Nebraska LTAP
Date of this Version
9-2020
Document Type
Article
Citation
Halseey, L., and Hansen, D., (2020). Colloidal Silica: Cement Enhancing Admixture Product Evaluation. NDOT Research Report.
Abstract
As Class F- fly ash (F-ash) becomes scarce, PCC engineers will look to other supplemental cementitious materials (SCM) to replace F-ash and its ASR mitigating properties. Colloidal silica (CS), or nano-silica, has been shown to mitigate ASR at certain replacement levels; however, CS cannot be a full replacement of F-ash. Engineers at the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) learned of CS from a presentation given by Intelligent Concrete, Inc. at the 2019 Nebraska Concrete Professionals Association Conference and decided to investigate the potential use of CS in NDOT concrete mix designs.