The Influence of Ground Fly Ash on Cement Hydration and ...
· The utilization of fly ash not only saves energy but also improves the properties of concrete. With the fly ash addition, the heat of hydration of highvolume concrete is reduced [14–16]. Liu et al. proved that fly ash could improve the fluidity of concrete. Fly ash also can decrease the drying shrinkage of concrete to some degree [18–21].