Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4913185 | Construction and Building Materials | 2017 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
In the Yellow River Basin, the source of flood-prevention tone is scarce. The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of producing a kind of artificial flood-prevention stone by using Yellow River silt via alkali-activated method. The effects of alkali dosage, slag content and curing age on the compressive strength of artificial flood-prevention stone were studied. The results showed that the specimen made from optimal mix proportion can meet the requirement of flood-prevention stone. The main product in alkali-activated process is C-S-H gel confirmed by microcosmic tests such as SEM/EDS, TG/DTG and so on. CaCO3 is generated by the carbonation of partial C-S-H gel and residual Ca(OH)2. C-S-H gel and CaCO3 have common contribution to strength. In addition, frost resistance of the artificial flood-prevention stone at the age of 90Â days was evaluated by freeze-thaw cycle method. The porosity and pore size distribution were tested by Mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) to explicate the change before and after freeze-thaw cycle. As a whole, it is feasible to produce artificial flood-prevention stone by using the Yellow River silt.
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Authors
Baomin Wang, Gaonian Li, Junnan Han, Yue Zheng, Hui Liu, Wanzeng Song,