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- Title
The Effects of Crystalline Admixture on the Self-Healing Performance and Mechanical Properties of Mortar with Internally Added Superabsorbent Polymer.
- Authors
Zhang, Guang-Zhu; Liu, Cen; Ma, Xiang; Yu, Xiao-Kun
- Abstract
Crystalline admixture (CA) can be incorporated into concrete to achieve self-healing of concrete cracks. In this study, both CA and superabsorbent polymer (SAP) were used as self-healing agents to investigate the effects of CA on the self-healing performance and mechanical properties of mortar with internally added SAP at different self-healing ages. The healing effect of cracks in mortar is assessed by crack observation and impermeability. The structure and composition of the filler in the cracks were analyzed by microscopic experiment. The experimental results indicate that CA enhances the healing of cracks in mortar specimens. The chemical reactions of CA primarily contribute to significantly improving the early-age crack-healing ability of the specimens, and the water absorption and expansion ability as well as the internal curing effect of SAP also facilitate the crack-healing process. Increasing the CA content leads to an increase in the Ca/Si ratio of C-S-H, causing a transition from a layered structure to a more compact needle-like structure. When 4% CA was added to the mortar, it resulted in an adequate formation of needle-like C-S-H structures, which eventually penetrate and fill the pits formed by SAP, compensating for the strength loss caused by SAP.
- Subjects
SUPERABSORBENT polymers; SELF-healing materials; MORTAR; CALCIUM silicates; CRACKING of concrete; CHEMICAL reactions; CACODYLIC acid
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2023, Vol 16, Issue 14, p5052
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma16145052