High-performance concrete (HPC) has specific performance advantages over conventional concrete in strength and durability. HPC mixtures are usually produced with water/binder mass ratios (mW/mB) in the range of 0....High-performance concrete (HPC) has specific performance advantages over conventional concrete in strength and durability. HPC mixtures are usually produced with water/binder mass ratios (mW/mB) in the range of 0.2-0.4, so volume changes of concrete as a result of drying, chemical reactions, and temperature change cannot be avoided. For these reasons, shrinkage and cracking are frequent phenomena. It is necessary to add some types of admixture for reduction of shrinkage and cracking of HPC. This study used a shrinkage-reducing admixture (SRA) for that purpose. Concrete was prepared with two different mW/mB (0.22 and 0.40) and four different mass fractions of SRA to binder (w(SRA) = 0%, 1%, 2%, and 4%). The mineral admixtures used for concrete mixes were: 25% fly ash (FA) and 25% slag by mass of binder for the mixture with mW/mB = 0.40, and 15% silica fume (SF) and 25% FA for the mixture with mW/mB = 0.22. Tests were conducted on 24 prismatic specimens, and shrinkage strains were measured through 120 days of drying. Compressive strength, splitting strength, and static modulus of elasticity were also determined. The results show that the SRA effectively reduces some mechanical properties of HPC. The reductions in compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, and elastic modulus of the concrete were 7%-24%, 9%-19%, and 5%-12%, respectively, after 90 days, compared to concrete mixtures without SRA. SRA can also help reduce drying shrinkage of concrete. The shrinkage strains of HPC with SRA were only as high as 41% of the average free shrinkage of concrete without SRA after 120 days of drying.展开更多
The effects of specimen size and shape on development of water loss and shrinkage of mortar and concrete respectively were investigated. The experimental results showed that the effects of specimen size and shape on w...The effects of specimen size and shape on development of water loss and shrinkage of mortar and concrete respectively were investigated. The experimental results showed that the effects of specimen size and shape on water loss ratio were consistent with those on drying shrinkage strain. It is also indicated that drying shrinkage strain has obvious linear correlation with water loss ratios independent of specimen size and shape. The effects of specimen size and shape on the water loss ratio were embodied in established model of averaged relative humidity improved by considering effects of sequential hydration and calculated by finite difference method. Furthermore, the effects of specimen size and shape on drying shrinkage strain of concrete were experimentally deduced and applied to modify criterion EB-FIP1990. The comparison between experimental and calculated results shows that the modified EB-FIP1990 can be adopted to predict drying shrinkage strain of concrete with reasonable accuracy.展开更多
We introduced a parameter r_s(the radius of the pores where the meniscus forms),which is composed of two factors,i e,water loss and cumulative pore size distribution(PSD),to provide a better explanation of the influen...We introduced a parameter r_s(the radius of the pores where the meniscus forms),which is composed of two factors,i e,water loss and cumulative pore size distribution(PSD),to provide a better explanation of the influence of superplasticizers(SPs)on early-age drying shrinkage.In our experiments,it is found that the addition of three types of SPs leads to a significant increase in the early-age drying shrinkage of cement paste,and drying shrinkage increases with the dosage of SPs.Based on the results above,we further studied the mechanism of the effects of SPs on the early-age drying shrinkage of cement paste by PSD and water loss,which are two components of r_s.The experimental results indicate that r_s can be a better index for the early-age drying shrinkage of cement-based materials with SPs than a single factor.In addition,the effects of SPs on other factors such as hydration degree and elastic modulus were also investigated and discussed.展开更多
Drying shrinkage of thermal insulation mortar with glazed hollow beads was measured by a vertical length comparator, and the influences of fly ash with different contents(0, 18%, 36%, and 54% were used) on the long-...Drying shrinkage of thermal insulation mortar with glazed hollow beads was measured by a vertical length comparator, and the influences of fly ash with different contents(0, 18%, 36%, and 54% were used) on the long-term drying shrinkage were discussed. The mass loss was measured by the weighting method and the pore structure was characterized using three different methods, including the light microscopy, the mercury intrusion porosimetry(MIP), and the nitrogen adsorption/desorption(NAD) experiments, and the correlations among them were researched. The results show that drying shrinkage process of thermal insulation mortar includes three steps with increasing curing time: the acceleration period(before 7 d), the deceleration period(7-365 d), and the metastable period(after 365 d). Drying shrinkage in the first stage(7 d before) increases quickly owing to the fast water loss, and its development in the last two stages is attributed to the increment of the pore volume of mortar with the radius below 50 nm, especially the increment of the pore volume fraction of the pore radius within the size range between 7.3 nm and 12.3 nm. There is no change in the drying shrinkage development trend of mortar with fly ash addition, and three steps in the service life, but fly ash addition in the mortar restrains its value. There is a linear relationship between the drying shrinkage and fly ash content, which means that drying shrinkage reduces with fly ash addition.展开更多
The influence of superplasticizer(SP) on the early age drying shrinkage of cement paste with the same consistency was investigated. To conduct the test, which lasted for 72 hours, three paste mixtures were used for ...The influence of superplasticizer(SP) on the early age drying shrinkage of cement paste with the same consistency was investigated. To conduct the test, which lasted for 72 hours, three paste mixtures were used for comparison. The 72 hours early age drying shrinkage staring from the initial setting time was measured by a clock gauge. The pore size distribution was measured by Mercury Intrusion Method. The surface tension of capillary simulation liquid and mass loss of paste were also measured. The experimental results showed that the addition of SP increased the early drying shrinkage greatly. The ratios of water evaporation and the total free water in mixtures added with SPs showed great differences. SPs fined the capillary pores of paste, and the volume of pore with diameter within 50 nm was well consistent with shrinkage rate. The addition of SPs did not raise the capillary liquid surface tension. It showed that with the volume of pore with diameter within 50 nm and the ratio of water evaporation and the total free water a tolerable shrinkage result of paste added with SP could be predicted, and the elastic modulus could have an influence on the early shrinkage. These results have never been proposed before.展开更多
