High-volume limestone blended cements

Junyi Zhang; Weichen Tian; Dengwu Jiao; Huan Ye; Fulin  Qu; Daniel C.W.  Tsang

doi:10.1016/B978-0-443-13498-2.00007-9

High-volume limestone blended cements

Junyi Zhang, Weichen Tian, Dengwu Jiao, Huan Ye, Fulin Qu, Daniel C.W. Tsang

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review

Abstract

Limestone powder is a powdery material that is made of limestone with a certain purity and ground to a specified fineness grade. Due to its abundant resources, wide distribution and convenient processing, limestone powder is a cheap and easy-to-obtain material. Limestone has a long history being utilized as a supplementary cementitious material, mainly for the production of ordinary Portland cement and limestone composite cement. The influences of limestone as a mineral admixture on the performance of cement composites has become a popular theme in recent years, and it is mainly used in the production of high-fluidity cement-based materials and concretes in the areas where high-quality mineral admixtures are lacking. Using limestone powder for blended cements can reduce concrete carbon emissions by about 15% and save about 10% of cement clinker. Therefore, the researches focusing on high-volume limestone blended cement-based materials are of significant importance to realize the sustainable development of the cement concrete industry and ensure the green construction of engineering structures towards carbon neutrality. This chapter overviewed the research progress of high-volume limestone blended cement-based materials from the aspects of limestone action mechanisms, materials microstructure, fresh-state behavior, early-age performance, and long-term durability.

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	High-Volume Mineral Admixtures in Cementitious Binders
Subtitle of host publication	Towards Carbon-Neutral Construction
Editors	Daniel C.W. Tsang, Xiaohong Zhu
Publisher	Woodhead Publishing
Chapter	4
Pages	69-84
ISBN (Print)	978-0-443-13498-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-13498-2.00007-9
Publication status	Published - Sept 2024
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
Publisher	Woodhead Publishing

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The authors appreciate the support from the PolyU Postdoctoral Fellowship Matching Fund Scheme (1-W220).

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Zhang, J., Tian, W., Jiao, D., Ye, H., Qu, F., & Tsang, D. C. W. (2024). High-volume limestone blended cements. In D. C. W. Tsang, & X. Zhu (Eds.), High-Volume Mineral Admixtures in Cementitious Binders: Towards Carbon-Neutral Construction (pp. 69-84). (Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering). Woodhead Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-13498-2.00007-9

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