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Activation energy of calcium sulfoaluminate cement-based materials

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In this study, calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement pastes were tested for heat of hydration and chemical shrinkage at temperatures of 20 °C, 30 °C and 40 °C. Apparent activation energy (\(E_{a}\)) values were then calculated using both exponential and hyperbolic methods. The average \(E_{a}\) of the CSA cements ranged from 42.24 to 80.22 kJ/mol, much higher than that of Type I Portland cement (38–45 kJ/mol). \({E}_{a}\) increased slightly with the replacement of silica fume for cement. However, average \({E}_{a}\) decreased by 18.4% when 20% Class C fly ash was used, but increased by 21.3% when 40% Class C fly ash was used. \(E_{a}\) calculated from heat of hydration using the exponential method is 17% lower than that obtained using the hyperbolic method. When the exponential method was used, \({E}_{a}\) values determined using heat of hydration were 30% higher than those obtained using chemical shrinkage.

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This work was supported by the State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy (Wuhan University of Science and Technology) [grant number ZR201901]; the CRSRI Open Research Program [grant number CKWV2019756/KY]; the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [grant number 51608402]; and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) [grant number 201808420105]. The first two authors would like to thank Sichun Wang for helping to revise the manuscript.

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    Yishun Liao

  2. School of Urban Construction, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China

    Yishun Liao & Yu Gui

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    Yishun Liao & Yu Gui

  4. Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA

    Yishun Liao, Kejin Wang & Siraj Al Qunaynah

  5. Department of Civil Engineering, Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina, 80001, Nigeria

    Samaila Muazu Bawa

  6. School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China

    Shengwen Tang

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Liao, Y., Gui, Y., Wang, K. et al. Activation energy of calcium sulfoaluminate cement-based materials. Mater Struct 54, 162 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-021-01753-3

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