We prepared concretes(RC0, RC30, and RC100) with three different mixes. The poresize distribution parameters of RAC were examined by high-precision mercury intrusion method(MIM) and nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR...We prepared concretes(RC0, RC30, and RC100) with three different mixes. The poresize distribution parameters of RAC were examined by high-precision mercury intrusion method(MIM) and nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) imaging. A capillary-bundle physical model with random-distribution pores(improved model, IM) was established according to the parameters, and dry-shrinkage strain values were calculated and verified. Results show that in all pore types, capillary pores, and gel pores have the greatest impacts on concrete shrinkage, especially for pores 2.5-50 and 50-100 nm in size. The median radii are 34.2, 31, and 34 nm for RC0, RC30, and RC100, respectively. Moreover, the internal micropore size distribution of RC0 differs from that of RC30 and RC100, and the pore descriptions of MIM and NMR are consistent both in theory and in practice. Compared with the traditional capillary-bundle model, the calculated results of IM have higher accuracy as demonstrated by experimental verifi cation.展开更多
The drying shrinkage of geopolymers poses significant limitations on their potential as constructive materials.In this study,the drying shrinkage of metakaolin-based geopolymer(MKG)with different initial water/solid r...The drying shrinkage of geopolymers poses significant limitations on their potential as constructive materials.In this study,the drying shrinkage of metakaolin-based geopolymer(MKG)with different initial water/solid ratios and pore structures was investigated experimentally.According to mini-bar shrinkage experiments,the drying shrinkage-water loss relation of MKG showed two-stage behavior.The initial water/solid ratio influences the critical water loss and span of the pausing period of the shrinkage curves but not the general trend.Combined with the microstructure characterization and physical estimation,the underlying dependency of the shrinkage on the pore structure of the binder was elucidated.Capillary pressure,surface energy change,and gel densification dominate the drying shrinkage of MKG at different water loss stages.The findings indicate that besides porosity control,finer tuning of the pore size distribution is needed to control the drying shrinkage of MKG.展开更多
Cement as a building material, has high fluidity, compressive strength, and durability, but carbon dioxide emissions during cement production are a major problem. As one of the countermeasures, alkali-activated cement...Cement as a building material, has high fluidity, compressive strength, and durability, but carbon dioxide emissions during cement production are a major problem. As one of the countermeasures, alkali-activated cement using blast furnace slag powder with alkaline stimulants is considered to be a very promising solution for reducing carbon dioxide emissions, but there is a lack of information about the fundamental properties of alkali-activated materials. This study presents an experimental investigation of the fundamental properties of an alkali-activated slag system with sodium carbonate (NC) and calcium hydroxide (CH). The effects of calcium sulfo-aluminate (CSA) and shrinkage reducing agent (SRA) on the properties of blast furnace slag (BFS) based alkali-activated mixture were also investigated. In the experiments, fundamental characteristics including compressive strength, drying shrinkage, and water penetration tests of mortar were evaluated. Porosity, pH, and ignition loss were measured to verify the effectiveness of the materials. The experimental investigation revealed that the compressive strength was increased with the increasing replacement rates of NC in the BFS mortar, and in the case of water to BFS ratio of 0.45 with sodium carbonation addition contents 10 wt.%, the compressive strength for 28 days of curing reaches more than 50 MPa. Low water to BFS ratio and higher addition ratio of NC had a positive effect on the compressive strength development of mortar. Incorporating NC into BFS would affect the decrease in porosity and increase in ignition loss, leading to higher compressive strength. There was a negligible change to the compressive strength, porosity, pH, and ignition loss of BFS samples made with CH, thus, the addition rates of CH to BFS have no or little significant effect on the fundamental properties of alkali-activated cement. From the results of drying shrinkage and water penetration tests, the addition of NC and CH only to BFS exhibited poor drying shrinkage and water penetration characteristics. However, these problems may be overcome due to the use of CSA or SRA in the alkali-activated system made with NC or CH.展开更多
A laboratory study was undertaken to investigate drying shrinkage and cracking sensitivity subjected to restrained shrinkage of mortar containing fly ash (FA), granulated blast-furnace slag (GBFS) and silica fume (SF)...A laboratory study was undertaken to investigate drying shrinkage and cracking sensitivity subjected to restrained shrinkage of mortar containing fly ash (FA), granulated blast-furnace slag (GBFS) and silica fume (SF). Six mortar mixtures including control Portland cement (PC) and FA, GBFS and SF mortar mixtures were prepared. FA replaced the cement on mass basis at the replacement ratios of 20% and 35%, GBFS replaced the cement at the replacement ratios of 40%, SF replaced the cement at the replacement ratios of 8% and the blended mixtures with 20% FA, 20% GBFS and 8% SF. Water-cementitious materials ratio and sand-cementitious materials ratio were 0.4 and 2.0 for all mixtures, respectively. The mixtures were cured at 65% relative humidity and 20℃. The drying shrinkage value, initial cracking time and cracking width of the mortar samples were measured. The results show that all the mortar mixture containing FA exhibited the decrease of drying shrinkage. Moreover, initial cracking time was markedly delayed, and the crack width of the initial crack was reduced. However, the incorporations of various ratios of GBFS and SF led to an increase of drying shrinkage, initial cracking time and cracking width as compared to control mixture.展开更多
