How Does Silica Fume Affect the Curing Process of High-Performance Concrete?
Silica fume’s pozzolanic reactivity accelerates early-age strength gain, but it also dramatically alters moisture retention kinetics—if curing regimes fail to compensate, microcracking from autogenous shrinkage can compromise chloride resistance and reduce service life by 15–30% in high-performance concrete (HPC) bridges, marine structures, and nuclear containment shells. Solving this requires understanding how silica fume shifts the […]
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