Influence of the shape and roughness of inclusions on the rheological properties of a cementitious suspension

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2008-05-01

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Erdoğan, Sinan Turhan
Ferraris, C. F.
Fowler, D. W.

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The influence of particle shape and surface roughness on the rheological properties of cementitious composites (cement paste plus coarse and fine particles) was investigated for mixtures of mortars and laboratory-made aggregates. The coarse particles were monosized spheres and cubes made from mortar, and monosized glass spheres, uncoated or roughened. The fine particles were uncoated or roughened monosized glass mini-spheres. The coarse particle mixtures were tested with a concrete rheometer to investigate separately the influence of overall particle shape and surface roughness on rheological properties as a function of aggregate concentration. The fine particle mixtures were tested with a paste rheometer to investigate the effect of surface roughness on flow at a smaller length scale using a different rheometer size and geometry. Results showed that shape had a large effect on plastic viscosity and, to a lesser degree, on Bingham yield stress. Surface roughness did not appear to have a significant effect on either property at the scale of roughness and particle volume fractions used. The tests were simulated using a validated computer model, which showed good agreement with the measured results.

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General Materials Science, Building and Construction

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/48079

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CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2008.01.003

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Department of Civil Engineering, Article

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S. T. Erdoğan, C. F. Ferraris, and D. W. Fowler, “Influence of the shape and roughness of inclusions on the rheological properties of a cementitious suspension,” CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES, pp. 393–402, 2008, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/48079.