The influences of natural sand, manufactured-sand (MS) and stone-dust (SD) in the manufactured-sand on workability, compressive strength, elastic modulus, drying shrinkage and creep properties of high-strength con...The influences of natural sand, manufactured-sand (MS) and stone-dust (SD) in the manufactured-sand on workability, compressive strength, elastic modulus, drying shrinkage and creep properties of high-strength concrete (HSC) were tested and compared. The results show that the reasonable content (7%-10.5%) of SD in MS will not deteriorate the workability of MS-HSC. It could even improve the workability. Moreover, the compressive strength increases gradually with the increasing SD content,and the MS- HSC with low SD content (smaller than 7%) has the elastic modulus which approaches that of the natural sand HSC, but the elastic modulus reduces when the SD content is high. The influence of the SD content on drying shrinkage performance of MS-HSC is closely related to the hydration age. The shrinkage rate of MS-HSC in the former 7 d age is higher than that of the natural sand HSC, but the difference of the shrinkage rate in the late age is not marked. Meanwhile the shrinkage rate reduces as the fly ash is added; the specific creep and creep coefficient of MS-HSC with 7% SD are close to those of the natural sand HSC.展开更多
The feasibility of flue gas desulphurization (FGD) as concrete admixture was studied. A combined concrete admixture of the thermally-treated FGD gypsum and slag powder was explored. The FGD gypsum was roasted at 200...The feasibility of flue gas desulphurization (FGD) as concrete admixture was studied. A combined concrete admixture of the thermally-treated FGD gypsum and slag powder was explored. The FGD gypsum was roasted at 200℃ for 60 min and then mixed with the slag powder to form FGD gypsum-slag powder combined admixture in which the SO3 content was 3.5wt%. Cement was partially and equivalently replaced by slag powder alone or FGD gypsum-slag powder, at concentration of 25wt%, 40wt%, and 50wt%, respectively. The setting times, hydration products, total porosity and pore size distributions of the paste were determined. The compressive strength and drying shrinkage of cement mortar and concrete were also tested. The experimental results show that, in the presence of FGD gypsum, the setting times are much slower than those of pastes in the absence of FGD gypsum. The combination of FGD gypsum and slag powder provides synergistic benefits above that of slag powder alone. The addition of FGD gypsum provides benefit by promoting ettringite formation and forms a compact microstructure, increasing the compressive strength and reduces the drying shrinkage of cement mortar and concrete.展开更多
Requirements of self-compacting concrete (SCC) applied in pre-stressed mass concrete structures include high fluidity, high elastic modulus, low adiabatic temperature rise and low drying shrinkage, which cannot be s...Requirements of self-compacting concrete (SCC) applied in pre-stressed mass concrete structures include high fluidity, high elastic modulus, low adiabatic temperature rise and low drying shrinkage, which cannot be satisfied by ordinary SCC. In this study, in order to solve the problem, a few principles of SCC design were proposed and the effects of binder amount, fly ash (FA) substitution, aggregate content and gradation on the workability, temperature rise, drying shrinkage and elastic modulus of SCC were investigated. The results and analysis indicate that the primary factor influencing the fluidity was paste content, and the main methods improving the elastic modulusof SCC were a lower sand ratio and an optimized coarse aggregate gradation. Lower adiabatic temperature rise and drying shrinkage were beneficial for decreasing the cement content. Further, based on the optimization of mixture, a C50 grade SCC (with binder amount of only 480 kg/ m3, fly ash substitution of 40%, sand ratio of 51% and proper coarse aggregate gradation (Vs.~0 mm: V10-16 ram: V16.20 mm= 30%: 30%:40%)) with superior workability was successfully prepared. The temperature rise and drying shrinkage of the prepared SCC were significantly reduced, and the elastic modulus reached 37.6 GPa at 28 d.展开更多
Due to the relatively high density of conventional non-sintered lightweight aggregate(NLA),a low-density core-shell NLA(CNLA) was developed.Moreover,two types of porous lightweight aggregate concrete (PLAC) for wallbo...Due to the relatively high density of conventional non-sintered lightweight aggregate(NLA),a low-density core-shell NLA(CNLA) was developed.Moreover,two types of porous lightweight aggregate concrete (PLAC) for wallboard were designed,using both foam and lightweight aggregates.The effects of LA on lightweight concrete workability,compressive strength,dry shrinkage,and thermal conductivity were studied and compared.The bulk density of CNLA can be lowered to 500 kg/m^(3),and its cylinder crushing strength is 1.6 MPa.PLACs also have compressive strengths ranging from 7.8 to 11.8 MPa,as well as thermal conductivity coefficients ranging from 0.193 to 0.219 W/(m·K^(-1)).The CNLA bonds better to the paste matrix at the interface transition zone,and CNLA concrete has a superior pore structure than SLA concrete,resulting in a 20% improvement in fluidity,a 10% increase in strength,a 6% reduction in heat conductivity,and an 11% decrease in drying shrinkage.展开更多
The total utilization amount of red mud is limited due to its high content of alkali,heavy metals and naturally occurring radioactive element.In order to rationalize the use of red mud,a typical field road cement usin...The total utilization amount of red mud is limited due to its high content of alkali,heavy metals and naturally occurring radioactive element.In order to rationalize the use of red mud,a typical field road cement using dealkalized red mud(content of alkali lower than 1%) as raw material was firstly prepared in this paper.Then,a preliminary research on the radioactivity of the red mud based field road cement has been carried out.For that reason,two samples of raw materials were prepared.One was with ordinary raw materials,as the control group(CG),the other was with 23 w % red mud,as the experimental group(EG).The clinkers were acquired by sintering the above two raw materials at 1 400 ℃.Subsequently,the two types of cement prepared by the above two kinds of clinkers were tested by measuring the normal consistency,setting time,mechanical strength and drying shrinkage.Meanwhile,the hydration products of the two types of cement were examined by XRD analysis at the curing age of 6 hours,1,3,7,and 28 days,respectively.The radioactivity of the two kinds of cement clinkers was then measured by gamma-ray spectrometry.The experimental results indicate that the main mineralogical phases components in the EG field road cement clinkers are C3S,C2S,and C4AF,the 28 days flexural and compressive strength of the EG field road cement mortars could be up to 8.45 and 53.2 MPa,respectively.The radioactive measuring results of the EG field road cement show that the value of radium equivalent activity index(Raeq) is 254.8 Bq/Kg-1,which is lower than the upper limit.展开更多
