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- MakaleAçık Erişim2025Comprehensive study on the role of mycrisparite in enhancing strength, stability, and microstructural traits of self-compacting mortars
Etli, Serkan; Yılmaz, Tekin
The present research work aims at promoting the mechanical, durability and microstructure performances of self-compacting mortars (SCMs) and lessening the cement production-induced costs and environmental difficulties, by replacing binder with definite proportions (2.5–15%) of MS. To achieve these goals, the compressive and flexural strength (UCS, FS), freeze–thaw (F–T), sorptivity (Sp), MIP (tP, psD) and SEM tests were conducted on SCMs cured for diverse (7–90 days) ages. The outcomes unearthed that replacing binder with MS at small proportions boosted the UCS/FS performances of SCMs. These improvements in strength performance compared to MS-0 were more spectacular in MS-2.5, which produced higher UCS and FS of 8.6–21.0% and 10.0–25.7%, respectively at all curing ages. Similarly, the same SCMs, which betrayed lower UCS- (10.3 < 16.7) and FS-losses (31.6 < 41.0) than the control at the end of the 200-cycle F–T test, were able to remain more endurance against F–T deterioration. Besides, MS replacement up to 10% enabled the SCMs to exhibit lower tP- (up to 11.2%) and Sp values (up to 61.2%) by ameliorating the psD (refining the larger pores into finer pores). The current research can be consequently commented to provide more beneficial SCM design on both strength/stability and microstructure, and cost and environmental troubles for the building industry.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2025Utilization of desiccant silica-gel wastes for the mechanical and microstructural performances of self-compacting mortars
Yılmaz, Tekin
The existing exploratory focuses to examine the effect of relocating ordinary Portland cement (OPC) by divergent proportions (2.5–15 %, by vol.) of desiccant silica-gel waste (DSGW) on the strength/durability/microstructural traits of self-compacting mortars (SCMs). A large experimental programme comprising unconfined compressive- (UCS: 7/28/56/90 days) and flexural-strength (FS: 7/28/56/90 days), freeze-thaw (F-T: 50/100 cycles), sorptivity (Sp: 28 days), porosity (PT: 28 days) and scanning electron microscope (SEM: 28 days) tests was conducted on the fabricated SCMs. From the gathered findings, the replacing OPC by 10 % DSGW, compared to the Control, was detected to signify the most efficacious contribution on SCMs' strength (UCS/FS = +15.2/12.3 %), durability (UCS/FS-losses after 50 and 100 F-T = −4.7/−6.1 % and − 10.0/−12.7 %) behavior, which is in tune with the ameliorated microstructure (Sp = −35.2 %, PT = −19.2 % and SEM = higher C-S-H gel, less micro-crack).
- MakaleAçık Erişim2024Effect of White-Portland cement containing micro and nano silica on the mechanical and freeze-thaw properties of self compacting mortars
Etli, Serkan; Yılmaz, Tekin; Hansu, Osman
This study concentrated to investigate the influences of white-Portland cement (W-PC) containing silica fume (SF: micro-silica (µSi) and nano-silica (nSi)) as replacement (2–4 wt%) on mechanical (strength and durability), physical and microstructural behaviors of self-compacting mortars (SCMs) fabricated at 0.48–0.63 w/b ratios. In keeping with these purposes, besides of carrying out the workability (mini-slump flow: M−SF and V-funnel: V-F) experiments of SCMs, the mechanical and microstructural tests implemented were: unconfined compressive strength (UCS), flexural strength (FS), freeze–thaw (F-T) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis. The outcomes displayed that, in comparison with the control, replacing W-PC by SF (particularly nSi) enhanced the UCS and FS, resisted against F-T durability by lowering the strength losses in UCS and FS. The ameliorated microstructure resulting in a reduction in the number and/or a narrowing in the size of micro-cracks and pores contributed to generate a more compact and consolidated SCM structure for the improving of strength and durability due of pore-filling effect and superior pozzolanic characteristics of µSi and especially nSi, this in turn reduced the permeability of SCM, which has a significant effect on the strength and durability behaviors of the SCM.