Microstructure modification of carbonated cement paste with six kinds of modern microscopic instruments

Jiande Han, Yu Liang, Wei Sun, Weiqing Liu, Shuguang Wang

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Abstract

The authors studied the solid-phase composition and morphology, pore structure, damage, and deterioration of microstructure, and nano-mechanical properties of cementitious materials in accelerated carbonation reaction. The solid-phase composition and morphology were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermal gravimetric and differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC), and environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM). The characteristic of pore structure was obtained by mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) tests. Furthermore, the damage deterioration of microstructure was detected by X-ray computed tomography (XCT). Finally, the nano-mechanical properties were investigated by nanoindentation. These microstructure parameters have paved more precise way for the carbonation model.

Original languageEnglish
Article number04014262
JournalJournal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume27
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2015

Keywords

  • Accelerated carbonation
  • Cementitious materials
  • Damage deterioration
  • Nanomechanical properties
  • Pore structure
  • Solid phase

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