Affiliation:
1. College of Civil Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410076, China
2. School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Jishou University, Zhangjiajie 427000, China
3. Hunan Renjian Baogu High-Tech Development Co., Ltd., Changsha 410005, China
Abstract
Shotcrete is widely used in mine and civil engineering as supporting structure. A new type of ultra-high-strength shotcrete (UHSSC) with viscosity-enhancing agent was taken as the research object in this paper. A microstructure model of UHSSC under different curing conditions (standard curing, natural curing and film curing) was reconstructed using X-ray computed tomography (X-CT). The grey theory was used to analyze the correlation between pore characteristics and strength of UHSSC. The results showed that the porosity and the pore size of UHSSC were significantly reduced, the compressive strength was obviously improved by the new spraying process. The effects of curing conditions on the pore characteristics and compressive strength of UHSSC were obvious. Under natural curing, the hydration degree was the highest, the maximum pore size was the smallest, and the compressive strength was the highest, reaching 95.8 MPa, but the porosity was the highest. The curing condition had a certain influence on the sphericity distribution of UHSSC pores. Under film curing, the proportion of special-shaped pores (S < 0.4) was the largest and compressive strength was the smallest. There was a good correlation between pore characteristic parameters and the compressive strength of UHSSC under different curing conditions. In particular, the large pore size (D ≥ 5000 µm) and special-shaped pores (S < 0.4) had obvious effects on the strength of UHSSC, and the grey correlation coefficients were 0.8539 and 0.8080, respectively. Additionally, the pore direction of UHSSC had obvious directionality, and the anisotropy of UHSSC may be more prominent than poured specimen. The results will lay a foundation for the study of its mechanical properties and durability.
Funder
the National Natural Science Foundation of China
the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province of China
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