Spectroscopic Studies on Indian Portland Cement Hydrated with Distilled Water and Sea Water

Abstract

The spectroscopicstudies have been carried out for Indian Portland cement hydrated with distilled and sea water in a water to cement ratio of 0.4. This study aims to analyze the effect of water on Portland cement. FTIR, DTA, XRD and EPR studies were used to characterize the hydration reaction of the cement pastes. Experimental results on setting time, compressive strength are also reported. The unreacted clinker phases and g-factors are calculated. The results indicate that sea water accelerates the cement hydration at early stage but retards in the latter stage of hydration