journal article·2021-02Open access

Effect of Al on the formation and structure of alkali-silica reaction products

Zhenguo Shi, Bin Ma, Barbara Lothenbach

Abstract

The use of Al-rich supplementary cementitious materials can effectively reduce the expansion of concrete caused by alkali-silica reaction (ASR). However, the role of Al in mitigating the formation and structure of ASR products is only poorly understood, since direct investigation of the reaction in the micro-scale veins of aggregates is difficult. Recent successful synthesis of ASR products provides a unique opportunity to directly assess the role of Al in ASR. In this study, the effect of Al on the formation and structure of ASR products synthesized at 40 and 80 °C is investigated. It is found that the presence of Al in concentration lower than 0.1 mM neither prevents ASR nor alters the structure of the crystalline ASR products formed at 40 °C. However, formation of the crystalline ASR product at 80 °C is lowered at higher Al content due to the formation of a zeolitic precursor.
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