Report of RILEM TC 267-TRM phase 3: validation of the R3 reactivity test across a wide range of materials

Diana Londono-Zuluaga, Asghar Gholizadeh-Vayghan, Frank Winnefeld, François Avet, Mohsen Ben Haha, Susan A. Bernal, Özlem Cizer, Martin Cyr, Sabina Dolenec, Pawel Durdzinski, Johannes Haufe, Doug Hooton, Siham Kamali-Bernard, Xuerun Li, Alastair T.M. Marsh, Milena Marroccoli, Marusa Mrak, Yeakleang Muy, Cédric Patapy, Malene PedersenSerge Sabio, Simone Schulze, Ruben Snellings, Antonio Telesca, Anya Vollpracht, Guang Ye, Shizhe Zhang, Karen L. Scrivener

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Abstract

RILEM TC 267 TRM– “Tests for Reactivity of Supplementary Cementitious Materials” recommends the Rapid Reliable Relevant (R3) test as a method for determining the chemical reactivity of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in Portland cement blends. In this paper, the R3 test was applied to 52 materials from a wide range of conventional and alternative SCMs with the aim to validate such test. An excellent correlation was found between the cumulative heat release and the bound water determined following the R3 test method. Comparison of the R3 test results to mortar compressive strength development showed that all conventional SCMs (e.g. blast furnace slag and fly ashes) followed the same trend, with the notable exception of very reactive calcined kaolinitic clays. It is discussed, through an in-depth statistical regression analysis of the R3 reactivity test results and the 28 days relative compressive strengths, how reactivity threshold values for classification of the chemical reactivity of SCMs could be proposed based on the R3 test results.

Original languageEnglish
Article number142
JournalMaterials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions
Volume55
Issue number5
Early online date30 May 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 May 2022

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Keywords

  • Bound water
  • Compressive strength
  • Heat release
  • Reactivity test
  • Supplementary cementitious materials

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials

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