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Two polycarboxylate ether (PCE) superplasticizers with different molar masses and functionalities were studied in relation to their strain and time-dependant rheological properties. The effect of dosage on cement paste fluidity and structural-build up was of particular interest. Through size exclusion chromatography (SEC) the relative molar mass and polydispersity index (PDI) was determined. Superplasticizer A (SP-A) was found to be three times the molar mass of superplasticizer B (SP-B). The dosage limitations were then determined through a spread flow test. The SP-B, with a lower molar mass, and a backbone functionality of a methacrylate - ester, began to flow at higher dosages and with relatively small changes in dosage, a large impact on the fluidity was notable. Dynamic oscillatory rheology was used to determine structural build-up, as a non-destructive method. The structural build-up of cement paste is a time-dependent phenomenon therefore a time sweep was done. A constant strain and angular frequency, within the linear viscoelastic regime (LVE), was used. The LVE was determined through a series of oscillatory strain sweeps for cement pastes with and without SP-A and B. Thereafter the rate of rigidification (Gridge) and percolation time (tperc) as a function of hydration time was investigated.
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The authors thank the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) SPP 2005 “Opus Fluidum Futurum“ for funding. Project number 386871659
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Radebe, N.W., Klein, C.O., Lei, L., Wilhelm, M. (2020). Effect of Different Molecular Weights and Chemical Composition of Superplasticizers on the Structural Build-up of Cement Paste Using Dynamic Oscillatory Rheology. In: Boshoff, W., Combrinck, R., Mechtcherine, V., Wyrzykowski, M. (eds) 3rd International Conference on the Application of Superabsorbent Polymers (SAP) and Other New Admixtures Towards Smart Concrete. SAP 2019. RILEM Bookseries, vol 24. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33342-3_21
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