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Weiwei Duan
UniSA STEM, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes 5095, Australia

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Journal article
Published: 21 November 2020 in Journal of Composites Science
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Alkali–silica reaction (ASR) attack is one of the most significant durability concerns in cement-based materials. In this paper, the drinking water treatment sludge (DWTS), which is a typical by-product from the drinking water treatment industry, was reused as supplementary cementitious material to mitigate the degradation of mortar resulting from ASR attack. DWTS was milled and calcined at 800 °C for 2 h before being used as a replacement for cement. Glass sand was used as the reactive fine aggregate. Properties of four mortar mixtures prepared with 0%, 5%, 10%, and 20% of calcined DWTS replacement of cement were firstly assessed, including compressive strength, flexural strength, and water sorptivity. The mortar specimens were then exposed to an ASR-attacked environment for 28 days, the changes in specimen length were monitored, and the uniformity of mortar was measured via Ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV). The results showed that 10% replacement significantly improved the mechanical properties of mortar. The specimens with 20% of the calcined DWTS exhibited comparable strength relative to the reference group and exhibited superior resistance to ASR attack. Additionally, a water sorptivity test showed that higher contents of the calcined DWTS can lead to lower water capillary absorption of mortar.

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Weiwei Duan; Yan Zhuge; Phuong Ngoc Pham; Christopher W. K. Chow; Alexandra Keegan; Yue Liu. Utilization of Drinking Water Treatment Sludge as Cement Replacement to Mitigate Alkali–Silica Reaction in Cement Composites. Journal of Composites Science 2020, 4, 171 .

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Weiwei Duan, Yan Zhuge, Phuong Ngoc Pham, Christopher W. K. Chow, Alexandra Keegan, Yue Liu. Utilization of Drinking Water Treatment Sludge as Cement Replacement to Mitigate Alkali–Silica Reaction in Cement Composites. Journal of Composites Science. 2020; 4 (4):171.

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Weiwei Duan; Yan Zhuge; Phuong Ngoc Pham; Christopher W. K. Chow; Alexandra Keegan; Yue Liu. 2020. "Utilization of Drinking Water Treatment Sludge as Cement Replacement to Mitigate Alkali–Silica Reaction in Cement Composites." Journal of Composites Science 4, no. 4: 171.

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Published: 29 August 2020 in Materials
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Concrete wastewater infrastructures are important to modern society but are susceptible to sulfuric acid attack when exposed to an aggressive environment. Fibre-reinforced mortar has been adopted as a promising coating and lining material for degraded reinforced concrete structures due to its unique crack control and excellent anti-corrosion ability. This paper aims to evaluate the performance of polyethylene (PE) fibre-reinforced calcium aluminate cement (CAC)–ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) blended strain-hardening mortar after sulfuric acid immersion, which represented the aggressive sewer environment. Specimens were exposed to 3% sulfuric acid solution for up to 112 days. Visual, physical and mechanical performance such as water absorption ability, sorptivity, compressive and direct tensile strength were evaluated before and after sulfuric acid attack. In addition, micro-structure changes to the samples after sulfuric acid attack were also assessed by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) to further understand the deterioration mechanism. The results show that overall fibre-reinforced calcium aluminate cement (CAC)-based samples performed significantly better than fibre-reinforced ordinary Portland cement (OPC)-based samples as well as mortar samples in sulfuric acid solution in regard to visual observations, penetration depth, direct tensile strength and compressive reduction. Gypsum generation in the cementitious matrix of both CAC and OPC-based systems was the main reason behind the deterioration mechanism after acid attack exposure. Moreover, laboratory sulfuric acid testing has been proven for successfully screening the cementitious material against an acidic environment. This method can be considered to design the service life of concrete wastewater pipes.

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Wei Fan; Yan Zhuge; Xing Ma; Christopher W. K. Chow; Nima Gorjian; Jeong-A Oh; Weiwei Duan. Durability of Fibre-Reinforced Calcium Aluminate Cement (CAC)–Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS) Blended Mortar after Sulfuric Acid Attack. Materials 2020, 13, 3822 .

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Wei Fan, Yan Zhuge, Xing Ma, Christopher W. K. Chow, Nima Gorjian, Jeong-A Oh, Weiwei Duan. Durability of Fibre-Reinforced Calcium Aluminate Cement (CAC)–Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS) Blended Mortar after Sulfuric Acid Attack. Materials. 2020; 13 (17):3822.

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Wei Fan; Yan Zhuge; Xing Ma; Christopher W. K. Chow; Nima Gorjian; Jeong-A Oh; Weiwei Duan. 2020. "Durability of Fibre-Reinforced Calcium Aluminate Cement (CAC)–Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS) Blended Mortar after Sulfuric Acid Attack." Materials 13, no. 17: 3822.