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Microstructure and Strength of Alkali-Activated Kaolin-Fly Ash Blend Binder

카올린-플라이애시 혼합 알칼리 활성화 결합재의 미세구조 및 강도 특성

  • Jun, Yubin (School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Tae-Wan (Research Institute of Industrial Technology, Pusan National University) ;
  • Oh, Jae-Eun (School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
  • 전유빈 (울산과학기술원 도시환경공학부) ;
  • 김태완 (부산대학교 생산기술연구소) ;
  • 오재은 (울산과학기술원 도시환경공학부)
  • Received : 2017.12.11
  • Accepted : 2018.03.15
  • Published : 2018.03.30
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Abstract

This study presents microstructural characteristics and strength properties of alkali-activated kaolin(K)-fly ash(FA) blends binders. The compressive strength, X-ray diffraction(XRD), thermogravimetric(TG) analysis and SEM/EDS were measured for hardened samples. The results were shown that all the samples had developed the compressive strength over time, regardless of replacement levels of K. It was found that when the amount of K increased, the strengths of samples decreased. In XRD result, no new crystalline phases were observed in all the hardened samples other than the crystalline components of raw FA and K, whereas TG analysis showed that N-A-S-H gel was formed as a reaction product in all the samples. Samples did not have the typical microstructure of dense, and there is little significant difference between the microstructures of the samples despite the differences in the strength testing results with replacement ratios of K. This study showed that the strength of sample was larger for lower Si/Al ratio of reaction product formed in sample. According to the correlation between Si/Al ratio and strength in this study, it is expected that if a chemical additive is used for lowering the Si/Al ratio of reaction product(i.e., increasing the $Al_2O_3$ solubility) in alkali-activated K-FA blends binders, strength improvement in K-FA blends binders could be achieved.

본 연구에서는 카올린과 플라이애시의 두 종류의 결합재를 혼합하여 알칼리 활성화시킨 후, 경화체의 강도 및 미세구조 분석을 수행하였다. 이를 위해, 경화된 시험체에 대해 압축강도, X선 회절분석(XRD), 열중량(TG) 분석 및 SEM/EDS 분석을 실시하였다. 카올린-플라이애시 혼합 결합재는 카올린 혼합에 관계없이 모든 경화체에 대해서 재령에 따라 압축강도가 증가하는 경향을 나타냈으며, 플라이애시 중량에 대한 카올린의 혼합비가 증가할수록 압축강도는 낮아지는 것으로 나타났다. XRD 분석 결과에서는 제작된 모든 시험체에 대해서 플라이애시 및 카올린의 원재료에 함유된 구성광물 이외에 새로운 결정질 물질 형성은 확인되지 않았지만, 이에 반해 TG 분석에서는 모든 시험체 내에서 N-A-S-H gel이 반응생성물로 형성된 것을 알 수 있었다. 모든 시험체들의 내부는 대체적으로 치밀하지 않은 것으로 나타났으며, 카올린 치환율에 따른 강도 발현의 차이가 있음에도 불구하고, 내부의 조직구조에서 뚜렷한 차이는 없는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서 보여준 반응생성물의 Si/Al가 낮을수록 시험체의 강도가 상대적으로 높은, Si/Al와 강도와의 상관관계에 따라, 반응생성물의 Si/Al가 낮도록, 즉 사용되는 결합재의 $Al_2O_3$의 용해도를 높일 수 있는 화학적 첨가제가 고려된다면, 카올린-플라이애시 혼합 결합재의 강도 개선 효과를 기대할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

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