Papers by Author: Xiao Bin Xiang

Abstract: The thaumasite form of sulfate attack of cementitous material (TSA) is a new kind of sulfate attack and it is more harmful than traditional sulfate attack. By means of Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), the effect of dosage and fineness of fly ash on TSA of cementitous material were investigated in this paper. The specimens had been immersed in magnesium sulfate solution of 5% mass concentration at 5±2° C for three years. The results showed that fly ash could not restrain the formation of thaumasite but it delayed the occurrence of TSA in cementitous material when 30% fly ash takes place of cement. Fly ash could enhance the resistance of cementitous material to TSA through secondary hydration reaction to optimizing the pore structure of hardened cement paste and lowering the C/S of C-S-H gel.

Abstract: The effects of initial high humid air-curing, standard water-curing and sealed-curing on thaumasite form of sulfate attack (TSA) of cement based materials were studied. The erosion products after three years attack in 5% MgSO4 solution were analyzed by means of X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Initial high humid air-curing can delay the TSA of specimens for CaCO3 generated by carbonation and filled in the pores of the specimens, forming a compacted surface and restricting the intrusion of SO42-. In comparison, specimens cured in sealed condition occurred TSA most serious resulting from that large amount of inter-defects in specimens for the lower hydration degree, and SO42- ions could intrude into specimens more easily.

Abstract: The samples were prepared to study the influence of pH on the formation and stability of thaumasite using Fourier transform infrared and X-ray diffraction to analyze the composition of the samples. The erosion solutions with the pH arranged from 9.5 to 13.5 prepared by sodium bicarbonate, sodium hydroxide and 5% sodium sulfate. The experimental data for three years has been given in the paper. The result of the research indicates that the value of pH at 10.5 is the optimum pH for the forming of thaumasite and when the pH comes up to 11.5, thaumastie can form but it will decompose in the solution.

Abstract: In this paper, the influence of the types and addition dose of MgO expanding agent and the age of cement on expansion value and expansion performance of cement based material added with MgO expanding agent was systematically studied.The expansion characteristics of cement based material added with MgO expanding agent or calcium sulphoaluminate expanding agent were compared. The expansion of such material increases with the addition dose of MgO expanding agent and cement mortar age. During the test period, the expansion of cement based material increases continuously. The light-burned MgO expanding agent modified by CaO expanding agent is able to increase the 28d expansion of such material effectively. The temperature of calcination for the heavy-burned MgO expanding agent is higher than that of light-burned one, thus the heavy-burned MgO expanding agent has a rather dense structure with slow hydration rate and gives a small expansion of the cement based material at early age, showing an obvious expansion delay. The calcium sulphoaluminate expanding agent gives most expansion of the material in the early 28d and there is small expansion at middle and later age of the material.