Early-Age Performance Analysis of Sludge Water Incorporation in High-Temperature Steam Cured Green High-Performance Concrete

Sludge water (SW) with abundant sulfate ions (SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2−</sup>) was utilized in this work to replace freshwater (FW) to prepare green high performance concrete (GHPC). A comprehensive investigation was conducted to evaluate the early-age performance of GHPC specime...

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Main Author: Beimeng Qi
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/5/1912
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description Sludge water (SW) with abundant sulfate ions (SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2−</sup>) was utilized in this work to replace freshwater (FW) to prepare green high performance concrete (GHPC). A comprehensive investigation was conducted to evaluate the early-age performance of GHPC specimen mixed with SW incorporation (GHPC-SW). High temperature steam curing (HTS) has been presented to prepare GHPC-SW specimens. The compressive strength of the GHPC-SW specimen cured by HTS curing for 2 days is 85.2 MPa, which is 34% higher than the compressive strength of the GHPC-SW specimen cured by 3 days standard curing as the reference. The mechanical property results reveal that the incorporation of SW makes no harmful effects on the strength formation of HPC specimens, compared with FW added specimens under the same curing methods. Moreover, XRD and TG analyses indicate that HTS curing can effectively improve the hydration degree of GHPC-SW specimens. MIP analysis has been conducted and the specimens cured by HTS curing exhibit a more refined pore structure with fewer harmful pores. This work lays a solid foundation for the utilization of SW in the concrete construction industry, which is resource saving and environmentally friendly.
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spelling doaj.art-6940c36e655f4055aa9992d55f126d402023-11-23T23:20:47ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442022-03-01155191210.3390/ma15051912Early-Age Performance Analysis of Sludge Water Incorporation in High-Temperature Steam Cured Green High-Performance ConcreteBeimeng Qi0College of Quality & Safety Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, ChinaSludge water (SW) with abundant sulfate ions (SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2−</sup>) was utilized in this work to replace freshwater (FW) to prepare green high performance concrete (GHPC). A comprehensive investigation was conducted to evaluate the early-age performance of GHPC specimen mixed with SW incorporation (GHPC-SW). High temperature steam curing (HTS) has been presented to prepare GHPC-SW specimens. The compressive strength of the GHPC-SW specimen cured by HTS curing for 2 days is 85.2 MPa, which is 34% higher than the compressive strength of the GHPC-SW specimen cured by 3 days standard curing as the reference. The mechanical property results reveal that the incorporation of SW makes no harmful effects on the strength formation of HPC specimens, compared with FW added specimens under the same curing methods. Moreover, XRD and TG analyses indicate that HTS curing can effectively improve the hydration degree of GHPC-SW specimens. MIP analysis has been conducted and the specimens cured by HTS curing exhibit a more refined pore structure with fewer harmful pores. This work lays a solid foundation for the utilization of SW in the concrete construction industry, which is resource saving and environmentally friendly.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/5/1912sludge watersteam curinghigh performance concretemechanical properties
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Early-Age Performance Analysis of Sludge Water Incorporation in High-Temperature Steam Cured Green High-Performance Concrete
Materials
sludge water
steam curing
high performance concrete
mechanical properties
title Early-Age Performance Analysis of Sludge Water Incorporation in High-Temperature Steam Cured Green High-Performance Concrete
title_full Early-Age Performance Analysis of Sludge Water Incorporation in High-Temperature Steam Cured Green High-Performance Concrete
title_fullStr Early-Age Performance Analysis of Sludge Water Incorporation in High-Temperature Steam Cured Green High-Performance Concrete
title_full_unstemmed Early-Age Performance Analysis of Sludge Water Incorporation in High-Temperature Steam Cured Green High-Performance Concrete
title_short Early-Age Performance Analysis of Sludge Water Incorporation in High-Temperature Steam Cured Green High-Performance Concrete
title_sort early age performance analysis of sludge water incorporation in high temperature steam cured green high performance concrete
topic sludge water
steam curing
high performance concrete
mechanical properties
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/5/1912
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