Author:
Wenk Hans-Rudolf,Monteiro Paulo J. M.,Kunz Martin,Chen Kai,Tamura Nobumichi,Lutterotti Luca,Del Arroz John
Abstract
Sulfate attack and the accompanying crystallization of fibrous ettringite [Ca6Al2(OH)12(SO4)3·26H2O] cause cracking and loss of strength in concrete structures. Hard synchrotron X-ray microdiffraction is used to quantify the orientation distribution of ettringite crystals. Diffraction images are analyzed using the Rietveld method to obtain information on textures. The analysis reveals that thecaxes of the trigonal crystallites are preferentially oriented perpendicular to the fracture surfaces. By averaging single-crystal elastic properties over the orientation distribution, it is possible to estimate the elastic anisotropy of ettringite aggregates.
Publisher
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
Subject
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Cited by
15 articles.
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