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Tests of portland cement concretes contain-ing Class F and Class C fly ashes from ten different sources were conducted to evaluate mixing water requirement, time of setting, bleeding, compressive strength, drying shrinkage, abrasion resistance, and absorption. The effects of moisture availability and temperature during curing were also examined. Mixing water requirement was reduced for concretes with Class C fly ash. There was no consistent water reduction when Class F fly ashes were used. Slight to signifi-cant retardation of setting time was noted for concretes with fly ash. Setting time generally increased as concrete mixing water requirement increased. Concretes with fly ash showed less bleeding than control concretes. Concretes with Class C fly ash showed less bleeding than concretes with Class F fly ash. Concretes containing Class C fly ash developed higher early age compressive strength than concretes with Class F fly ash. Compressive strengths of concretes with Class F fly ash were more susceptible to low curing temperatures than those for concretes with Class C fly ash. At early ages, compressive strength of concretes with fly ash, regardless of class, was essentially unaffected by moisture availability. Abrasion resistance of control concretes and concretes containing fly ash was dependent on compressive strength. Drying shrinkage and absorption of the concretes were generally unaffected by the use o f f l y ash.

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The effect on the properties of portland cement binders due to the addition of volcanic tuff, calcined clay, fly ash, coarse coal bottom ash and diatomaceous earth, are compared and evaluated for pozzolanic activity. Durability studies carried out for two years on mortars with addition of fly ash, in different aggressive environments, are also reported. Volcanic tuff is a highly reactive pozzolan, fly ash yields compressive strengths higher than the control after 60 days. The calcined clay reactivity is proportional to the calcination temperature. Coarse coal bottom ash has a pozzolanic activity similar to the calcined clay. Diatomaceous earth failed to produce pozzolanic activity.

According to ASTM Standard C 618-84, fly ashes can be classified into two broad categories depending on their chemical composition. If Si02 + A1203 + Fe203 > 70%, the fly ash is said to be Class F; if 50% < Si02 + A1203 + Fe203 < 70%, it is said to be Class C. The physico-chemical properties of three Class F fly ashes - one French, one Canadian and one American - and of four Class C fly ashes - two American and two French - have been investigated. It has been found that fly ashes from one particular class can behave very differently. Two Class F fly ashes have been found to be pure1 Y Paz pozzolanic, whereas three others, one F and two C, were more or less hydrauli c at an early stage of hydration before behaving like a more or less pozzolanic material. One Class C French fly ash has been found to be hydraulic, then "auto-pozzolanic"; that is, in the presence of water, tis dissolution liberates enough lime to react with its own silica and alumina. Another Class C French fly ash was found to be hydraulic but non pozzolanic, its reactivity with the lime being directly associated to the formation of ettringite.these fly ashes has been explained In each case, the reactivity of by analyzing formation mechanisms of the different hydrates.

This paper reports the findings of an on-going study dealing with the properties of 18 pulverised fuel ashes (pfa) produced in British power stations from bituminous coals. The results reported here deal specifically with the variability of chemical and mineralogical compositions of ashes, both within and between sources (power stations). Physical properties such as particle size distribution, specific surface area and particle shape are also analysed. The importance of the variability of these chemical, mineralogical and physical parameters are discussed in relation to the properties of concrete where pulverised fuel ash is used toreplace 30 percent of ordinary Portland cement. A new method for the measurement of the alkali-soluble glass phase of pulverised fuel ashes is presented and evaluated in terms of the long-term strength properties of the pulverised fuel ash concretes studied. Doubts arise about the current specifications for selecting pulverised fuel ash for use in concrete, since the data accumulated during this study show that a much wider range of pulverised fuel ashes can be successfully used as a cement replacement material for the manufacture of concrete.