Investigation of Microstructural Damage in Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete under Freezing-Thawing Action
Joint Authors
Guo, Liping
Sun, Wei
Gu, Chunping
Wang, Qiannan
Yang, Yang
Liu, Jintao
Shi, Tao
Source
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-04-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Abstract EN
This work aims to investigate the damage in ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) caused by freezing-thawing action.
Freezing-thawing tests were carried out on UHPCs with and without steel fibers.
Mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT) were applied to detect the microstructure of the UHPC matrix before and after the freezing-thawing tests.
The results showed that UHPC possessed very excellent freezing-thawing resistance due to its dense microstructure.
After the freezing-thawing action, cracks occurred and were prone to initiate at the sand-paste interface in the UHPC matrix.
MIP results also indicated that cracks appeared in the UHPC matrix after the freezing-thawing action.
The number of defects that can be seen by X-ray CT increased in UHPC after the freezing-thawing action as well.
The mismatch of the thermal expansion coefficients of the aggregate and the paste is considered to be the reason for the cracking at the sand-paste interface.
The steel fibers in UHPC inhibited the propagation of cracks in the matrix and improved the freezing-thawing performance of UHPC.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gu, Chunping& Sun, Wei& Guo, Liping& Wang, Qiannan& Liu, Jintao& Yang, Yang…[et al.]. 2018. Investigation of Microstructural Damage in Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete under Freezing-Thawing Action. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120471
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gu, Chunping…[et al.]. Investigation of Microstructural Damage in Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete under Freezing-Thawing Action. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120471
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gu, Chunping& Sun, Wei& Guo, Liping& Wang, Qiannan& Liu, Jintao& Yang, Yang…[et al.]. Investigation of Microstructural Damage in Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete under Freezing-Thawing Action. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120471
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1120471