scholarly journals Investigation of Microstructural Damage in Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete under Freezing-Thawing Action

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunping Gu ◽  
Wei Sun ◽  
Liping Guo ◽  
Qiannan Wang ◽  
Jintao Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry ◽  
Steel Fibers ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Microstructural Damage ◽  
Dense Microstructure ◽  
Thermal Expansion Coefficients ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
X Ray Computed ◽  
Expansion Coefficients

This work aims to investigate the damage in ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) caused by freezing-thawing action. Freezing-thawing tests were carried out on UHPCs with and without steel fibers. Mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT) were applied to detect the microstructure of the UHPC matrix before and after the freezing-thawing tests. The results showed that UHPC possessed very excellent freezing-thawing resistance due to its dense microstructure. After the freezing-thawing action, cracks occurred and were prone to initiate at the sand-paste interface in the UHPC matrix. MIP results also indicated that cracks appeared in the UHPC matrix after the freezing-thawing action. The number of defects that can be seen by X-ray CT increased in UHPC after the freezing-thawing action as well. The mismatch of the thermal expansion coefficients of the aggregate and the paste is considered to be the reason for the cracking at the sand-paste interface. The steel fibers in UHPC inhibited the propagation of cracks in the matrix and improved the freezing-thawing performance of UHPC.

scholarly journals Pore Structure Damages in Cement-Based Materials by Mercury Intrusion: A Non-Destructive Assessment by X-Ray Computed Tomography

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (14) ◽  
pp. 2220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohu Wang ◽  
Yu Peng ◽  
Jiyang Wang ◽  
Qiang Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Pore Structure ◽  
High Mass ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Quantitative Evidence ◽  
Mercury Intrusion ◽  
Pore Size Distributions ◽  
Cement Based Materials ◽  
Before And After ◽  
X Ray Computed

Mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) is questioned for possibly damaging the micro structure of cement-based materials (CBMs), but this theme still has a lack of quantitative evidence. By using X-ray computed tomography (XCT), this study reported an experimental investigation on probing the pore structure damages in paste and mortar samples after a standard MIP test. XCT scans were performed on the samples before and after mercury intrusion. Because of its very high mass attenuation coefficient, mercury can greatly enhance the contrast of XCT images, paving a path to probe the same pores with and without mercury fillings. The paste and mortar showed the different MIP pore size distributions but similar intrusion processes. A grey value inverse for the pores and material skeletons before and after MIP was found. With the features of excellent data reliability and robustness verified by a threshold analysis, the XCT results characterized the surface structure of voids, and diagnosed the pore structure damages in terms of pore volume and size of the paste and mortar samples. The findings of this study deepen the understandings in pore structure damages in CBMs by mercury intrusion, and provide methodological insights in the microstructure characterization of CBMs by XCT.

Temperature dependence of lattice constants of the rare-earth hexaborides EuB6and GdB6

2001 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuhiko Takahashi ◽  
Masayoshi Fujimoto ◽  
Masashi Tsuchiko ◽  
Ken-Ichi Ohshima
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Linear Thermal Expansion ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Lattice Constants ◽  
Thermal Expansion Coefficients ◽  
Temperature Dependences ◽  
Expansion Coefficients ◽  
Ray Patterns ◽  
The Rare Earth

The temperature dependences of the lattice constants of single crystals of the rare-earth hexaborides EuB6and GdB6were determined by analysing the low-temperature X-ray patterns. The lattice constant decreases monotonously with decreasing temperature. The linear thermal expansion coefficients for the two compounds were also obtained by analysing the temperature dependence of the lattice constants.

The crystal structure and thermal expansion of the CCl4 adduct of Dianin's compound

1990 ◽  
Vol 68 (8) ◽  
pp. 1352-1356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Abriel ◽  
André Du Bois ◽  
Marek Zakrzewski ◽  
Mary Anne White
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Powder Diffraction ◽  
Diffraction Data ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Guest Molecules ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Thermal Expansion Coefficients ◽  
Expansion Coefficients ◽  
Dianin's Compound

The crystal structure of the title compound has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction data collected at 293 K, and refined to a final Rw of 0.057. The crystals are rhombohedral, space group [Formula: see text], with a = 27.134(8) Å, c = 10.933(2) Å, and Z = 18. The mole ratio of Dianin's compound (4-p-hydroxyphenyl-2,2,4-trimethylchroman) to CCl4 is 6:1. The guest molecules are disordered. X-ray powder diffraction was carried out in the temperature range from 10 to 300 K. From this, the thermal expansion coefficients for the a- and c-axes and the volume have been determined. Keywords: thermal expansion, crystal structure, clathrate.

