Influence of the interfacial transition zone and microcracking on the diffusivity, permeability and sorptivity of cement-based materials after drying

Magazine of Concrete Research - Tập 61 Số 8 - Trang 571-589 - 2009
H.S. Wong1, Marco Zobel1, N.R. Buenfeld1, Robert W. Zimmerman1
1Imperial College London

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Available experimental investigations on the effect of the aggregate–paste ‘interfacial transition zone' (ITZ) on mass transport properties of cement-based materials appear to be ambiguous. While some studies have found a deleterious effect of the ITZ, results from others seem to suggest otherwise. The present study examines the relative influences of ITZ and microcracking on the oxygen diffusivity, oxygen permeability and water sorptivity, to further enhance understanding of the links between microstructure and transport properties. Specimens of several neat cement pastes, mortars and concretes were prepared and tested. Variables include water/cement (w/c) ratio (0·3 and 0·5), binder type (CEM I and CEM II with 8% silica fume), curing period (3 and 90 days), aggregate volume fraction (0–70%) and preconditioning temperature (50°C and 105°C). 105°C drying was adapted to induce microcracking. Backscattered electron microscopy and image analysis were applied to characterise the microstructure, in particular the microcracks. It was observed that in all cases, the transport properties of mortars decreased with increasing ITZ fraction. Permeability was far more sensitive to the presence of microcracking and changes in total porosity, compared with diffusivity or sorptivity. However, no critical threshold sand content linked to an ITZ percolation effect was found, even in the deliberately damaged samples. Concretes have about the same diffusivity and sorptivity, but significantly higher permeability than mortars with the same volume fraction of aggregate, despite a lower ITZ fraction. It is argued that the higher permeability of concrete is attributable to more microcracking, and because the microcracks and paste are less tortuous than the equivalent mortar. It is also shown that conventional permeability testing is affected by the sample thickness-to-maximum aggregate size ratio, which may be another factor explaining the disparity between the measured permeability of concretes and mortars.

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Magazine of Concrete Research

Tập 61 Số 8

571-589

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