Three-dimensional concrete printing(3DCP)is increasingly being applied in harsh environments and isolated regions.However,the effective utilization of aeolian sand(AS)resources and by-products derived from arid zones ...Three-dimensional concrete printing(3DCP)is increasingly being applied in harsh environments and isolated regions.However,the effective utilization of aeolian sand(AS)resources and by-products derived from arid zones for 3DCP is yet to be fully realized.This study developed a three-dimensional(3D)printing composite using AS and magnesium oxychloride cement(MOC)from local materials.The effects of the mole ratio of MgO/MgCl_(2)and sand/binder(S/B)ratio on the mechanical properties such as water resistance,drying shrinkage strain,rheology,and printability,were investigated systematically.The results indicated that the optimal mole ratio of MgO/MgCl_(2),was 8,which yielded the desired mechanical performance and water resistance.Furthermore,the S/B ratio can be increased to three within the desired printability to increase the AS utilization rate.The rheological recovery and buildability of the 3D-printed MOC with AS were verified.These findings provide a promising strategy for construction in remote deserts.展开更多
In order to determine the effect of Natural Pozzolan (NP) content on the mechanical properties and durability characteristics on Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) as repair material. This study focused on t...In order to determine the effect of Natural Pozzolan (NP) content on the mechanical properties and durability characteristics on Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) as repair material. This study focused on the evaluation of the most factors influencing compatibility between the repair material and the base concrete including mechanicals properties such as, compressive and flexural strengths, elastic modulus, capillary absorption and drying shrinkage. The experimental results showed that natural pozzolan reduces the compressive strength and the flexuraI strength of ECC at all ages. The elastic modulus of ECC was remarkably lower than that of normal-strength concrete. This lower ~oung's modulus is desirable for repair concrete, because it prevents the stresses induced by restrained shrinkage. In addition, the incorporation of high-volume natural pozzolan decreases significantly the coefficient of capillary absorption at long term and increases the drying shrinkage. Generally, based on the results obtained in the present experimental investigation, ECC can be used effectively as an overlay material over existing parent concrete.展开更多
Superabsorbent polymers(SAPs)are cross-linked polymers that can absorb and retain large amounts of water.In recent years,a growing interest was seen in applying SAPs in concrete to improve its performance due to its e...Superabsorbent polymers(SAPs)are cross-linked polymers that can absorb and retain large amounts of water.In recent years,a growing interest was seen in applying SAPs in concrete to improve its performance due to its efficiency in mitigating shrinkage.This paper presents findings in a study on effect of SAPs on performance of cement-treated base(CTB),using the experience of internal curing of concrete.CTB specimens with and without SAPs were prepared and tested in the laboratory.Tests conducted include mechanical property testing,dry shrinkage testing,differential thermal analysis,mercury intrusion porosimetry and scanning electron microscope testing.It was found that 7-day and 28-day unconfined compressive strength of CTB specimens with SAPs was higher than regular CTB specimens.28d compressive strength of CTB specimens with SAPs made by Static pressure method was 5.87 MPa,which is 27%higher than that of regular CTB specimens.Drying shrinkage of CTB specimens with SAPs was decreased by 52.5%comparing with regular CTB specimens.Through the microstructure analysis it was found that CTB specimens with SAPs could produce more hydration products,which is also the reason for the strength improvement.展开更多
This paper presents the fresh and hardened properties of high-strength concrete comprising byproduct fine crushed aggregates(FCAs)sourced from the crushing of three different types of rocks,namely granophyre,basalt,an...This paper presents the fresh and hardened properties of high-strength concrete comprising byproduct fine crushed aggregates(FCAs)sourced from the crushing of three different types of rocks,namely granophyre,basalt,and granite.The lowest void contents of the combined fine aggregates were observed when 40%to 60%of natural sand is replaced by the FCAs.By the replacement of 40%FCAs,the slump and bleeding of concrete with a water-to-cement ratio of 0.45 decreased by approximately 15%and 50%,respectively,owing to the relatively high fines content of the FCAs.The 28 d compressive strength of concrete was 50 MPa when 40%FCAs were used.The slight decrease in tensile strength from the FCAs is attributed to the flakiness of the particles.The correlations between the splitting tensile and compressive strengths of normal concrete provided in the AS 3600 and ACI 318 design standards are applicable for concrete using the FCAs as partial replacement of sand.The maximum 56 d drying shrinkage is 520 microstrains,which is significantly less than the recommended limit of 1000 microstrains by AS 3600 for concrete.Therefore,the use of these byproduct FCAs can be considered as a sustainable alternative option for the production of high-strength green concrete.展开更多
Gadolinia-doped ceria ceramic pastes were formulated with different solid loadings and extruded using lab-scale equipment.The force to maintain a constant ram speed of 10 mm/min was recorded.The radial shrinkage after...Gadolinia-doped ceria ceramic pastes were formulated with different solid loadings and extruded using lab-scale equipment.The force to maintain a constant ram speed of 10 mm/min was recorded.The radial shrinkage after drying was proportional to the solid loading and this allowed the determination of the maximum solid loading by an extrapolation procedure.In order to obtain the apparent viscosity of the pastes,a novel approach based on the analysis of the slope of the extrusion pressure plot versus distance covered by the ram,was formulated for the direct determination of the shear stress upon extrusion.The agreement of the determined maximum solid loading with values calculated by two existing models confirmed that the proposed approach was an alternative and reliable method to identify the upper limit of the solid loading range for the formulation of extrudable ceramic pastes.展开更多
