Chloride binding assessment in C3S systems with calcined clay

Chloride binding is an important factor for chloride transport in cementitious materials, which can fix the chloride on the solid phase and decrease the free chloride content. As an alumina-rich supplementary cementitious material, calcined clay can be applied to improve the binding capacity of the system. While the contribution of calcined clay...

Multiscale modelling of chloride transport in cementitious materials at the atomic and pore network scales

To reduce the CO2 footprint of construction materials, concrete producers blend their cement with Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs). And even though such blended systems are eco-friendlier than the Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), they are required to respect standards. In this context, understanding and predicting the durability of...

Developing a generic approach to durability

Cementitious Materials become more diverse. In particular, to reduce the CO2 emissions associate with production, it is necessary to increase the levels of replacement of clinker by other materials. A critical consideration is to know how durable different materials will be. Most forms of degradation involve the ingress of different species into...

The role of the micron-scale in reactive transport processes

Quantitative predictions for durability issues are necessary to adapt the formulations of cement blends with novel supplementary cementitious materials. These predictions are usually carried out with reactive transport models which are solved at the macroscopic scale. Upscaling laws are necessary to ensure that effective transport properties...

Advanced characterization of chloride binding in OPC and LC³ pastes

The incorporation of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in cement pastes enables both decreasing CO2 emissions and increasing the concrete durability, notably with a better resistance against chloride ingress and thus retarding the chlorideinduced corrosion of steel rebars. Nevertheless, a better understanding of the chloride fixation...