Mechanical behavior and fracture mechanisms of high-strength concrete incorporating porous titanium slag aggregate
Recycled titanium slag aggregate is a novel alternative to conventional concrete aggregates, and its strengthening mechanism compared to the original concrete mix is of great interest. A method combining Scanning Electron Microscopy feature extraction using convolutional neural network has been prop...
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| description | Recycled titanium slag aggregate is a novel alternative to conventional concrete aggregates, and its strengthening mechanism compared to the original concrete mix is of great interest. A method combining Scanning Electron Microscopy feature extraction using convolutional neural network has been proposed and applied to elucidate the mechanical property enhancement mechanism of porous slag as a concrete aggregate. Moreover, this research has revealed that the porous surface of slag particles forms a composite reinforcement structure with the cement paste matrix, increasing the fracture energy required for failure. Through detailed numerical simulations of surface pore characteristics, the effects of surface porosity and pore depth on the overall model's fracture have been determined. The results indicate that titanium slag contains hydration catalytic components. Further, titanium slags affect fracture failure regions by increasing trans-aggregate fracture. In the concrete material characteristics of this proportion, titanium slag particles with a pore depth of 0.5 mm and a surface porosity of 19.048 % showed less area of maximum deformation region and stronger bonding ability with concrete compared to other models. Moreover, when producing concrete of equivalent volume, the utilization of titanium slag leads to lower carbon emissions and costs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e23efe51271f4f789848d62d14ed24f72025-08-20T02:19:19ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542025-05-01366075608710.1016/j.jmrt.2025.04.237Mechanical behavior and fracture mechanisms of high-strength concrete incorporating porous titanium slag aggregateJunwei Zhang0Meng Wang1Jinshan Sun2State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Construction and Healthy Operation and Maintenance of Deep Underground Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Precision Blasting, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, China; State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Construction and Healthy Operation and Maintenance of Deep Underground Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Precision Blasting, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Blasting Engineering, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, China; Corresponding author. State Key Laboratory of Precision Blasting, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, China.Recycled titanium slag aggregate is a novel alternative to conventional concrete aggregates, and its strengthening mechanism compared to the original concrete mix is of great interest. A method combining Scanning Electron Microscopy feature extraction using convolutional neural network has been proposed and applied to elucidate the mechanical property enhancement mechanism of porous slag as a concrete aggregate. Moreover, this research has revealed that the porous surface of slag particles forms a composite reinforcement structure with the cement paste matrix, increasing the fracture energy required for failure. Through detailed numerical simulations of surface pore characteristics, the effects of surface porosity and pore depth on the overall model's fracture have been determined. The results indicate that titanium slag contains hydration catalytic components. Further, titanium slags affect fracture failure regions by increasing trans-aggregate fracture. In the concrete material characteristics of this proportion, titanium slag particles with a pore depth of 0.5 mm and a surface porosity of 19.048 % showed less area of maximum deformation region and stronger bonding ability with concrete compared to other models. Moreover, when producing concrete of equivalent volume, the utilization of titanium slag leads to lower carbon emissions and costs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425010580Porous titanium slag aggregateFracture mechanismsCNN-SEMNumerical simulation |
| spellingShingle | Junwei Zhang Meng Wang Jinshan Sun Mechanical behavior and fracture mechanisms of high-strength concrete incorporating porous titanium slag aggregate Journal of Materials Research and Technology Porous titanium slag aggregate Fracture mechanisms CNN-SEM Numerical simulation |
| title | Mechanical behavior and fracture mechanisms of high-strength concrete incorporating porous titanium slag aggregate |
| title_full | Mechanical behavior and fracture mechanisms of high-strength concrete incorporating porous titanium slag aggregate |
| title_fullStr | Mechanical behavior and fracture mechanisms of high-strength concrete incorporating porous titanium slag aggregate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mechanical behavior and fracture mechanisms of high-strength concrete incorporating porous titanium slag aggregate |
| title_short | Mechanical behavior and fracture mechanisms of high-strength concrete incorporating porous titanium slag aggregate |
| title_sort | mechanical behavior and fracture mechanisms of high strength concrete incorporating porous titanium slag aggregate |
| topic | Porous titanium slag aggregate Fracture mechanisms CNN-SEM Numerical simulation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425010580 |
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