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Wilasa Vichit-Vadakan is a Senior Researcher at Siam Research and Innovation Co. Ltd., a research company owned by SCG Cement, Thailands oldest and largest cement manufacturer. Her research interest lies in two major areas: optimization of specialized Portland cement and the use of superabsorbent polymers in Portland cement-based systems. Both of these areas overlap in that their mechanisms can be used to explain and improve the durability of concrete and mortar. Prior to coming to SCG, she was a Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame. She holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University, M.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and B.S. from Cornell University, all in civil engineering.
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Background LaboratoryExperiments Commercialization FieldResults Conclusions
MassProductionandUtilizationof SelfCuringCementinThailand
Wilasa VichitVadakan Jirawan Siramanont Nottapon Watcharabusarakham SiamResearchandInnovationCo.Ltd. Saraburi,Thailand
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Background
Background
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Ourinterests
SuperabsorbentPolymers
Huh?
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BackgroundonPolymerization
ASTMC150 TypeIOPC
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Background LaboratoryExperiments Commercialization FieldResults Conclusions
Superabsorbent polymers
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Lab:MixDesign
Selfcuringcement:TypeIOPCentrainedwith superabsorbentpolymers Component Water Cement Fine aggregate Coarseaggregate Quantity 190kg 300kg 730kg 1160kg
Lab:ConcreteStrength
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Lab:SlumpLoss
2 0 0 -2 OPC
Slump loss (cm)
Lab:SettingTime
60 80 100 120 140 160
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Self-curing cement
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Background LaboratoryExperiments Commercialization FieldResults Conclusions
RiceDryingPavement
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ConstructionPractice
ConstructionPractice
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Background LaboratoryExperiments Commercialization FieldResults Conclusions
TypicalSiteLayout
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SlumpTest
ResistancetoSegregation
OPC Type I Self-curing cement
SELF-CURING (18cm)
Segregation
No segregation
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FieldTest:Workability
OPC Type I Self-curing cement
FieldTest:Followup
Cement Type I
Type I
Self curing cement
Segregation
No segregation
Self -curing
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SurfaceFollowup
FieldTest:SiteFollowup
OPC Type I Self-curing cement
1 Day
1 Day
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FieldTest:CompressiveStrength
IonicPolymer
At
high pH
NH2 group in acrylamide is deprotonated to electrostatic repulsion
leading
Basiccondition
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SwellinginDifferentEnvironments
30 25 20 15 10 5 0 H2O 0.1MNaOH Cementfiltrate
SwellingBehavior
Swellingratio
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SwellingBehavior
IonFiltrationBehavior
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Conclusions
Internalcuringcanbeintegratedintoacement
Favorablestrengthgain Nonegativeimpactonfreshproperties:slumplossor settingtime Positiveimpactonfreshproperties:tendenciesto segregate
MechanismsfortheuseofSAPsincementis startingtobequiteclear
Observedbenefitsevenathighw/c Observedearlystrengthgain
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