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A statistical investigation of the rheological properties of magnesium phosphate cement

Yue, Y; Bai, Y; Hu, W; You, C; Qian, J; McCague, C; Jin, F; ... Deng, M; + view all (2016) A statistical investigation of the rheological properties of magnesium phosphate cement. In: International Workshop on Innovation in Low-carbon Cement & Concrete Technology - 2016. (pp. pp. 97-103). : London, UK. Green open access

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Abstract

Magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) is a promising material applied for rapid patch repairing in civil engineering and waste immobilisation in nuclear industry. However, the rheological properties of this new binder material which highly affects its engineering application, is to be explored. The current work aims at investigating the rheological properties of MPC along 98 with determining the optimum conditions to obtain MPC materials with desirable rheological performances. The Response Surface Methodology (RSM) accompanied by Central Composite Design (CCD) were adopted to establish mathematical model describing the rheological characteristics of MPC in terms of yield stress (Pa) and plastic viscosity (Pa.s), as a function of three independent variables namely W/S ratio, M/P ratio and Borax dosage. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) was also conducted to assess the significance and adequacy of the regression models attained. The results showed that the M/P ratio and Borax dosage could affect significantly the yield stress of MPC, while W/S ratio was the significant coefficient influencing the plastic viscosity. The numerical optimised values of the W/S ratio, M/P ratio and Borax dosage were 0.25, 8.97 and 0.17 respectively, and a MPC paste with desirable rheological characteristics (yield stress of 0.40 Pa and plastic viscosity of 0.93 Pa.s) can be obtained. Further experiments will be carried out to verify the predicted optimum conditions and study the interactions between the factors in relation to the responses.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: A statistical investigation of the rheological properties of magnesium phosphate cement
Event: International Workshop on Innovation in Low-carbon Cement & Concrete Technology - 2016
Location: London, UK
Dates: 21 September 2016 - 24 September 2016
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Central composite design, Magnesium phosphate cement, Plastic viscosity, Response surface methodology, Yield stress.
UCL classification: UCL
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1523327
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