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In order to research the sulfate attack resistance of shotcrete, the sulfate attack of shotcrete in the presence and absence of steel fiber was experimentally studied by using dry-wet cycle method. Meanwhile, compared with ordinary concrete by the same mixture, the difference of sulfate attack resistance of shotcrete was studied. The experimental results showed that, with dry-wet cycles increasing, the changes of loss rate of relative dynamic elastic modulus and mass loss rate of specimens included three stages: initial descent stage, stable stage, and rapid descent stage, respectively. However, the changes of mechanical properties first increased and then decreased. Furthermore, the corrosion products of shotcrete after sulfate attack were observed by using the method of XRD, thermal analysis, and SEM, respectively, and the failure mode of shotcrete turned from ettringite destruction to ettringite-gypsum comprehensive failure. Meanwhile, the contents of ettringite and gypsum increased with increasing dry-wet cycle. Simultaneously, the stratified powders drilled from shotcrete under 150’s dry-wet cycle were analyzed for the mineral phase composition and thermal analysis. With the dry-wet cycle increasing, the content of ettringite first increased and then decreased and tended to stable. However, the determination of gypsum decreased gradually and even to 0 when the depth was more than 12 mm.
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Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51278403), the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT 13089) and the Doctor Innovation Foundation of Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology
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Wang, J., Niu, D., Ma, R. et al. Investigation of sulfate attack resistance of shotcrete under dry-wet cycles. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 31, 1329–1335 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-016-1535-0
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