Transport Properties and Resistance Improvement of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) after Exposure to Elevated Temperatures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Experiments
2.1. Mix Proportions and Specimen Preparation
2.2. Compressive Strength and Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Determination
2.3. Water Absorption and Chloride Diffusion Test
2.4. Microstructure Property Test
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Appearance and Weight Loss
3.2. Mechanical Properties
3.3. Transport Properties
3.4. Microstructure Properties
3.4.1. XRD
3.4.2. MIP
3.4.3. SEM
3.5. Property Enhancement and Improvement
3.5.1. Mechanical Properties
3.5.2. Transport Properties
3.5.3. Self-Healing Products
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Binder | Main Oxide Types (%) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SiO2 | Al2O3 | Fe2O3 | CaO | MgO | |
Cement | 19.70 | 4.45 | 2.93 | 63.62 | 1.28 |
Fly ash | 52.92 | 23.17 | 5.14 | 9.82 | 3.02 |
Silica fume | 87.21 | 0.43 | 3.02 | 1.19 | 1.97 |
Fiber | Density (g/cm3) | Diameter (μm) | Length (mm) | Tensile Strength (MPa) | Elasticity Modulus (GPa) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steel | 7.80 | 200.00 | 12.00 | 2100.00 | 210.00 |
PP | 0.91 | 31.12 | 12.00 | 510.42 | 4.65 |
PAN | 1.18 | 11.69 | 12.00 | 624.73 | 11.48 |
No. | Raw Material (kg/m3) | Fiber Content (%) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cement | Fly Ash | Silica Fume | River Sand | Artificial Sand | Coarse Aggregate | Steel | PP | PAN | |
PU | 630.00 | 180.00 | 90.00 | 476.00 | 84.00 | 742.33 | — | — | — |
UP | 630.00 | 180.00 | 90.00 | 476.00 | 84.00 | 742.33 | — | 0.30 | — |
UN | 630.00 | 180.00 | 90.00 | 476.00 | 84.00 | 742.33 | — | — | 0.30 |
US | 630.00 | 180.00 | 90.00 | 476.00 | 84.00 | 742.33 | 1.00 | — | — |
SP | 630.00 | 180.00 | 90.00 | 476.00 | 84.00 | 742.33 | 1.00 | 0.30 | — |
SN | 630.00 | 180.00 | 90.00 | 476.00 | 84.00 | 742.33 | 1.00 | — | 0.30 |
T (°C) | PU | US | UP | SP |
---|---|---|---|---|
25 | 95.89 | 77.87 | 55.92 | 64.30 |
200 | 168.17 | 128.81 | 95.20 | 146.48 |
400 | — | 1040.40 | 880.87 | 969.67 |
600 | — | — | 5367.46 | 7364.33 |
800 | — | — | 16,868.97 | 16,337.68 |
Environment | 200 °C | 400 °C | 800 °C |
---|---|---|---|
None—0 d | 95.20 | 880.87 | 1,6868.97 |
Clean water—28 d | 66.64 | 148.25 | 1730.56 |
5% Na2SO4 solution—28 d | 69.80 | 296.89 | 5166.73 |
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Qian, Y.; Yang, D.; Xia, Y.; Gao, H.; Ma, Z. Transport Properties and Resistance Improvement of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) after Exposure to Elevated Temperatures. Buildings 2021, 11, 416. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11090416
Qian Y, Yang D, Xia Y, Gao H, Ma Z. Transport Properties and Resistance Improvement of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) after Exposure to Elevated Temperatures. Buildings. 2021; 11(9):416. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11090416
Chicago/Turabian StyleQian, Yunfeng, Dingyi Yang, Yanghao Xia, Han Gao, and Zhiming Ma. 2021. "Transport Properties and Resistance Improvement of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) after Exposure to Elevated Temperatures" Buildings 11, no. 9: 416. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11090416