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Section 3.0 - Silica Fume 305
The XRD of these pastes at longer times shows no indication of Ca(OH) .
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It can be concluded that the lime is present in a poorly crystallized form in
these pastes. The non-evaporable water contents are also lower in portland
cement pastes containing silica fume. [32]
Figure 7. Conduction calorimetric curves of cement pastes containing different amounts
of silica fume.
Figure 8. Amount of calcium hydroxide formed in cement-silica fume pastes hydrated for
different times.
