The Deformation of C–S–H Gel and its Link with Length Change of Cement Pastes on Drying and Resaturation

作     者：Zhang, Xiaoyu Qiao, Jing Feng, Jingjing Xu, Shilang Zhou, Chunsheng Zeng, Qiang 

作者机构：Key Lab of Structures Dynamic Behavior and Control Ministry of Education Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin150090 China School of Civil Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin150090 China College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering Shandong Agricultural University Taian271018 China College of Civil Engineering and Architecture Zhejiang University Hangzhou310058 China 

出 版 物：《SSRN》 

年 卷 期：2023年

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主　　题：Drying 

摘      要：Drying shrinkage of cement pastes (CPs) facilitating superficial cracking deserves primary concern when handling durability performance. In order to further clarify shrinkage mechanism, the changes of mass, length and pore water allocation of two mature CPs were monitored principally through non-destructive low-field NMR relaxation technique. Experimental results revealed that, heat treatment under hot water slightly coarsens the pore structure of CPs through modifying the morphology of C-S-H gel, but reduces shrinkage during first drying remarkably. During drying at 80% RH, although both interlayer and gel pores are saturated, they loss their water progressively at reducing rates. At the expense of reducing interlayer space, the contraction of gel pores is partly and even entirely compensated. When drying at lower 43% RH, interlayer pores still saturated are compacted more significantly with reducing size and volume. The compaction of interlayer pores is at the micro-structural origin and dominates drying shrinkage of CPs. © 2023, The Authors. All rights reserved.