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Wang H, Shu L, Ma K, He X. Durability Improvement of Pumice Lightweight Aggregate Concrete by Incorporating Modified Rubber Powder with Sodium Silicate. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 17:786. [PMID: 38399038 PMCID: PMC10890366 DOI: 10.3390/ma17040786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
Abstract
To improve the durability of pumice lightweight aggregate concrete applied in cold and drought areas, sodium silicate-modified waste tire rubber powder is used to treat the pumice lightweight aggregate concrete. The pumice lightweight aggregate concrete studied is mainly used in river lining structures. It will be eroded by water flow and the impact of ice and other injuries, resulting in reduced durability, and the addition of modified rubber will reduce the damage. The durability, including mass loss rate and relative dynamic elastic modulus of pumice lightweight aggregate concrete with different sodium silicate dosages and rubber power particle sizes, is analyzed under freeze-thaw cycles, and the microstructure is further characterized by using microscopic test methods such as nuclear magnetic resonance tests, ultra-depth 3D microscope tests, and scanning electron microscopy tests. The results showed that the durability of pumice lightweight aggregate concrete is significantly improved by the addition of modified waste tire rubber powder, and the optimum durability is achieved when using 2 wt% sodium silicate modified rubber power with a particle size of 20, and then the mass loss rate decreased from 4.54% to 0.77% and the relative dynamic elastic modulus increased from 50.34% to 64.87% after 300 freeze-thaw cycles compared with other samples. The scanning electron microscopy test result showed that the surface of rubber power is cleaner after the modification of sodium silicate, so the bonding ability between rubber power and cement hydration products is improved, which further improved the durability of concrete under the freeze-thaw cycle. The results of the nuclear magnetic resonance test showed that the pore area increased with the number of freeze-thaw cycles, and the small pores gradually evolved into large pores. The effect of sodium silicate on the modification of rubber power with different particle sizes is different. After the treatment of 2 wt% sodium silicate, the relationship between the increased rate of pore area and the number of freezing-thawing cycles is 23.8/times for the pumice lightweight aggregate concrete containing rubber power with a particle size of 20 and 35.3/times for the pumice lightweight aggregate concrete containing a particle size of 80 rubber power, respectively.
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- Hailong Wang
- College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China;
- Autonomous Region Collaborative Innovation Center for Integrated Water Resources and Water Environment Management in Inner Mongolia Section of Yellow River Basin, Hohhot 010018, China
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- College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China;
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- Department of Building Engineering and Technology, Vocational and Technical College of Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 014109, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;
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Nicula LM, Manea DL, Simedru D, Cadar O, Dragomir ML, Ardelean I, Corbu O. Potential Role of GGBS and ACBFS Blast Furnace Slag at 90 Days for Application in Rigid Concrete Pavements. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:5902. [PMID: 37687595 PMCID: PMC10488527 DOI: 10.3390/ma16175902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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Incorporating blast furnace slag into the composition of paving concrete can be one of the cost-effective ways to completely eliminate by-products from the pig iron production process (approximately 70% granulated slag and 30% air-cooled slag). The possibility to reintroduce blast furnace slag back into the life cycle will provide significant support to current environmental concerns and the clearance of tailings landfills. Especially in recent years, granulated and ground blast furnace slag (GGBS) as a substitute for cement and air-cooled blast furnace slag (ACBFS) aggregates as a substitute for natural aggregates in the composition of concretes have been studied by many researchers. But concrete compositions with large amounts of incorporated blast furnace slag affect the mechanical and durability properties through the interaction between the slag, cement and water depending on the curing times. This study focuses on identifying the optimal proportions of GGBS as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) and ACBFS aggregates as a substitute to natural sand such that the performance at 90 days of curing the concrete is similar to that of the control concrete. In addition, to minimize the costs associated with grinding GGBS, the hydration activity index (HAI) of the GGBS, the surface morphology, and the mineral components were analyzed via X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDX), and nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry (NMR). The flexural strength, the basic mechanical property of road concretes, increased from 28 to 90 days by 20.72% and 20.26% for the slag concrete but by 18.58% for the reference concrete. The composite with 15% GGBS and 25% ACBFS achieved results similar to the reference concrete at 90 days; therefore, they are considered optimal percentages to replace cement and natural sand in ecological pavement concretes. The HAI of the slag powder with a specific surface area equivalent to that of Portland cement fell into strength class 80 at the age of 28 days, but at the age of 90 days, the strength class was 100. The results of this research present three important benefits: the first is the protection of the environment through the recycling of two steel industry wastes that complies with European circular economy regulations, and the second is linked to the consequent savings in the disposal costs associated with wastefully occupied warehouses and the savings in slag grinding.
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- Liliana Maria Nicula
- Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 28, Memorandumului, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.L.M.); (M.L.D.)
- Faculty of Construction, Cadastre and Architecture, University of Oradea, 4, B.S. Delavrancea Street, 410058 Oradea, Romania
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- Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 28, Memorandumului, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.L.M.); (M.L.D.)
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- Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation Subsidiary, National Institute for Research and Development for Optoelectronics INOE 2000, 67 Donath Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.S.); (O.C.)
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- Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation Subsidiary, National Institute for Research and Development for Optoelectronics INOE 2000, 67 Donath Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.S.); (O.C.)
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- Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 28, Memorandumului, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.L.M.); (M.L.D.)
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 28, Memorandum Street, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 28, Memorandumului, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.L.M.); (M.L.D.)
- Research Institute for Construction Equipment and Technology, ICECON S.A. Bucharest, 266, Pantelimon Road, 2nd District, CP 3-33, 021652 Bucharest, Romania
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Li S, Yu X, Yang S, Wang H, Chen D. A Micromechanical-Based Semi-Empirical Model for Predicting the Compressive Strength Degradation of Concrete under External Sulfate Attack. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:5542. [PMID: 37629833 PMCID: PMC10456421 DOI: 10.3390/ma16165542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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As one of the most harmful ions in the environment, sulfate could cause the deformation and material deterioration of concrete structures. Models that accurately describe the whole chemo-transport-mechanical process of an external sulfate attack (ESA) require substantial computational work and contain complex parameters. This paper proposes a semi-empirical model based on micromechanical theory for predicting the compressive strength degradation of concrete under an ESA with basic properties of the undamaged material and limited computational effort. A simplified exponential function is developed for the total amount of the invading sulfate, and a second-order equation governs the chemical reaction. A micromechanical model is implemented to solve the mechanical response caused by an ESA. The model is able to describe the compressive stress-strain behavior of concrete subject to uniaxial loading in good agreement with the experimental results. For the case of a sulfate-attacked material, the relationship between compressive strength and expansion is calculated and validated by the test results. Finally, the deterioration process of compressive strength is predicted with the test results of deformation.
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- Shagang Li
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal Disaster and Protection, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; (S.L.); (X.Y.)
- College of Harbour, Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal Disaster and Protection, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; (S.L.); (X.Y.)
- College of Harbour, Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal Disaster and Protection, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; (S.L.); (X.Y.)
- College of Harbour, Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal Disaster and Protection, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; (S.L.); (X.Y.)
- College of Harbour, Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal Disaster and Protection, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; (S.L.); (X.Y.)
- College of Harbour, Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
- Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Development, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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