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Influence Of Co2 Laser Radiation On The Mechanical Properties Of Portland Cement Pastes, Maria Del Rosario Moreno-Virgen, Juan José Soto-Bernal, José A. Ortíz-Lozano, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet, José Vega-Duran, Rosario González-Mota, José Pineda-Piñon Dec 2010

Influence Of Co2 Laser Radiation On The Mechanical Properties Of Portland Cement Pastes, Maria Del Rosario Moreno-Virgen, Juan José Soto-Bernal, José A. Ortíz-Lozano, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet, José Vega-Duran, Rosario González-Mota, José Pineda-Piñon

Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet

This article presents the results of the treatment of fresh cement pastes with CO2 laser radiation (10.6μm), in order to improve its mechanical properties in addition to obtaining lower setting times than those of a natural setting (without radiation). It was observed that the CO2 laser radiation has a positive influence on the mechanical properties of cement paste, not due to the heat produced during irradiation, but due to the effect of electric field propagation on water molecules, whose are arranged around functional groups of the binder and by the effect of ration, causes a micro vibration effect, resulting in …


Surface Structure Changes In Cement Paste Exposed To 10.6 Um Laser Radiation, Juan José Soto-Bernal, María Del Rosario Moreno-Virgen, Claudio Frausto-Reyes, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet, José Vega-Duran, José Pineda-Piñon, José Ortíz-Lozano Dec 2008

Surface Structure Changes In Cement Paste Exposed To 10.6 Um Laser Radiation, Juan José Soto-Bernal, María Del Rosario Moreno-Virgen, Claudio Frausto-Reyes, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet, José Vega-Duran, José Pineda-Piñon, José Ortíz-Lozano

Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet

We report the changes occurring in cement pastes irradiated by 10.6um CO2 laser at different stages of hydration. Raman spectroscopy, X-rays and Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM) techniques had been used to observe molecular structural changes. Intensity of cement paste Raman peaks after laser irradiation was monitored in samples irradiated 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 days after their preparation. Applied laser power changed Raman peaks intensity at 187.5cm-1, 563cm-1, 695cm-1, 750cm-1, 897cm-1, 1042cm-1 and 1159cm-1 that corresponds to compounds already presents in cement pastes. X ray diffraction and SEM images confirm the recrystalization of cement …