Experimental Study on Mechanical Properties and Micro-Mechanism of All-Solid-Waste Alkali Activated Binders Solidified Marine Soft Soil

Abstract:

Utilizing granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS), coal fly ash (FA), and furfural residue incineration ash (FRIA) as pozzolanic materials, then activated with calcium carbide residue (CCR) respectively to prepare all-solid-waste alkali activated binders (ASW binders). The laboratory tests were performed to research the effects of pozzolanic materials with different reactivity on the macro- and micro- characteristics of solidified marine soft soil. Results show that the mechanical properties and alkali-activation process of ASW binders solidified soil was determined mainly by the reactivity of pozzolanic materials, the higher reactivity of the pozzolanic materials in ASW binders couldn’t change the main hydration products, however, it would accelerate the hydrate reaction. The degree of hydrate reaction increased, the microstructure became denser with the increase of the reactivity of the pozzolanic materials in ASW binders solidified soil, on the macro- side, the strength and deformation modulus of the solidified soil increased, meanwhile, the brittleness of the solidified soil will be more obvious during the deformation resistance process. ASW binders (CCR:GBFS=1:1) solidified soil could reach the strength of cemented soil under the same conditions.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1036)
• Pages: 327-336
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1036.327
• Online since: June 2021
• Authors: Ya Lei Wu, Jun Jie Yang*, Si Chen Li, Man Wang
• Keywords: All-Solid-Waste Alkali Activated Binders, Marine Soft Soil, Solid Waste, Solidified Soil Micro-Structure, Solidified Soil Strength

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