Due to rapid construction,necessity for raw materials of concrete,especially coarse aggregate,tends to increase the danger of early exhaustion of the natural resources.An alternative source of raw materials would perh...Due to rapid construction,necessity for raw materials of concrete,especially coarse aggregate,tends to increase the danger of early exhaustion of the natural resources.An alternative source of raw materials would perhaps delay the advent of this early exhaustion.Recycled coarse aggregate(RCA)plays a great role as an alternative raw material that can replace the natural coarse aggregate(NCA)for concrete.Previous studies show that the properties of RCA concrete are inferior in quality compared to NCA concrete.This article attempts to study the improvement of properties of RCA concrete with the addition of bacteria named as Bacillus subtilis.The experimental inves-tigation was carried out to evaluate the improvement of the compres-sive strength,capillary water absorption,and drying shrinkage of RCA concrete incorporating bacteria.The compressive strength of RCA concrete is found to be increased by about 20%when the cell con-centration of B.subtilis is 10^(6) cells/ml.The capillary water absorptionas well as drying shrinkage of RCA are reduced when bacteria is incorpo-rated.The improvement of RCA concrete is confirmed to be due to the calcium carbonate precipitation as observed from the microstructure studies carried out on it such as EDX,SEM,and XRD.展开更多
文摘High-performance concrete (HPC) has specific performance advantages over conventional concrete in strength and durability. HPC mixtures are usually produced with water/binder mass ratios (mW/mB) in the range of 0.2-0.4, so volume changes of concrete as a result of drying, chemical reactions, and temperature change cannot be avoided. For these reasons, shrinkage and cracking are frequent phenomena. It is necessary to add some types of admixture for reduction of shrinkage and cracking of HPC. This study used a shrinkage-reducing admixture (SRA) for that purpose. Concrete was prepared with two different mW/mB (0.22 and 0.40) and four different mass fractions of SRA to binder (w(SRA) = 0%, 1%, 2%, and 4%). The mineral admixtures used for concrete mixes were: 25% fly ash (FA) and 25% slag by mass of binder for the mixture with mW/mB = 0.40, and 15% silica fume (SF) and 25% FA for the mixture with mW/mB = 0.22. Tests were conducted on 24 prismatic specimens, and shrinkage strains were measured through 120 days of drying. Compressive strength, splitting strength, and static modulus of elasticity were also determined. The results show that the SRA effectively reduces some mechanical properties of HPC. The reductions in compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, and elastic modulus of the concrete were 7%-24%, 9%-19%, and 5%-12%, respectively, after 90 days, compared to concrete mixtures without SRA. SRA can also help reduce drying shrinkage of concrete. The shrinkage strains of HPC with SRA were only as high as 41% of the average free shrinkage of concrete without SRA after 120 days of drying.
基金Funded by the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2009CB623200)Zhejiang Natural Science Foundation(No.LQ12E08002)+1 种基金Ningbo Natural Science Foundation(No.2012A610159)the School Disciplinary Projects(No.zj1113,XKL11D2081)
文摘The effects of specimen size and shape on development of water loss and shrinkage of mortar and concrete respectively were investigated. The experimental results showed that the effects of specimen size and shape on water loss ratio were consistent with those on drying shrinkage strain. It is also indicated that drying shrinkage strain has obvious linear correlation with water loss ratios independent of specimen size and shape. The effects of specimen size and shape on the water loss ratio were embodied in established model of averaged relative humidity improved by considering effects of sequential hydration and calculated by finite difference method. Furthermore, the effects of specimen size and shape on drying shrinkage strain of concrete were experimentally deduced and applied to modify criterion EB-FIP1990. The comparison between experimental and calculated results shows that the modified EB-FIP1990 can be adopted to predict drying shrinkage strain of concrete with reasonable accuracy.
基金Funded by the Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province in 2018(No2018C03033-1)。
文摘We introduced a parameter r_s(the radius of the pores where the meniscus forms),which is composed of two factors,i e,water loss and cumulative pore size distribution(PSD),to provide a better explanation of the influence of superplasticizers(SPs)on early-age drying shrinkage.In our experiments,it is found that the addition of three types of SPs leads to a significant increase in the early-age drying shrinkage of cement paste,and drying shrinkage increases with the dosage of SPs.Based on the results above,we further studied the mechanism of the effects of SPs on the early-age drying shrinkage of cement paste by PSD and water loss,which are two components of r_s.The experimental results indicate that r_s can be a better index for the early-age drying shrinkage of cement-based materials with SPs than a single factor.In addition,the effects of SPs on other factors such as hydration degree and elastic modulus were also investigated and discussed.
基金Funded by the National Key Technology R&D Program of China during the 12th Five-year Plan(No.2012BAJ20B02)
文摘Drying shrinkage of thermal insulation mortar with glazed hollow beads was measured by a vertical length comparator, and the influences of fly ash with different contents(0, 18%, 36%, and 54% were used) on the long-term drying shrinkage were discussed. The mass loss was measured by the weighting method and the pore structure was characterized using three different methods, including the light microscopy, the mercury intrusion porosimetry(MIP), and the nitrogen adsorption/desorption(NAD) experiments, and the correlations among them were researched. The results show that drying shrinkage process of thermal insulation mortar includes three steps with increasing curing time: the acceleration period(before 7 d), the deceleration period(7-365 d), and the metastable period(after 365 d). Drying shrinkage in the first stage(7 d before) increases quickly owing to the fast water loss, and its development in the last two stages is attributed to the increment of the pore volume of mortar with the radius below 50 nm, especially the increment of the pore volume fraction of the pore radius within the size range between 7.3 nm and 12.3 nm. There is no change in the drying shrinkage development trend of mortar with fly ash addition, and three steps in the service life, but fly ash addition in the mortar restrains its value. There is a linear relationship between the drying shrinkage and fly ash content, which means that drying shrinkage reduces with fly ash addition.
