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Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute

J Korea Inst. Struct. Maint. Insp.
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Title Mechanical Properties and Reaction Products of Activated Slag System Depending on Gypsum Presence and Calcium Carbonate Addition
Authors 정연웅(Yeonung Jeong) ; 임귀환(Gwi Hwan Lim) ; 박수현(Su Hyeon Park) ; 김주형(Joo Hyung Kim) ; 김태상(Tae-Sang Kim)
DOI https://doi.org/10.11112/jksmi.2020.24.4.55
Page pp.55-63
ISSN 2234-6937
Keywords 슬래그; 자극제; 반응생성물; 석고; 탄산칼슘 Slag; Activator; Reaction products; Gypsum; Calcium carbonate
Abstract This study investigates the mechanical properties and reaction products of activated slag pastes depending on gypsum presence and calciumcarbonate addition in terms of compressive strength tests and synchrotron X-ray diffraction. The chemicals of CaO and NaOH are used as activatorswith different two dosages. The reaction of CaO-activated slag without gypsum just accelerated by addition of calcium carbonate at early ages, butno improvement was observed at later ages. On the other hand, the mechanical properties of CaO-activated slag pastes with gypsum were improvedwith calcium carbonate, enhancing the stability of ettringite. The variation of mechanical properties of NaOH-activated slag pastes was negligibledepending on calcium carbonate addition in case of no gypsum. The addition of calcium carbonate into NaOH-activated slag pastes with gypsumdeteriorated its mechanical properties due to the ion competition between CO32- ions and SO32- ions, decreasing crystallinity of reaction products.