The growing utilization of various mineral additives in the building industry has caused concern worldwide to reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide from Portland cement (OPC) production. The present paper is focused on the determination of the degree of hydration of blended binding systems based on Portland cement. Blast furnace slag, fly ash, and ceramic powder are used in the study; they are applied by 12.5 wt.% up to 50% of OPC replacement. The evolution of the hydration process is monitored using thermogravimetry in selected time intervals to determine the degree of hydration; its ultimate value is obtained from numerical estimation using the Michaelis-Menten equation. However, due to the application of active mineral additives, the correction in terms of equivalent binder is conducted. Corrected values of the degree of hydration exhibit good fit with compressive strength.

Faculty of Civil Engineering Czech Technical University Prague Thakurova 6 166 29 Prague 6 Czech Republic

Faculty of Civil Engineering Mechanics and Petrochemistry Warsaw University of Technology Lukasiewicza St 17 09 400 Plock Poland

University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings Czech Technical University Prague Třinecká 1024 273 43 Buštěhrad Czech Republic

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