Effects of Lightly Burnt MgO Expansive Agent on the Deformation and Microstructure of Reinforced Concrete Wall

Compensation for shrinkages with three kinds of lightly burnt MgO expansive agent (LBMEA) is used in a reinforced concrete wall poured in the summer. Influences of the internal temperature history on the expansion of concrete and the microstructure of cement paste containing LBMEA were investigated....

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Main Authors: Lanqing Yu, Min Deng, Liwu Mo, Jinxin Liu, Feifei Jiang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1948123
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description Compensation for shrinkages with three kinds of lightly burnt MgO expansive agent (LBMEA) is used in a reinforced concrete wall poured in the summer. Influences of the internal temperature history on the expansion of concrete and the microstructure of cement paste containing LBMEA were investigated. The results showed that LBMEA exhibited significant expansion around the end of the fall temperature stage; then, the expansion rate declined obviously, and concrete containing LBMEA with low hydration reactivity (140 s and 220 s) showed larger expansion than LBMEA with high hydration reactivity (60 s). Microstructural analysis indicated that brucite preferentially forms in the pores in cement paste containing LBMEA with high reactivity, but brucite mainly grows on the surface of the MgO particles in cement paste containing LBMEA with low reactivity during the early age. Paste containing LBMEA with low reactivity showed a larger volume of single brucite crystal than LBMEA with high reactivity, which further led to larger expansion in the latter than the former. The results revealed the expansion process of LBMEA and can help engineers select suitable LBMEA for application to actual engineering.
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spelling doaj-art-6f5d007af05442eda4f078bbaf65cfc22025-08-20T03:34:04ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422019-01-01201910.1155/2019/19481231948123Effects of Lightly Burnt MgO Expansive Agent on the Deformation and Microstructure of Reinforced Concrete WallLanqing Yu0Min Deng1Liwu Mo2Jinxin Liu3Feifei Jiang4College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, ChinaCompensation for shrinkages with three kinds of lightly burnt MgO expansive agent (LBMEA) is used in a reinforced concrete wall poured in the summer. Influences of the internal temperature history on the expansion of concrete and the microstructure of cement paste containing LBMEA were investigated. The results showed that LBMEA exhibited significant expansion around the end of the fall temperature stage; then, the expansion rate declined obviously, and concrete containing LBMEA with low hydration reactivity (140 s and 220 s) showed larger expansion than LBMEA with high hydration reactivity (60 s). Microstructural analysis indicated that brucite preferentially forms in the pores in cement paste containing LBMEA with high reactivity, but brucite mainly grows on the surface of the MgO particles in cement paste containing LBMEA with low reactivity during the early age. Paste containing LBMEA with low reactivity showed a larger volume of single brucite crystal than LBMEA with high reactivity, which further led to larger expansion in the latter than the former. The results revealed the expansion process of LBMEA and can help engineers select suitable LBMEA for application to actual engineering.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1948123
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title_short Effects of Lightly Burnt MgO Expansive Agent on the Deformation and Microstructure of Reinforced Concrete Wall
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