Stiffening of the Cement Paste Monitored Using Vibrating Fork Technique

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This study explored the stiffening behavior of the cement pastes using a new vibration folk technique. The viscosity evolutions of the cement pastes were evaluated using either a rotational viscometer or a tuning fork vibration viscometer. Results showed that the viscosities were increased with hydration time. The viscosity increases of the cement pastes measured by the vibro-viscometer were more stable than those measured by the rotational viscometer. In addition, the subtle changes in the paste viscosities during the very early hydration were well detected by the vibro-viscometer. The new vibration folk technique has been shown a useful tool to characterize the microstructure changes in the early cement pastes.

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