Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4918103 | Construction and Building Materials | 2017 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
The distinct spalling performances of reactive powder concrete (RPC) specimens with various silica fume (SF) contents exposed to high temperatures were observed via high-resolution photography. The RPC microstructures and pore structures after high-temperature exposure were characterized using scanning electron microscopy and mercury intrusion porosimetry. The results provide experimental evidence of the high-temperature spalling mechanism of RPC. Increasing the SF content in RPC increases its compressive strength and compactness, offering greater mitigation of devastating spalling behaviour, but also producing more pulverized spalling remnants. This is attributed to the post-heating cracked microstructure and refined pores, which promote localized rather than entirely explosive spalling.
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Authors
Yang Ju, Kaipei Tian, Hongbin Liu, Hans-Wolf Reinhardt, Li Wang,