Rehydration and microstructure of cement paste after heating at temperatures up to 300 °C

This paper is concerned with the evolution of the microstructure of cementitious materials subjected to high temperatures and subsequent resaturation in the particular context of long-term storage of radioactive wastes, where diffusive and convective properties are of primary importance. Experimental results obtained by mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) are presented concerning the evolution of the pore network of ordinary portland cement (OPC) paste heated at temperatures varying between 80 and 300 °C. The consequences of heating on the macroscopic properties of cement paste are evaluated by measures of the residual gas permeabilities, elastic moduli and Poisson's ratio, obtained by nondestructive methods. Resaturation by direct water absorption and water vapour sorption are used to estimate the reversibility of dehydration. The results provide some evidence of the self-healing capacity of resaturated cement paste after heating at temperatures up to 300 °C.     

'Polymorph Method' Determination of Monoclinic Zirconia in Partially Stabilized Zirconia Ceramics

The polymorph method, which provides phase analysis from a small number of integrated intensities in a powder diffraction scan, is adapted for the determination of monoclinic zirconia in a mixture with cubic, tetragonal. and orthorhombic zirconias and the γ-phase (Mg₂Zr₅O₁₂). Such a mixture is representative of Mg-PSZ after subeutectoid aging. The quantitative determination of the monoclinic depends in principle on a knowledge of the relative amounts of the other phases present in the mixture. It is demonstrated, however, that without this knowledge, even in complex mixtures, the traditional polymorph method analysis gives an acceptable estimate of the monoclinic fraction in the sample.     

水泥在料配料控制系统设计

本文研究水泥生料配料控制系统的工艺流程,分析了系统的参数特点,在系统上位机进行主副随动的基础上,设计了物料配料控制器。分析和设计基于PID控制算法的水泥生料配料系统控制算法。实际工程应用表明,该系统具有很好的控制效果。     

Influence of lithium-based products proposed for counteracting ASR on the chemistry of pore solution and cement hydrates

Low- and high-alkali cement pastes were made with or without LiNO₃ or a Li-bearing glass. The [Li]/[Na+K] molar ratio was kept constant to 0.74. The specimens were stored at 23, 38, and 60 °C in sealed containers. After 3, 7, 28, and 91 days, their pore solutions were extracted and analysed, and their residual water contents were obtained by drying. The Li glass was found to react quite slowly, and the corresponding [Li⁺] in solution progressively increased with time, temperature, fineness (as-received glass vs. ground glass), and the [Na⁺+K⁺] concentration in solution. This glass increased the pH by about 0.1, and by about 0.2 after it was finely ground. In contrast, LiNO₃ decreased the pH by about 0.1, despite significantly increasing the [Na⁺+K⁺] in the pore solution. The higher the total %Na₂O_e content (including Li) in the original mixtures, the higher the total alkali content incorporated in the cement hydrates. The [Li⁺]-[Na⁺+K⁺] ratio in solution was about half of the initial ratio (0.74), while this ratio in the cement hydrates was always over 1.1. Li is the alkali most preferentially incorporated into the cement hydrates, while K is the least.     

Low-temperature synthesis of cements from rice hull ash

Rice hull is an agricultural by-product containing about 20% of silica. Usually, this material is burned at the rice fields generating small silica particles, which may cause respiratory and environmental damage. This work describes the use of rice hull ash as a raw material to prepare Ca₂SiO₄-related cements, which is a component of commercial Portland cement. Rice hull was heated at 600 °C rendering silica with a surface area of 21 m² g⁻¹. This material was mixed with CaO and BaCl₂·2H₂O in several proportions, added stoichiometricaly in order to keep a ratio (Ca+Ba)/Si=2. The solids were mixed with water 1:20 (w/w) and sonicated for 60 min. The suspensions were dried and heated at several temperatures (from 500 to 1100 °C). The resulting solids were analyzed by FT-IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Cements with structure similar to that of β-Ca₂SiO₄ were obtained at temperatures as low as 700 °C, according to the composition.     

Impedance spectroscopy study of hardened Portland cement paste

In this paper, the differential impedance analysis (DIA) has been applied to the study of the dielectric properties of hardened Portland cement paste. Two time constants are found in the impedance spectra obtained in the frequency region form 100 kHz to 15 MHz. One time constant has been attributed to the solid matrix and the other one to the liquid phase filling the pores. The effect of the cement paste-electrodes interface has been quantified using two different experimental set-ups. Measurements using direct contact between electrodes and cement paste have been compared with measurements using an air gap technique in which the specimen “floats” between the electrodes. The two referred time constants have been found in both types of measurements. The influence of drying on the dielectric parameters is also studied.     

Experimental study and numerical simulation on the formation of microstructure in cementitious materials at early age

The formation of microstructure in early age cement paste and concrete was examined with an ultrasonic experimental set-up. Research parameters included the influence of curing temperature (isothermal curing at 20, 30 and 40 °C), water/cement ratio (0.40, 0.45 and 0.55) and amount of aggregate. In parallel with the experiments, the cement hydration model HYMOSTRUC was utilized to simulate the formation of the microstructure. In this study, the cement paste was considered as a four-phase system consisting of water, unhydrated cement, hydration products and that part of the hydration product that causes the contact between the hydrating cement grains (so called “bridge volume”). A correlation has been found between the growth of bridge volume calculated with the model and the changes in the pulse velocity. It is believed that ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) measurements can represent a valuable tool to investigate the development of the microstructure at early age.     

基于ANSYS的某型雷达稳定平台的有限元分析与优化

针对某方提出的在能实现功能的基础上,质量更轻、刚度更大的要求,设计了某型雷达稳定平台。运用Creo软件进行了雷达稳定平台的建模,简化后导入ANSYS软件中建立有限元模型。在建立有限元模型时,分别采用了不同划分网格的方法。改变了网格划分的方法,改变网格的关联中心,改变网格的关联度,改变网格细化度,进行网格质量比较,最终得到网格质量最好的有限元模型。网格畸变度从0.6达到了0.27。进一步改变平台的材料,并进行了模态分析,得到了平台前六阶固有频率。分析结果表明,改进设计使刚度基本不变,但是质量减轻了34.5kg,减轻了17.7%。稳定平台的结构设计方法、提高网格质量的方法和材料的改变方法,为同类设计与分析提供了参考。     

提高离心球墨铸铁管水泥内衬质量的方法

分析影响离心球墨铸铁管水泥内衬质量的因素,对水泥内衬质量不稳定,内衬层厚度不均匀,水泥中间起泡,衬层密实度不够,内裂、离鼓严重,衬层内壁有泪痕等质量缺陷,针对性地采取措施,加强人力资源管理和考核,对承口挡轮、托压轮、搅拌机等相应设备进行改造,对养生池进行扩建,攻关后水泥衬层一级品率由原来的64%提升到99%,取得了预期的效果。     

Solar furnace surface treatment of plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings

An original process of superficial thermal treatment is described. This process has been successfully applied to partially stabilized yttria-zirconia coatings (ZrO₂-Y₂O₃) to increase the lifetime of the thermal barriers. A thin superficial layer was melted, and morphological transformations were observed. A microstructural comparison between as-sprayed layers and thermally treated layers is presented.