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Enhancing cementitious grouting performance through carbon nanotube-coated fly ash incorporation
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5355-6710
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8599-7118
Highlights The coating method assists the CNTs for good dispersion and is strongly connected to the surface of fly ash. The coating method allows CNTs to concentrate in the ITZ between fly ash and cement particles. The coated CNTs generate nucleation and pore-infilling effects to strengthen the ITZ in cementitious composites. The workability of the CNTs-coated fly ash-modified cementitious grouting can be significantly reinforced.
Abstract Cementitious composites reinforced with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) offer notable benefits compared to conventional cement-based materials in terms of durability and strength. Despite these advantages, the widespread implementation of CNTs in cement-based grouting engineering has not been carried out due to the limitations of dispersion issues. In order to facilitate the progression of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) from laboratory experiments to engineering applications, we proposed a method of using amino-functionalised functional groups to coat CNTs on the fly ash (FA) particles’ surfaces to assist the dispersion and prepare cost-effective, low-carbon emission, energy consumption-saving and high-performance cementitious slurry. The experimental results exhibit that compared with plain cement-based grouting materials, incorporating 0.023 wt% CNTs and 14.3 wt% FA can reinforce the compressive and tensile strength by 14.2–25.8% and improve the workability by about 21.0%. The application of coated CNTs induces nucleation and pore-infilling effects within the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) of the cementitious composites. This action leads to a reduction in ITZ width and a decrease in crack occurrence within the ITZ. Consequently, these effects contribute to an augmentation in the consolidation strength of the slurry. Acoustic emission and fracture surface fractal analysis further reveal that incorporating CNTs enhances the resist-loading ability of the cement matrix by increasing its energy absorption capability. The innovative coating method reported in this work is expected to facilitate the future application of CNTs in practical grouting engineering.
Enhancing cementitious grouting performance through carbon nanotube-coated fly ash incorporation
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5355-6710
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8599-7118
Highlights The coating method assists the CNTs for good dispersion and is strongly connected to the surface of fly ash. The coating method allows CNTs to concentrate in the ITZ between fly ash and cement particles. The coated CNTs generate nucleation and pore-infilling effects to strengthen the ITZ in cementitious composites. The workability of the CNTs-coated fly ash-modified cementitious grouting can be significantly reinforced.
Abstract Cementitious composites reinforced with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) offer notable benefits compared to conventional cement-based materials in terms of durability and strength. Despite these advantages, the widespread implementation of CNTs in cement-based grouting engineering has not been carried out due to the limitations of dispersion issues. In order to facilitate the progression of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) from laboratory experiments to engineering applications, we proposed a method of using amino-functionalised functional groups to coat CNTs on the fly ash (FA) particles’ surfaces to assist the dispersion and prepare cost-effective, low-carbon emission, energy consumption-saving and high-performance cementitious slurry. The experimental results exhibit that compared with plain cement-based grouting materials, incorporating 0.023 wt% CNTs and 14.3 wt% FA can reinforce the compressive and tensile strength by 14.2–25.8% and improve the workability by about 21.0%. The application of coated CNTs induces nucleation and pore-infilling effects within the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) of the cementitious composites. This action leads to a reduction in ITZ width and a decrease in crack occurrence within the ITZ. Consequently, these effects contribute to an augmentation in the consolidation strength of the slurry. Acoustic emission and fracture surface fractal analysis further reveal that incorporating CNTs enhances the resist-loading ability of the cement matrix by increasing its energy absorption capability. The innovative coating method reported in this work is expected to facilitate the future application of CNTs in practical grouting engineering.
Enhancing cementitious grouting performance through carbon nanotube-coated fly ash incorporation
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5355-6710
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8599-7118
Highlights The coating method assists the CNTs for good dispersion and is strongly connected to the surface of fly ash. The coating method allows CNTs to concentrate in the ITZ between fly ash and cement particles. The coated CNTs generate nucleation and pore-infilling effects to strengthen the ITZ in cementitious composites. The workability of the CNTs-coated fly ash-modified cementitious grouting can be significantly reinforced.
Abstract Cementitious composites reinforced with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) offer notable benefits compared to conventional cement-based materials in terms of durability and strength. Despite these advantages, the widespread implementation of CNTs in cement-based grouting engineering has not been carried out due to the limitations of dispersion issues. In order to facilitate the progression of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) from laboratory experiments to engineering applications, we proposed a method of using amino-functionalised functional groups to coat CNTs on the fly ash (FA) particles’ surfaces to assist the dispersion and prepare cost-effective, low-carbon emission, energy consumption-saving and high-performance cementitious slurry. The experimental results exhibit that compared with plain cement-based grouting materials, incorporating 0.023 wt% CNTs and 14.3 wt% FA can reinforce the compressive and tensile strength by 14.2–25.8% and improve the workability by about 21.0%. The application of coated CNTs induces nucleation and pore-infilling effects within the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) of the cementitious composites. This action leads to a reduction in ITZ width and a decrease in crack occurrence within the ITZ. Consequently, these effects contribute to an augmentation in the consolidation strength of the slurry. Acoustic emission and fracture surface fractal analysis further reveal that incorporating CNTs enhances the resist-loading ability of the cement matrix by increasing its energy absorption capability. The innovative coating method reported in this work is expected to facilitate the future application of CNTs in practical grouting engineering.
Enhancing cementitious grouting performance through carbon nanotube-coated fly ash incorporation
Chen, Weiqiang (author) / Liu, Yanming (author) / Wu, Jiangyu (author) / Lu, Shuaijie (author) / Han, Guansheng (author) / Wei, Xingchen (author) / Gao, Yuan (author)
2023-10-20
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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