Towards ternary binders involving limestone additions—A review

Y Dhandapani, M Santhanam, G Kaladharan… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
The review summarises literature to examine the transition from portland limestone cement
system to composite ternary binder systems involving limestone. Interest in limestone …

Comprehensive review of direct and indirect pozzolanic reactivity testing methods

F Elyasigorji, F Farajiani, M Hajipour Manjili, Q Lin… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The production of portland cement is among the major contributors to greenhouse gas
emissions that adversely affect the environment. Identifying sustainable materials to partially …

Pozzolanic reactivity of natural pozzolans, ground glasses and coal bottom ashes and implication of their incorporation on the chloride permeability of concrete

M Kasaniya, MDA Thomas, EG Moffatt - Cement and Concrete Research, 2021 - Elsevier
It is well understood that the partial replacement of portland cement with pozzolans in
sufficient proportions results in improved long-term performance of concrete. However …

Efficiency of natural pozzolans, ground glasses and coal bottom ashes in mitigating sulfate attack and alkali-silica reaction

M Kasaniya, MDA Thomas, EG Moffatt - Cement and Concrete Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of pozzolans to partially replace Portland cement in concrete has generally
demonstrated beneficial impacts on the durability characteristics of concrete for decades. In …

Influence of the availability of calcium hydroxide, sulphates, and alkalis on hydration of supplementary cementitious materials

A Parashar, S Bishnoi - Cement and Concrete Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The hydration of siliceous fly ash (FA), slag (S) and metakaolin (MK) with calcium hydroxide
(CH) was studied at 27° C to isolate the roles of CH, alkali and sulphate. The influence on …

Critical assessment of rapid methods to qualify supplementary cementitious materials for use in concrete

S Al-Shmaisani, RD Kalina, RD Ferron… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, several tests for supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) were evaluated
to find the best methods to rapidly screen out inert materials, measure overall reactivity, and …

Role of the alkalis of supplementary cementing materials in controlling pore solution chemistry and alkali-silica reaction

M Kasaniya, MDA Thomas - Cement and Concrete Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Declining supplies of quality fly ash in many parts of the world necessitates a search for new
sources of supplementary cementing materials (SCMs) to meet the growing demand for …

Linking reactivity test outputs to properties of cementitious pastes made with supplementary cementitious materials

S Ramanathan, M Kasaniya, M Tuen… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently developed reactivity tests for supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) have
shown the ability to differentiate between inert and reactive materials. Two promising SCM …

Strength activity index and bulk resistivity index modifications that differentiate inert and reactive materials

Y Wang, L Burris, CR Shearer, D Hooton… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ASTM C311 strength activity index test is a potentially flawed test because inert
materials are known to be able to pass the test. The early age of testing, low fly ash …

Comparison of the effects that supplementary cementitious materials replacement levels have on cementitious paste properties

S Ramanathan, M Croly, P Suraneni - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2020 - Elsevier
Modified R 3 testing has been used to classify four different SCMs, namely, limestone,
pumice, slag, and densified silica fume. Cementitious pastes were prepared by replacing …