TY - CONF A1 - Quercia, G. A1 - Spiesz, P. A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Brouwers, H.J.H. T1 - Chloride intrusion and freeze-thaw resistance of self-compacting concrete with two different nano-SiO2 T2 - 18. Ibausil - Internationale Baustofftagung CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 2012-09-12 KW - Nano-SiO2 KW - Concrete KW - Self compacting KW - Durability KW - Chloride and freeze-thaw KW - Nano-silica PY - 2012 SN - 978-3-00-034075-8 VL - 2 IS - 3.07 SP - 2-0123 - 2-0136 AN - OPUS4-26542 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Quercia, G. A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Brouwers, H.J.H. T1 - Water demand of amorphous nano silica and its impact on the workability of cement paste N2 - This paper addresses the characterization of six different amorphous silica samples with respect to their application in cement paste. Different mixes are compared and analyzed using the mini spread-flow test. Also the granular properties, different void fraction states of packing and distribution moduli q are analyzed and compared using a mix design tool. A deformation coefficient is derived from the spread-flow test, which correlates with the value of specific surface area computed from the particle size distribution, and intrinsic density of the samples. Finally, the thickness of a constant water layer of 25 nm around the particles is computed at the onset of flowing. The granular analysis demonstrated that it is possible to decrease the water demand of the cement paste when nanoparticles are added and the resulting grading follows the modified Andreasen and Andersen curve (q = 0.5), and the concentration of nano silica is less than 5% bwoc. KW - Nano silica (D) KW - Particle size distribution (B) KW - Surface area (B) KW - Water demand (A) KW - Workability (A) PY - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2011.10.008 SN - 0008-8846 SN - 1873-3948 VL - 42 IS - 2 SP - 344 EP - 357 PB - Pergamon Press CY - New York, NY AN - OPUS4-26079 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Quercia, G. A1 - Spiesz, P. A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Brouwers, J. ED - Jacobsen, S. ED - Justnes, H. ED - Cepuritis, R. ED - Hornbostel, K. ED - Peng, Y. T1 - Effects of amorphous nano-silica additions on mechanical and durability performance of SCC mixtures N2 - In the recent years the application of nanotechnology in building materials has increased exponentially. One of the most referred and used nano-materials is amorphous silica with particles size in the nano-range, even though its application and effect in concrete has not been fully understood yet. It has been reported that nano-silica (nS) addition increases the compressive strength and reduces the overall permeability of hardened concrete due to the pozzolanic properties which are resulting in finer hydrated phases (C-S-H gel) and densified microstructure (nano-filler and anti leaching effects). These effects enhance the durability of concrete structures such as bridges, quays or off-shore oil facilities in marine environments. In this study two different types of nano-silica were applied in self-compacting concrete (SCC), both having similar particle size distributions (PSD) but produced in two different processes (fumed powder silica and precipitated silica in colloidal suspension). The influence of nanosilica on SCC was investigated with respect to the properties of concrete in the fresh state (workability) and hardened state (mechanical properties and durability). Additionally, the densification of microstructure of the hardened concrete was verified by SEM and EDS analyses. The obtained results demonstrate that an efficient use of nano-silica in SCC can improve its mechanical properties and durability. Considering the reactivity of the two nano-silica studied, colloidal type shown more reactivity at early age, which influenced all the final SCC properties. T2 - ICDC 2012 - International congress on durability of concrete CY - Trondheim, Norway DA - 2012-06-18 KW - Nano-silica KW - Concrete KW - Self Compacting KW - Durability KW - Chloride and Freeze-thaw PY - 2012 SN - 978-82-8208-031-6 SP - A2-4, 1-15 AN - OPUS4-30540 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Quercia, G. A1 - Brouwers, H.J.H. A1 - Spiesz, P. A1 - Hüsken, Götz T1 - Cloride intrusion and freeze-thaw resistance of self-compacting concrete with two different nano-SiO2 T2 - 18. ibausil - Internationale Baustofftagung CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 2012-09-12 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-30369 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -