Evaluation of the Surface Performance of Mortar Matrix Subjected to Sodium Chloride Solution Modified with Hybrid Nanosilica Cement Paste
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Sample Preparation
2.3. Test Methods
2.3.1. Rebound Surface Hardness
2.3.2. Rapid Chloride Migration (RCM) Test
2.3.3. X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
2.3.4. Thermogravimetric and Differential Thermogravimetric (TG-DTG) Analyses
2.3.5. Thermodynamic Modeling
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Surface Hardness Change
3.2. RCM
3.3. XRD
3.4. TG-DTG
3.5. Thermodynamic Modeling
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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CaO | SiO2 | Al2O3 | MgO | Fe2O3 | SO3 | K2O | Na2O |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62.83 | 20.5 | 5.61 | 1.7 | 3.84 | 3.07 | 1.31 | 0.21 |
Sample | Water to Cement Ratio | HN Content (%) |
---|---|---|
BK | 0.35 | 0 |
A | 0.35 | 1 |
B | 0.35 | 2 |
Sample | A | B | BK |
---|---|---|---|
CH content (%) | 12.17 | 11.49 | 12.56 |
Friedel salt content (%) | 6.43 | 6.12 | 6.56 |
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Lyu, K.; Xu, J.; Gu, Y.; Xia, K.; Wang, L.; Liu, W.; Xie, X. Evaluation of the Surface Performance of Mortar Matrix Subjected to Sodium Chloride Solution Modified with Hybrid Nanosilica Cement Paste. Sustainability 2022, 14, 9876. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14169876
Lyu K, Xu J, Gu Y, Xia K, Wang L, Liu W, Xie X. Evaluation of the Surface Performance of Mortar Matrix Subjected to Sodium Chloride Solution Modified with Hybrid Nanosilica Cement Paste. Sustainability. 2022; 14(16):9876. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14169876
Chicago/Turabian StyleLyu, Kai, Junjie Xu, Yue Gu, Kailun Xia, Lei Wang, Weiwei Liu, and Xian Xie. 2022. "Evaluation of the Surface Performance of Mortar Matrix Subjected to Sodium Chloride Solution Modified with Hybrid Nanosilica Cement Paste" Sustainability 14, no. 16: 9876. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14169876