flowable cement paste mixtures proportioned with a water-to-cement ratio of 0.40. Of special interest is the effectiveness of these admixtures to mitigate shrinkage of cementitious materials for 3D printing. Static and dynamic yield stress, plastic and apparent viscosities, and thixotropy were evaluated at 20-min intervals up to 90 min. Compressive strength development and autogenous shrinkage were also determined. A factorial design approach was developed to evaluate the synergetic effects of the shrinkage mitigating materials (SMM) on performance. Test results showed that the use of any given SMM increases the static and dynamic yield stress, plastic viscosity, and thixotropy. The individual use of SRA and the combination of EA-SRA presented the highest effect on reducing 20-min plastic viscosity and dynamic yield stress, respectively. The combinations of EA-SAP almost tripled the 90-min static yield stress. The individual or combined use of the SMM, especially EA and SAP, significantly reduced autogenous shrinkage. Such systems, however, reduced the 28-d compressive strength by 14%–65%. The lowest value was obtained with the paste made with EA-SRA. A multi-objective optimization based on the measured properties was performed. The results revealed that the use of 10% EA either with 0.125% SAP or 1% SRA can result in producing flowable and thixotropic cement paste with high pumpability and buildability for 3D printing applications, no autogenous shrinkage, and high strength.
Recommended Citation
K. Aghaee et al., "Synergistic Effect of Shrinkage Mitigating Materials on Rheological Properties of Flowable and Thixotropic Cement Paste," Cement and Concrete Composites, vol. 133, article no. 104686, Elsevier, Oct 2022.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2022.104686
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
3D printing; Expansive agent; Rheology; Shrinkage reducing admixture; Superabsorbent polymer
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0958-9465
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 Elsevier, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Oct 2022
