An extended numerical model of the first exothermic peak for three dimensional printed cement-based materials

Abstract

The first exothermic peak of cement-based material occurs a few minutes after mixing, and the properties of three dimensional (3D) printed concrete, such as setting time, are very sensitive to this. Against this background, based on the classical Park cement exothermic model of hydration, we propose and construct a numerical model of the first exothermic peak, taking into account the proportions of C₃S, C₃A and quicklime in particular. The calculated parameters are calibrated by means of relevant published exothermic test data. It is found that this developed model offers a good simulation of the first exothermic peak of hydration for C₃S and C₃A proportions from 0 to 100% of cement clinker and reflects the effect of quicklime content at 8%–10%. The unique value of this research is provision of an important computational tool for applications that are sensitive to the first exothermic peak of hydration, such as 3D printing.

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Keywords

3D printed cement-based materials / cement hydration / the first exothermic peak / liquid quick-setting agent / numerical model

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Acknowledgements

The research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52178240), and the Shanghai Scientific Research Program (No. 21DZ1200401).

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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