Abstract
This study was performed to clarify the formation procedure of continuous voids in cellular concrete, and to examine the effect of a foaming agent on the manufacture of cellular concrete with continuous voids. By the experiments, it was determined that cellular concrete to be formed with continuous voids is influenced by temperature, viscosity and flowability of cement paste, and stability of air voids, and is formed in accordance with cohesion of air voids. It was also found that separate voids are formed at an added amount of air voids corresponding to 2 ％ or less of the amount of cement, whereas an antifoaming phenomenon occurs when the added amount of air voids exceeds 9 ％ of the amount of cement. In products with respective cement fineness of 3,000, 6,000, and 8,000㎠/g, a higher compressive strength was exhibited at a higher cement fineness. The continuous void ratio depending on a variation in fineness was 38 ％, 52 ％, and 22 ％ in those products, respectively. That is, a highest continuous void ratio was exhibited at a cement fineness of 6,000㎠/g. When the water-cement ratio was reduced from 45％ to 25％, the compressive strength of the cellular concrete was increased from 15 kgf/㎠ to 20 kgf/㎠ Thus, the reduction in water-cement ratio was effective in achieving an increase in strength without any variation in the specific gravity of the cellular concrete.
본 연구는 기포콘크리트내에 연속공극이 생성되는 과정을 밝히고, 연속공극을 갖는 기포콘크리트의 제조에 미치는 기포제의 영향을 검토한 것이다. 실험결과, 연속공극을 형성하는 기포콘크리트는 온도, 시멘트페이스트의 점성 및 유동성, 기포의 안정성 등의 영향을 받고, 기포의 응집력에 의해 형성되는 것으로 사료된다. 또한, 기포첨가량이 시멘트량 2% 이하에서 독립공극을 형성시키고, 9%를 초과할 경우 기포의 소포현상이 나타났다. 한편, 시멘트분말도 3000, 6000 및 8000$\textrm{cm}^2$/g에서 분말도가 높을수록 압축강도는 증가하였으며, 분말도 변화에 따른 연속공극율은 38% 52%, 22%로 나타나 분말도 6000$\textrm{cm}^2$/g에서 연속공극율이 가장 높게 나타났다. 더 나아가 기포콘크리트의 압축강도는 물시멘트비를 45%에서 25%로 감소시킬 경우 15 kgf/$\textrm{cm}^2$에서 20 kgf/$\textrm{cm}^2$로 높게 나타나 물시멘트비의 감소는 기포콘크리트의 비중 변화 없이 강도를 증진시키는데 효과적이었다.
