Mathematical Modeling of Initial Exothermic Behavior and Thixotropic Properties in Nanoclay-Enhanced Cementitious Materials
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Mathematical Model Establishment
2.1. The First Exothermic Peak
2.2. The Rheological Behavior
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. The First Exothermic Peak—Calibration and Validation 1
3.2. The First Exothermic Peak—Calibration and Validation 2
3.3. The Rheological Behavior—Calibration and Validation 3
3.4. The Rheological Behavior—Calibration and Validation 4
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Figure | Name | RMSE | Figure | Name | RMSE |
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Figure 1 | NC-0 | 0.13 J/g | Figure 5 | PC + 0.5% | 2.92 Pa |
NC-0.25 | 0.05 J/g | PC + 2% | 9.07 Pa | ||
NC-0.4 | 0.35 J/g | Figure 6 | PC + 0% | 7.52 Pa | |
Figure 2 | PC + 0% | 0.11 Cal/g·h | PC + 1% | 1.88 Pa | |
PC + 0.5% | 0.18 Cal/g·h | PC + 3% | 12.90 Pa | ||
PC + 3% | 0.26 Cal/g·h | Figure 7 | PC + 0.5% | 8.37 Pa | |
Figure 3 | PC + 1% | 0.21 Cal/g·h | PC + 2% | 9.92 Pa | |
PC + 2% | 0.34 Cal/g·h | Figure 8 | 0 NC | 4.12 Pa | |
Figure 4 | PC + 0% | 3.68 Pa | 0.5 NC | 25.69 Pa | |
PC + 1% | 6.78 Pa | Figure 9 | 0 NC | 3.32 Pa | |
PC + 3% | 11.27 Pa | 0.5 NC | 21.45 Pa |
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Xiao, P.; Chen, X.; Cao, D.; Yuan, Y.; Dai, Y.; Ukrainczyk, N.; Koenders, E. Mathematical Modeling of Initial Exothermic Behavior and Thixotropic Properties in Nanoclay-Enhanced Cementitious Materials. Materials 2024, 17, 1502. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071502
Xiao P, Chen X, Cao D, Yuan Y, Dai Y, Ukrainczyk N, Koenders E. Mathematical Modeling of Initial Exothermic Behavior and Thixotropic Properties in Nanoclay-Enhanced Cementitious Materials. Materials. 2024; 17(7):1502. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071502
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiao, Peng, Xi Chen, Donglin Cao, Yong Yuan, Ying Dai, Neven Ukrainczyk, and Eddie Koenders. 2024. "Mathematical Modeling of Initial Exothermic Behavior and Thixotropic Properties in Nanoclay-Enhanced Cementitious Materials" Materials 17, no. 7: 1502. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071502