Improving the performance of alkali-activated slag mortar with electro/chemically treated carbon fiber textile
Journal article, 2023

Alkali-activated slag is a widely used low-carbon binder. Incorporation of textile can mitigate the brittle weakness of alkali-activated composites. The bonding between fibers and matrix is critical for the performance of textile reinforced mortar. This paper is focused on the effect of different treatment methods on the bonding properties of carbon fiber in alkali-activated slag. The interfacial shear strength of fiber bundles in matrix was determined by the pull-out test. The flexural strength of the reinforced mortar was evaluated by a repeated bending. A scanning electron microscopy test was performed to characterize the interfacial properties of the fiber bundles. The results show that the interfacial shear strength of carbon fibers in matrix is improved by the electroplating with calcium silica slurry (CSS), impregnation in different solutions, and plasma treatments. An electroplating in CSS has the best improvement in the bonding strength with an increase by 620%. The CSS treatment increases the maximum flexural strength of CFT reinforced mortar with 22.5% and 30% at 7 and 28 d respectively, and it significantly inhibits the crack growth under the cyclic loading. This effect becomes more significant after a longer curing age. The electroplating treatment eliminates the cracks in the interface of fiber yarns. Slag reacts with the plated portlandite to strengthen the bonding between mortar and fiber bundles, so it has a better inhibiting effect on the crack growth after a longer curing.

Bonding strength

Carbon fiber textile

Alkali-activated slag

Electroplating treatment

Author

Liming Huang

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Building Technology

Tongji University

Luping Tang

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Building Technology

A. Bachinger

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Yongqiang Li

Shenzhen University

Zhenghong Yang

Tongji University

Journal of Cleaner Production

0959-6526 (ISSN)

Vol. 418 138214

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Subject Categories

Other Materials Engineering

DOI

10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138214

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