Affiliation:
1. Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Building Materials, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, China
2. School of Materials Science & Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
Abstract
Alkali-activated fly-ash–slag blending materials (AA-FASMs) are gradually being studied and applied more because of their good performance. There are many factors affecting the alkali-activated system, and the effect of single-factor variation on the performance of AA-FASM has been mostly reported; however, there is a lack of unified understanding of the mechanical properties and microstructure of AA-FASM under curing conditions and multiple-factor interaction. Therefore, this study investigated the compressive strength development and reaction products of alkali-activated AA-FASM under three curing conditions including seal (S), dry (D) and water saturation (W). Based on the response surface model, the relationship between the interaction of slag content (WSG), activator modulus (M) and activator dosage (RA) on its strength was established. The results showed that the maximum compressive strength of AA-FASM after 28 days of sealed curing was about 59 MPa, while the strengths of dry- and water-saturation-cured specimens decreased by 9.8% and 13.7%, respectively. The seal-cured samples also had the smallest mass change rate and linear shrinkage and the most compact pore structure. Due to the adverse effects from a too-high or too-low modulus and dosage of the activators, the shapes of upward convex, slope and inclined convex were under the interaction of WSG/M, WSG/RA and M/RA, respectively. The correlation coefficient R2 > 0.95 and p-value < 0.05 indicated that the proposed model could be used to predict strength development given the complex factors. Optimal proportioning and curing conditions were found to be WSG = 50%, M = 1.4, RA = 50% and sealed curing.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Key Research and Development Projects in Anhui Province
Cultivation Project of Scientific Research Reserve of Anhui Jianzhu University
Excellent Scientific Research and Innovation Team of Universities in Anhui Province
Subject
General Materials Science
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