propiciou redução da expansão provocada pelo ataque por sulfato de sódio. A análise em tempos prolongados de exposição (66 dias para o ensaio de RAS e 210 dias para o ensaio de ataque por sulfato) evidenciou que o RCV moído por 1,5 horas possui potencialidade para a sua utilização como adição mineral na composição do material ligante, com tendência a apresentar desempenho similar à matriz de cimento Portland frente ao ataque por sulfato. Com relação à RAS, há que se incrementar a cominuição do RCV moído por 1,5 horas para aproximar, ao máximo, a sua distribuição granulométrica à distribuição do cimento, o que tende a potencializar a capacidade mitigadora desta adição mineral. Palavras-chave: Ataque por sulfato de sódio, reatividade álcali-sílica, reatividade pozolânica, cimento Portland, resíduo de cerâmica vermelha.
ABSTRACTThe red-clay waste (RCW) derives from blocks and bricks in their production process and also in the construction industry, when these materials are used in vertical walls. When originated in the production process, the RCW presents a lower degree of impurities, while when originated from construction sites, it contains a greater degree of impurities due to being stored with other residues before its disposal. According to the Brazilian Environmental Council (CONAMA) in its Resolution 307, RCW requires a proper disposal to avoid environmental impacts. The reactive capability of RCW and lime qualifies it to be used as a mineral admixture in Portland cement composition thus avoiding its disposal in landfills for construction waste. The viability of RCW incorporation in Portland cement requires analyses, such as studies of its compressive strength, and moreover of its performance when the hydrated paste is under physical and chemical deleterious interactions. This paper aims to evaluate the influence of milled RCW in Portland cement's composition, emphasizing two properties related to concrete's durability: its resistance to alkali-silica reaction (ASR) and its resistance to sodium sulfate attack. Therefore, CP V -ARI cement mortars (to be used as reference) and compositions of 10% replacement in cement mass by limestone filler or RCW, in three different fineness, were evaluated for ASR, according to NBR 15.577-5/2008, and for their expansion due to the sodium sulfate attack, according to NBR 13.583/2014. Although, the exposure time was extended aiming a more careful assessment of their degradation. Results showed that RCW increased the expansion caused by ASR, and, in most cases, also increased the expansion due to sodium sulfate attack. On the other hand, a higher comminution of RCW tends to improve the performance of the cementitious matrix when submitted to deleterious action, that is, a greater fineness of RCW has a positive impact on the material behavior under degradation. The limestone filler did not influence the result of expansion by ASR, but caused a reduction of the expansion induced by sodium sulfate attack. The analysis of the extended exposure time (66 days for ASR tests and 210 ...