文摘The influence of superplasticizer(SP) on the early age drying shrinkage of cement paste with the same consistency was investigated. To conduct the test, which lasted for 72 hours, three paste mixtures were used for comparison. The 72 hours early age drying shrinkage staring from the initial setting time was measured by a clock gauge. The pore size distribution was measured by Mercury Intrusion Method. The surface tension of capillary simulation liquid and mass loss of paste were also measured. The experimental results showed that the addition of SP increased the early drying shrinkage greatly. The ratios of water evaporation and the total free water in mixtures added with SPs showed great differences. SPs fined the capillary pores of paste, and the volume of pore with diameter within 50 nm was well consistent with shrinkage rate. The addition of SPs did not raise the capillary liquid surface tension. It showed that with the volume of pore with diameter within 50 nm and the ratio of water evaporation and the total free water a tolerable shrinkage result of paste added with SP could be predicted, and the elastic modulus could have an influence on the early shrinkage. These results have never been proposed before.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51202304)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2014M552320)+1 种基金Scientific,the Technological Talents’Special Funds of Wanzhou District and Scientific and Technological Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission(KJ1401016)the Youth Project of Chongqing Three Gorges College(13QN-20)
文摘We prepared concretes(RC0, RC30, and RC100) with three different mixes. The poresize distribution parameters of RAC were examined by high-precision mercury intrusion method(MIM) and nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) imaging. A capillary-bundle physical model with random-distribution pores(improved model, IM) was established according to the parameters, and dry-shrinkage strain values were calculated and verified. Results show that in all pore types, capillary pores, and gel pores have the greatest impacts on concrete shrinkage, especially for pores 2.5-50 and 50-100 nm in size. The median radii are 34.2, 31, and 34 nm for RC0, RC30, and RC100, respectively. Moreover, the internal micropore size distribution of RC0 differs from that of RC30 and RC100, and the pore descriptions of MIM and NMR are consistent both in theory and in practice. Compared with the traditional capillary-bundle model, the calculated results of IM have higher accuracy as demonstrated by experimental verifi cation.
基金Project supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFB0605700)and the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51879230 and 51778570)。
文摘The drying shrinkage of geopolymers poses significant limitations on their potential as constructive materials.In this study,the drying shrinkage of metakaolin-based geopolymer(MKG)with different initial water/solid ratios and pore structures was investigated experimentally.According to mini-bar shrinkage experiments,the drying shrinkage-water loss relation of MKG showed two-stage behavior.The initial water/solid ratio influences the critical water loss and span of the pausing period of the shrinkage curves but not the general trend.Combined with the microstructure characterization and physical estimation,the underlying dependency of the shrinkage on the pore structure of the binder was elucidated.Capillary pressure,surface energy change,and gel densification dominate the drying shrinkage of MKG at different water loss stages.The findings indicate that besides porosity control,finer tuning of the pore size distribution is needed to control the drying shrinkage of MKG.
文摘Cement as a building material, has high fluidity, compressive strength, and durability, but carbon dioxide emissions during cement production are a major problem. As one of the countermeasures, alkali-activated cement using blast furnace slag powder with alkaline stimulants is considered to be a very promising solution for reducing carbon dioxide emissions, but there is a lack of information about the fundamental properties of alkali-activated materials. This study presents an experimental investigation of the fundamental properties of an alkali-activated slag system with sodium carbonate (NC) and calcium hydroxide (CH). The effects of calcium sulfo-aluminate (CSA) and shrinkage reducing agent (SRA) on the properties of blast furnace slag (BFS) based alkali-activated mixture were also investigated. In the experiments, fundamental characteristics including compressive strength, drying shrinkage, and water penetration tests of mortar were evaluated. Porosity, pH, and ignition loss were measured to verify the effectiveness of the materials. The experimental investigation revealed that the compressive strength was increased with the increasing replacement rates of NC in the BFS mortar, and in the case of water to BFS ratio of 0.45 with sodium carbonation addition contents 10 wt.%, the compressive strength for 28 days of curing reaches more than 50 MPa. Low water to BFS ratio and higher addition ratio of NC had a positive effect on the compressive strength development of mortar. Incorporating NC into BFS would affect the decrease in porosity and increase in ignition loss, leading to higher compressive strength. There was a negligible change to the compressive strength, porosity, pH, and ignition loss of BFS samples made with CH, thus, the addition rates of CH to BFS have no or little significant effect on the fundamental properties of alkali-activated cement. From the results of drying shrinkage and water penetration tests, the addition of NC and CH only to BFS exhibited poor drying shrinkage and water penetration characteristics. However, these problems may be overcome due to the use of CSA or SRA in the alkali-activated system made with NC or CH.
基金Funded by the 863 Program from Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2005AA332010) the Key Technologies R&D Program from Department of Science and Technology. Hubei Province (200410G0121)
文摘A laboratory study was undertaken to investigate drying shrinkage and cracking sensitivity subjected to restrained shrinkage of mortar containing fly ash (FA), granulated blast-furnace slag (GBFS) and silica fume (SF). Six mortar mixtures including control Portland cement (PC) and FA, GBFS and SF mortar mixtures were prepared. FA replaced the cement on mass basis at the replacement ratios of 20% and 35%, GBFS replaced the cement at the replacement ratios of 40%, SF replaced the cement at the replacement ratios of 8% and the blended mixtures with 20% FA, 20% GBFS and 8% SF. Water-cementitious materials ratio and sand-cementitious materials ratio were 0.4 and 2.0 for all mixtures, respectively. The mixtures were cured at 65% relative humidity and 20℃. The drying shrinkage value, initial cracking time and cracking width of the mortar samples were measured. The results show that all the mortar mixture containing FA exhibited the decrease of drying shrinkage. Moreover, initial cracking time was markedly delayed, and the crack width of the initial crack was reduced. However, the incorporations of various ratios of GBFS and SF led to an increase of drying shrinkage, initial cracking time and cracking width as compared to control mixture.
