Chu, H-Y;
Jiang, J-Y;
Sun, W;
Zhang, MINGZHONG;
(2017)
Mechanical and thermal properties of graphene sulfonate nanosheet reinforced sacrificial concrete at elevated temperatures.
Construction and Building Materials
, 153
pp. 682-694.
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.07.157.
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Abstract
Progress in the field of nanomaterials presents an opportunity to improve the performance of cementitious composites via graphene or its derivatives. This paper presents an experimental study on mechanical and thermal properties of sacrificial concrete without and with graphene sulfonate nanosheets (GSNSs) during high temperature exposure. The microstructure, porosity, mechanical strengths, thermal analysis, coefficient of thermal expansion, thermal diffusivity and ablation behaviour of sacrificial concrete during exposure to various temperatures up to 1000 °C were comprehensively investigated. Two new experimental apparatuses were developed and used to measure mechanical strengths of sacrificial concrete at elevated temperatures. It was found that the compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, thermal diffusivity and decomposition enthalpy of sacrificial concrete were increased by 12.98–25.36%, 8.66–34.38%, 25.00–103.23% and 4.23% respectively when adding 0.1 wt% GSNSs, while the porosity and ablation velocity of sacrificial concrete were reduced by 3.01–6.99% and 4.14% respectively due to the incorporation of GSNSs.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Mechanical and thermal properties of graphene sulfonate nanosheet reinforced sacrificial concrete at elevated temperatures |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.07.157 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.07.157 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Sacrificial concrete; Graphene nanosheet; Mechanical strength; Thermal analysis; Microstructure |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science 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/1566841 |
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