Abstract
At present, nuclear energy is widely used to reduce pollution and clean energy. However, the radiation-proof concrete currently used to prepare nuclear shields cannot meet the protection requirements of nuclear safety. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop radiation-proof concrete materials with high impact resistance and ultra-high strength. In this paper, the low-shrinkage, high-impact Heavy Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (HUHPC) was designed by the following innovative methods: Porous high titanium heavy slag sand (HTHS) (industrial solid waste) with “slow-water release” effect and expansion agent were synergistically used to improve volume stability; Irregular HTHS with “embedded lock” effect and steel fibers were synergistically utilized to enhance impact resistance; Heavy ilmenite sand was used to lift volume weight. The workability, mechanical properties, volume stability, impact resistance, and microstructure were studied. The results show that the designed HUHPC volume weight is more than 2,800 kg/m3 which can enhance the radiation protection performance greatly. The 180 d shrinkage of HUHPC is less than 400 µε, which volume stability is improved by more than 30%. The addition of lithium carbonate slightly decreased the 28 d strength of HUHPC, but the appropriate admixture amount (0.9%) could improve the impact resistance of HUHPC by 33%.
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Financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant U21A20149, 51878003 and 52008002, Research Reserve of Anhui University of Architecture under Grant 2022XMK01, Excellent Scientific Research and Innovation Team in Colleges and Universities of Anhui Province under Grant 2022AH010017 are gratefully acknowledged.
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Ding, Q., Gong, J., Zhang, G. et al. Preparation and Properties of HUHPC with Low Shrinkage and High Impact Resistance. KSCE J Civ Eng 27, 3430–3440 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-023-1779-0
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