基金the National West Communication Construction Technology Project(No.200331881106)
文摘The influences of natural sand, manufactured-sand (MS) and stone-dust (SD) in the manufactured-sand on workability, compressive strength, elastic modulus, drying shrinkage and creep properties of high-strength concrete (HSC) were tested and compared. The results show that the reasonable content (7%-10.5%) of SD in MS will not deteriorate the workability of MS-HSC. It could even improve the workability. Moreover, the compressive strength increases gradually with the increasing SD content,and the MS- HSC with low SD content (smaller than 7%) has the elastic modulus which approaches that of the natural sand HSC, but the elastic modulus reduces when the SD content is high. The influence of the SD content on drying shrinkage performance of MS-HSC is closely related to the hydration age. The shrinkage rate of MS-HSC in the former 7 d age is higher than that of the natural sand HSC, but the difference of the shrinkage rate in the late age is not marked. Meanwhile the shrinkage rate reduces as the fly ash is added; the specific creep and creep coefficient of MS-HSC with 7% SD are close to those of the natural sand HSC.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51208370,51172164)the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(No.20110072120046)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.0500219170)the Opening Measuring Fund of LargeApparatus of Tongji University(No.0002012011)
文摘The feasibility of flue gas desulphurization (FGD) as concrete admixture was studied. A combined concrete admixture of the thermally-treated FGD gypsum and slag powder was explored. The FGD gypsum was roasted at 200℃ for 60 min and then mixed with the slag powder to form FGD gypsum-slag powder combined admixture in which the SO3 content was 3.5wt%. Cement was partially and equivalently replaced by slag powder alone or FGD gypsum-slag powder, at concentration of 25wt%, 40wt%, and 50wt%, respectively. The setting times, hydration products, total porosity and pore size distributions of the paste were determined. The compressive strength and drying shrinkage of cement mortar and concrete were also tested. The experimental results show that, in the presence of FGD gypsum, the setting times are much slower than those of pastes in the absence of FGD gypsum. The combination of FGD gypsum and slag powder provides synergistic benefits above that of slag powder alone. The addition of FGD gypsum provides benefit by promoting ettringite formation and forms a compact microstructure, increasing the compressive strength and reduces the drying shrinkage of cement mortar and concrete.
基金Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U1134008 and 51302090)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2015ZJ0005)
文摘Requirements of self-compacting concrete (SCC) applied in pre-stressed mass concrete structures include high fluidity, high elastic modulus, low adiabatic temperature rise and low drying shrinkage, which cannot be satisfied by ordinary SCC. In this study, in order to solve the problem, a few principles of SCC design were proposed and the effects of binder amount, fly ash (FA) substitution, aggregate content and gradation on the workability, temperature rise, drying shrinkage and elastic modulus of SCC were investigated. The results and analysis indicate that the primary factor influencing the fluidity was paste content, and the main methods improving the elastic modulusof SCC were a lower sand ratio and an optimized coarse aggregate gradation. Lower adiabatic temperature rise and drying shrinkage were beneficial for decreasing the cement content. Further, based on the optimization of mixture, a C50 grade SCC (with binder amount of only 480 kg/ m3, fly ash substitution of 40%, sand ratio of 51% and proper coarse aggregate gradation (Vs.~0 mm: V10-16 ram: V16.20 mm= 30%: 30%:40%)) with superior workability was successfully prepared. The temperature rise and drying shrinkage of the prepared SCC were significantly reduced, and the elastic modulus reached 37.6 GPa at 28 d.
基金Funded by the National Key R&D Programs of China (Nos. 2016YFC0701907, 2021YFB3802000 and 2021YFB3802004)。
文摘Due to the relatively high density of conventional non-sintered lightweight aggregate(NLA),a low-density core-shell NLA(CNLA) was developed.Moreover,two types of porous lightweight aggregate concrete (PLAC) for wallboard were designed,using both foam and lightweight aggregates.The effects of LA on lightweight concrete workability,compressive strength,dry shrinkage,and thermal conductivity were studied and compared.The bulk density of CNLA can be lowered to 500 kg/m^(3),and its cylinder crushing strength is 1.6 MPa.PLACs also have compressive strengths ranging from 7.8 to 11.8 MPa,as well as thermal conductivity coefficients ranging from 0.193 to 0.219 W/(m·K^(-1)).The CNLA bonds better to the paste matrix at the interface transition zone,and CNLA concrete has a superior pore structure than SLA concrete,resulting in a 20% improvement in fluidity,a 10% increase in strength,a 6% reduction in heat conductivity,and an 11% decrease in drying shrinkage.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51172155)
文摘The total utilization amount of red mud is limited due to its high content of alkali,heavy metals and naturally occurring radioactive element.In order to rationalize the use of red mud,a typical field road cement using dealkalized red mud(content of alkali lower than 1%) as raw material was firstly prepared in this paper.Then,a preliminary research on the radioactivity of the red mud based field road cement has been carried out.For that reason,two samples of raw materials were prepared.One was with ordinary raw materials,as the control group(CG),the other was with 23 w % red mud,as the experimental group(EG).The clinkers were acquired by sintering the above two raw materials at 1 400 ℃.Subsequently,the two types of cement prepared by the above two kinds of clinkers were tested by measuring the normal consistency,setting time,mechanical strength and drying shrinkage.Meanwhile,the hydration products of the two types of cement were examined by XRD analysis at the curing age of 6 hours,1,3,7,and 28 days,respectively.The radioactivity of the two kinds of cement clinkers was then measured by gamma-ray spectrometry.The experimental results indicate that the main mineralogical phases components in the EG field road cement clinkers are C3S,C2S,and C4AF,the 28 days flexural and compressive strength of the EG field road cement mortars could be up to 8.45 and 53.2 MPa,respectively.The radioactive measuring results of the EG field road cement show that the value of radium equivalent activity index(Raeq) is 254.8 Bq/Kg-1,which is lower than the upper limit.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52178198,52208239,and U20A20313)the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei(Nos.E2022202203,E2021202039,and E2022202041)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(Nos.20JCYBJC00710 and 22JCQNJC00240).
