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Effect of Crystalline Admixture and Superabsorbent Polymer on Self-Healing and Mechanical Properties of Mortar
In this study, the self-healing properties of mortars mixed with a crystalline admixture (CA) and superabsorbent polymer (SAP) were investigated. By conducting uniaxial compressive strength tests on the mortar samples, the effects of the two admixtures and different admixture ratios on the initial c...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9456772/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36079425 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15176040 |
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author | Wu, Hexiang Chen, Xi Liu, Yao Li, Shuangxin Li, Hongfeng |
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description | In this study, the self-healing properties of mortars mixed with a crystalline admixture (CA) and superabsorbent polymer (SAP) were investigated. By conducting uniaxial compressive strength tests on the mortar samples, the effects of the two admixtures and different admixture ratios on the initial compressive strength and strength repair ability at different curing ages of the mortar after pre-cracking were investigated. To verify the results, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction were used for microscopic observation of the cracks and their healing products. The results of this study show that CA, which generates dense substances through chemical reactions, has obvious advantages in the self-healing of microcracks and has a greater effect on the flexural strength of mortar compared with SAP, which can effectively fill wider cracks, reduce the width of cracks through physical expansion, and has a greater impact on the compressive strength of mortar compared with CA. Compared with ordinary mortar, mortar mixed with CA only, and mortar mixed with SAP only, the appropriate amounts of both CA and SAP can effectively combine the advantageous effects of CA and SAP and optimise the self-healing effect of mortar so that its self-healing rate reaches 103%. The self-healing filler, consisting mainly of calcium silicate and calcium carbonate, is generated in cracks and enhances the repair strength of the mortar so that the strength of the mortar reaches 46 MPa. |
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spelling | pubmed-94567722022-09-09 Effect of Crystalline Admixture and Superabsorbent Polymer on Self-Healing and Mechanical Properties of Mortar Wu, Hexiang Chen, Xi Liu, Yao Li, Shuangxin Li, Hongfeng Materials (Basel) Article In this study, the self-healing properties of mortars mixed with a crystalline admixture (CA) and superabsorbent polymer (SAP) were investigated. By conducting uniaxial compressive strength tests on the mortar samples, the effects of the two admixtures and different admixture ratios on the initial compressive strength and strength repair ability at different curing ages of the mortar after pre-cracking were investigated. To verify the results, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction were used for microscopic observation of the cracks and their healing products. The results of this study show that CA, which generates dense substances through chemical reactions, has obvious advantages in the self-healing of microcracks and has a greater effect on the flexural strength of mortar compared with SAP, which can effectively fill wider cracks, reduce the width of cracks through physical expansion, and has a greater impact on the compressive strength of mortar compared with CA. Compared with ordinary mortar, mortar mixed with CA only, and mortar mixed with SAP only, the appropriate amounts of both CA and SAP can effectively combine the advantageous effects of CA and SAP and optimise the self-healing effect of mortar so that its self-healing rate reaches 103%. The self-healing filler, consisting mainly of calcium silicate and calcium carbonate, is generated in cracks and enhances the repair strength of the mortar so that the strength of the mortar reaches 46 MPa. MDPI 2022-09-01 /pmc/articles/PMC9456772/ /pubmed/36079425 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15176040 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Wu, Hexiang Chen, Xi Liu, Yao Li, Shuangxin Li, Hongfeng Effect of Crystalline Admixture and Superabsorbent Polymer on Self-Healing and Mechanical Properties of Mortar |
title | Effect of Crystalline Admixture and Superabsorbent Polymer on Self-Healing and Mechanical Properties of Mortar |
title_full | Effect of Crystalline Admixture and Superabsorbent Polymer on Self-Healing and Mechanical Properties of Mortar |
title_fullStr | Effect of Crystalline Admixture and Superabsorbent Polymer on Self-Healing and Mechanical Properties of Mortar |
title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Crystalline Admixture and Superabsorbent Polymer on Self-Healing and Mechanical Properties of Mortar |
title_short | Effect of Crystalline Admixture and Superabsorbent Polymer on Self-Healing and Mechanical Properties of Mortar |
title_sort | effect of crystalline admixture and superabsorbent polymer on self-healing and mechanical properties of mortar |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9456772/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36079425 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15176040 |
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