Experimental Study on High-Temperature Damage Repair of Concrete by Soybean Urease Induced Carbonate Precipitation

In this study, the effects of soybean-urease-induced carbonate precipitation on a high-temperature damage repair of concrete were explored. C50 concrete specimens were exposed to high temperatures from 300 to 600 °C, then cooled to an ambient temperature and repaired by two different methods. The in...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hong Wei, Yanan Fan, Lei Sun, Hongxiu Du, Renwang Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Materials
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/7/2436
_version_ 1797438681184731136
author Hong Wei
Yanan Fan
Lei Sun
Hongxiu Du
Renwang Liang
author_facet Hong Wei
Yanan Fan
Lei Sun
Hongxiu Du
Renwang Liang
author_sort Hong Wei
collection DOAJ
description In this study, the effects of soybean-urease-induced carbonate precipitation on a high-temperature damage repair of concrete were explored. C50 concrete specimens were exposed to high temperatures from 300 to 600 °C, then cooled to an ambient temperature and repaired by two different methods. The influences of the damage temperature and repair methods on surface film thickness, average infrared temperature increase, water absorption, and compressive strength were investigated. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images were carried out to further study the mechanism involved. The results revealed that the white sediments on the surface of the repaired specimens were calcium carbonate (CaCO<sub>3</sub>) and calcium oxalate (CaC<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>). The surface film thickness reached up to 1.94 mm after repair. The average infrared temperature increase in the repaired specimens at different damage temperatures was averagely reduced by about 80% compared with that before the repair. It showed more obvious repair effects at higher temperatures in water absorption and compressive strength tests; the compressive strength of repaired specimens was 194% higher than that before repairs at 600 °C. A negative pressure method was found to be more effective than an immersion method. This study revealed the utilization of SICP on repairing high-temperature damage of concrete is feasible theoretically.
first_indexed 2024-03-09T11:41:45Z
format Article
id doaj.art-af987d9add424751b97d633f8e177361
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1996-1944
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-09T11:41:45Z
publishDate 2022-03-01
publisher MDPI AG
record_format Article
series Materials
spelling doaj.art-af987d9add424751b97d633f8e1773612023-11-30T23:32:07ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442022-03-01157243610.3390/ma15072436Experimental Study on High-Temperature Damage Repair of Concrete by Soybean Urease Induced Carbonate PrecipitationHong Wei0Yanan Fan1Lei Sun2Hongxiu Du3Renwang Liang4College of Civil Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaCollege of Civil Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaCollege of Civil Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaCollege of Civil Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaCollege of Civil Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaIn this study, the effects of soybean-urease-induced carbonate precipitation on a high-temperature damage repair of concrete were explored. C50 concrete specimens were exposed to high temperatures from 300 to 600 °C, then cooled to an ambient temperature and repaired by two different methods. The influences of the damage temperature and repair methods on surface film thickness, average infrared temperature increase, water absorption, and compressive strength were investigated. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images were carried out to further study the mechanism involved. The results revealed that the white sediments on the surface of the repaired specimens were calcium carbonate (CaCO<sub>3</sub>) and calcium oxalate (CaC<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>). The surface film thickness reached up to 1.94 mm after repair. The average infrared temperature increase in the repaired specimens at different damage temperatures was averagely reduced by about 80% compared with that before the repair. It showed more obvious repair effects at higher temperatures in water absorption and compressive strength tests; the compressive strength of repaired specimens was 194% higher than that before repairs at 600 °C. A negative pressure method was found to be more effective than an immersion method. This study revealed the utilization of SICP on repairing high-temperature damage of concrete is feasible theoretically.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/7/2436soybean ureaseconcretescanning electron microscopyinfrared thermal imagewater absorptioncompressive strength
spellingShingle Hong Wei
Yanan Fan
Lei Sun
Hongxiu Du
Renwang Liang
Experimental Study on High-Temperature Damage Repair of Concrete by Soybean Urease Induced Carbonate Precipitation
Materials
soybean urease
concrete
scanning electron microscopy
infrared thermal image
water absorption
compressive strength
title Experimental Study on High-Temperature Damage Repair of Concrete by Soybean Urease Induced Carbonate Precipitation
title_full Experimental Study on High-Temperature Damage Repair of Concrete by Soybean Urease Induced Carbonate Precipitation
title_fullStr Experimental Study on High-Temperature Damage Repair of Concrete by Soybean Urease Induced Carbonate Precipitation
title_full_unstemmed Experimental Study on High-Temperature Damage Repair of Concrete by Soybean Urease Induced Carbonate Precipitation
title_short Experimental Study on High-Temperature Damage Repair of Concrete by Soybean Urease Induced Carbonate Precipitation
title_sort experimental study on high temperature damage repair of concrete by soybean urease induced carbonate precipitation
topic soybean urease
concrete
scanning electron microscopy
infrared thermal image
water absorption
compressive strength
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/7/2436
work_keys_str_mv AT hongwei experimentalstudyonhightemperaturedamagerepairofconcretebysoybeanureaseinducedcarbonateprecipitation
AT yananfan experimentalstudyonhightemperaturedamagerepairofconcretebysoybeanureaseinducedcarbonateprecipitation
AT leisun experimentalstudyonhightemperaturedamagerepairofconcretebysoybeanureaseinducedcarbonateprecipitation
AT hongxiudu experimentalstudyonhightemperaturedamagerepairofconcretebysoybeanureaseinducedcarbonateprecipitation
AT renwangliang experimentalstudyonhightemperaturedamagerepairofconcretebysoybeanureaseinducedcarbonateprecipitation