文摘Three-dimensional concrete printing(3DCP)is increasingly being applied in harsh environments and isolated regions.However,the effective utilization of aeolian sand(AS)resources and by-products derived from arid zones for 3DCP is yet to be fully realized.This study developed a three-dimensional(3D)printing composite using AS and magnesium oxychloride cement(MOC)from local materials.The effects of the mole ratio of MgO/MgCl_(2)and sand/binder(S/B)ratio on the mechanical properties such as water resistance,drying shrinkage strain,rheology,and printability,were investigated systematically.The results indicated that the optimal mole ratio of MgO/MgCl_(2),was 8,which yielded the desired mechanical performance and water resistance.Furthermore,the S/B ratio can be increased to three within the desired printability to increase the AS utilization rate.The rheological recovery and buildability of the 3D-printed MOC with AS were verified.These findings provide a promising strategy for construction in remote deserts.
文摘In order to determine the effect of Natural Pozzolan (NP) content on the mechanical properties and durability characteristics on Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) as repair material. This study focused on the evaluation of the most factors influencing compatibility between the repair material and the base concrete including mechanicals properties such as, compressive and flexural strengths, elastic modulus, capillary absorption and drying shrinkage. The experimental results showed that natural pozzolan reduces the compressive strength and the flexuraI strength of ECC at all ages. The elastic modulus of ECC was remarkably lower than that of normal-strength concrete. This lower ~oung's modulus is desirable for repair concrete, because it prevents the stresses induced by restrained shrinkage. In addition, the incorporation of high-volume natural pozzolan decreases significantly the coefficient of capillary absorption at long term and increases the drying shrinkage. Generally, based on the results obtained in the present experimental investigation, ECC can be used effectively as an overlay material over existing parent concrete.
基金funded by the International Cooperation Project of Jiangsu Science and Technology Department[Grant No.BZ2017011].
文摘Superabsorbent polymers(SAPs)are cross-linked polymers that can absorb and retain large amounts of water.In recent years,a growing interest was seen in applying SAPs in concrete to improve its performance due to its efficiency in mitigating shrinkage.This paper presents findings in a study on effect of SAPs on performance of cement-treated base(CTB),using the experience of internal curing of concrete.CTB specimens with and without SAPs were prepared and tested in the laboratory.Tests conducted include mechanical property testing,dry shrinkage testing,differential thermal analysis,mercury intrusion porosimetry and scanning electron microscope testing.It was found that 7-day and 28-day unconfined compressive strength of CTB specimens with SAPs was higher than regular CTB specimens.28d compressive strength of CTB specimens with SAPs made by Static pressure method was 5.87 MPa,which is 27%higher than that of regular CTB specimens.Drying shrinkage of CTB specimens with SAPs was decreased by 52.5%comparing with regular CTB specimens.Through the microstructure analysis it was found that CTB specimens with SAPs could produce more hydration products,which is also the reason for the strength improvement.
文摘This paper presents the fresh and hardened properties of high-strength concrete comprising byproduct fine crushed aggregates(FCAs)sourced from the crushing of three different types of rocks,namely granophyre,basalt,and granite.The lowest void contents of the combined fine aggregates were observed when 40%to 60%of natural sand is replaced by the FCAs.By the replacement of 40%FCAs,the slump and bleeding of concrete with a water-to-cement ratio of 0.45 decreased by approximately 15%and 50%,respectively,owing to the relatively high fines content of the FCAs.The 28 d compressive strength of concrete was 50 MPa when 40%FCAs were used.The slight decrease in tensile strength from the FCAs is attributed to the flakiness of the particles.The correlations between the splitting tensile and compressive strengths of normal concrete provided in the AS 3600 and ACI 318 design standards are applicable for concrete using the FCAs as partial replacement of sand.The maximum 56 d drying shrinkage is 520 microstrains,which is significantly less than the recommended limit of 1000 microstrains by AS 3600 for concrete.Therefore,the use of these byproduct FCAs can be considered as a sustainable alternative option for the production of high-strength green concrete.
文摘Gadolinia-doped ceria ceramic pastes were formulated with different solid loadings and extruded using lab-scale equipment.The force to maintain a constant ram speed of 10 mm/min was recorded.The radial shrinkage after drying was proportional to the solid loading and this allowed the determination of the maximum solid loading by an extrapolation procedure.In order to obtain the apparent viscosity of the pastes,a novel approach based on the analysis of the slope of the extrusion pressure plot versus distance covered by the ram,was formulated for the direct determination of the shear stress upon extrusion.The agreement of the determined maximum solid loading with values calculated by two existing models confirmed that the proposed approach was an alternative and reliable method to identify the upper limit of the solid loading range for the formulation of extrudable ceramic pastes.
文摘Due to rapid construction,necessity for raw materials of concrete,especially coarse aggregate,tends to increase the danger of early exhaustion of the natural resources.An alternative source of raw materials would perhaps delay the advent of this early exhaustion.Recycled coarse aggregate(RCA)plays a great role as an alternative raw material that can replace the natural coarse aggregate(NCA)for concrete.Previous studies show that the properties of RCA concrete are inferior in quality compared to NCA concrete.This article attempts to study the improvement of properties of RCA concrete with the addition of bacteria named as Bacillus subtilis.The experimental inves-tigation was carried out to evaluate the improvement of the compres-sive strength,capillary water absorption,and drying shrinkage of RCA concrete incorporating bacteria.The compressive strength of RCA concrete is found to be increased by about 20%when the cell con-centration of B.subtilis is 10^(6) cells/ml.The capillary water absorptionas well as drying shrinkage of RCA are reduced when bacteria is incorpo-rated.The improvement of RCA concrete is confirmed to be due to the calcium carbonate precipitation as observed from the microstructure studies carried out on it such as EDX,SEM,and XRD.