Structure and Thermal Expansion Behavior of Dy2-xGdxMo4O15 Solid Solution

2008 ◽  
Vol 368-372 ◽  
pp. 1665-1667
Author(s):  
M.M. Wu ◽  
X.L. Xiao ◽  
Y.Z. Cheng ◽  
J. Peng ◽  
D.F. Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Solid Solution ◽  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Monoclinic Structure ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Thermal Expansion Coefficients ◽  
Expansion Behavior ◽  
Expansion Coefficients ◽  
Cell Volumes

A new series of solid solutions Dy2-xGdxMo4O15 (x = 0.0-0.9) were prepared. These compounds all crystallize in monoclinic structure with space group P21/c. The lattice parameters a, b, c and unit cell volumes V increase almost linearly with increasing gadolinium content. The intrinsic thermal expansion coefficients of Dy2-xGdxMo4O15 (x = 0.0 and 0.25) were obtained in the temperature range of 25 to 500°C with high-temperature X-ray diffraction. The correlation between thermal expansion and crystal structure was discussed.

scholarly journals An examination of the thermal expansion of urea using high-resolution variable-temperature X-ray powder diffraction

2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 1038-1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Hammond ◽  
Klimentina Pencheva ◽  
Kevin J. Roberts ◽  
Patricia Mougin ◽  
Derek Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Variable Temperature ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Polymorphic Transformations ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Thermal Expansion Coefficients ◽  
Cell Dimensions ◽  
Expansion Coefficients ◽  
Unit Cell Dimensions

Variable-temperature high-resolution capillary-mode powder X-ray diffraction is used to assess changes in unit-cell dimensions as a function of temperature over the range 188–328 K. No evidence was found for any polymorphic transformations over this temperature range and thermal expansion coefficients for urea were found to be αa= (5.27 ± 0.26) × 10−5 K−1and αc= (1.14 ± 0.057) × 10−5 K−1.

A temperature-dependent structure study of gem-quality hibonite from Myanmar

2010 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 871-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Nagashima ◽  
T. Armbruster ◽  
T. Hainschwang
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Structure Study ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Thermal Expansion Coefficients ◽  
Trigonal Bipyramidal ◽  
Expansion Coefficients ◽  
Increasing Temperature ◽  
Length Distortion

AbstractThe structure of hibonite from Myanmar (space group P63/mmc, Z = 2, at room temperature a = 5.5909(1), c = 21.9893(4) Å), with simplified formula CaAl12O19 and composition (Ca0.99Na0.01)Σ1.00 was investigated between temperatures of 100 K and 923 K by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. Structure refinements have been performed at 100, 296, 473 and 923 K. In hibonite from Myanmar, Ti substitutes for Al mainly at the octahedral Al4 site and, to a lesser degree, at the trigonal bipyramidal site, Al2. The Al4 octahedra build face-sharing dimers. If Ti4+ substitutes at Al4, adjacent cations repulse each other for electrostatic reasons, leading to off-centre cation displacement associated with significant bond-length distortion compared to synthetic (Ti-free) CaAl12O19. Most Mg and smaller proportions of Zn and Si are assigned to the tetrahedral Al3 site. 12-coordinated Ca in hibonite replaces oxygen in a closest-packed layer. However, Ca is actually too small for this site and engages in a ‘rattling-type’ motion with increasing temperature. For this reason, Ca does not significantly increase thermal expansion coefficients of hibonite. The expansion of natural Ti,Mg-rich hibonite between 296 and 923 K along the x and the z axes is αa = 7.64×10–6 K–1 and αc = 11.19×10–6 K–1, respectively, and is thus very similar to isotypic, synthetic CaAl12O19 and LaMgAl11O19 (LMA).

Synchrotron Microtomography of Composites

1988 ◽  
Vol 143 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Stock ◽  
J. H. Kinney ◽  
T. M. Breunig ◽  
U. Bonse ◽  
S. D. Antolovich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Charge Coupled Device ◽  
High Brightness ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Three Point Bending ◽  
Ccd Detector ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Dimensional Distribution ◽  
X Ray Computed ◽  
Synchrotron Microtomography

AbstractX-ray computed tomography (CT) uses absorption profiles from many different viewing directions to reconstruct the two-dimensional distribution of x-ray absorptivity within a slice of the sample. The tunability, high brightness and parallelism of synchrotron radiation are critical to high resolution (0.001mm), high contrast (1%) CT or microtomography. In situ study of samples multiple times during the course of an experiment is exciting to consider.Continuous fiber SiC/Al composites were deformed under three-point bending, and the resulting damage and fiber arrangement were revealed with synchrotron microtomography. Several hundred slices of 0.012 mm thickness were recorded simultaneously using 25 key radiation and a phosphor screen/charge coupled device (CCD) detector. Reconstruction was with the filtered back projection method. Low density regions were observed in the matrix in regions of highest stress where cracking is expected.

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