Properties and Microstructures of Steel Slag Pervious Concrete with Anticrack Additives
Publication: Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements
Volume 148, Issue 2
Abstract
Steel slag pervious concrete (SSPC) is a novel sustainable and ecofriendly pavement material. The constituent elements making up SSPC are typically cement, steel slag, superplasticizer, sand, and water. To improve its strength and cracking resistance, an optimum amount of anticrack additives (ACA) was added to SSPC. In this paper, the relationships between the mechanical properties and the microscopic characteristics of SSPC with ACA were studied using the universal testing machine (UTM), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), Fourier infrared spectrometer (FTIR), and scanning electron microscope (SEM)s. The test results indicated best strength and cracking resistance performance for the SSPC with 0.3% ACA. From XRD and FTIR analysis, the main hydration products were found to mostly contain calcium-silicate-hydrate (C─ S─ H) gel and . However, with an increase in the ACA content, the SSPC strength decreased progressively. Overall, the study indicated that 0.3% was the optimum ACA dosage to maximize the SSPC performance in terms of mechanical strength and cracking resistance.
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All data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully thank National Key Research and Development Program (No. 2018YFB1600200), Suzhou Transport Investment, Planning Design and Management Co., Ltd. (Grant No. 8521008638), Kunshan Transportation Development Holding Group Co., Ltd. and Suzhou Transportation Investment Planning, Design, Construction, and Management Co., Ltd. for their technical and funding support of this study. Special thanks and due gratitude also go to all those who helped during the course of this study.
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