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The sucrose (0.045%) is added in the cement paste, the consistency of Ca2+ and OH- reduce little, the AFt has high solubility product, thus the AFt exists as gel like product which covers the surface of the clinker particles, the sucrose acts as a retarder. When the dosage of the sucrose is 0.24%, the sucrose poisons the hydration of C2S and C3S markedly, so the consistency of Ca2+ and OH- reduce sharply, the AFt has low solubility product, the needle like AFt form a hydration product network and accelerates the setting process, C2S and C3S cannot yield enough C-S-H, the strength development is baffled. It was supposed that there are two dosage threshold values of sucrose on the hydration process, 0.01% is a retardation threshold value accelerating the formation of Aft, while 0.2% is an acceleration threshold value poisoning the hydration of C3S and C2S.

The large production of tailings has caused soil, water and air pollution and serious potential safety hazard. The composition, particle morphology, particle size distribution of the silica-calcium tailings are investigated to assess the feasibility of using it in concrete in this paper. The silica-calcium tailings are mainly composed of quartz, calcite and dolomite. The results show that the tailings powder can stimulate the hydration of cement and fill the gradation gap between fine aggregate and cementitious materials in concrete as micronized sand to meet the requirements of concrete. The incorporation of silica-calcium tailings in concrete reduces the ultimate total shrinkage, autogenous shrinkage and drying shrinkage at early age.