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EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 56, 2013
International Workshop NUCPERF 2012: Long-Term Performance of Cementitious Barriers and Reinforced Concrete in Nuclear Power Plant and Radioactive Waste Storage and Disposal (RILEM Event TC 226-CNM and EFC Event 351)
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| Article Number | 02005 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| Section | Session 2: Physical, Chemical and Mechanical Behavior: Coupled Chemical and Mechanical Effect | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20135602005 | |
| Published online | 11 July 2013 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20135602005
Performance of carbon nanofiber-cement composites subjected to accelerated decalcification
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
The effect of decalcification on the chemo-mechanical behavior of carbon nanofiber (CNF)-cement composites was studied. Portland cement pastes with and without 0.2% CNFs were subjected to accelerated decalcification by exposure to ammonium nitrate solutions. The influence of microstructural alterations during decalcification on the physical and mechanical properties of the composites was examined. The presence of CNF agglomerates influenced the chemo-mechanical behavior of the composite during decalcification. Precipitation of secondary hydrates within the agglomerates during decalcification resulted in a decrease in local porosity, which strengthened the composite and slowed the loss of flexural strength.
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