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A Study about the Strength and Microstructure of Hardened Cement Pastes Including Nanofibers

나노 섬유를 혼합한 시멘트 페이스트의 미세구조와 강도에 대한 연구

  • Received : 2019.11.19
  • Accepted : 2019.12.12
  • Published : 2020.04.01
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Abstract

In this study, the effect of nanofibers in cement pastes on the compressive and tensile strength of hardened cement pastes was studied. Two types of nanofibers, nylon 66 nanofibers and carbon nanotube-nylon 66 hybrid nanofibers, were manufactured by electrospinning methodology and mixed in cement powder respectively. The specimens for experiments were prepared by water to cement ratio of 0.5 and cured in water for 28 days. The effect of nanofibers on the increase of the compressive and tensile strength were confirmed by the experimental results. The well-linking effect of nanofibers in the microstructure of the hardened cement pastes has been found by scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis and well-explained for the increase in mechanical strength. Besides, field emission transmission electron microscope (FE-TEM) analysis and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) have also been conducted to analyze the properties of nanofibers as well as the microstructure of the hardened modified cement pastes.

본 연구에서는 시멘트 페이스트에 혼합된 나노 섬유가 경화된 시멘트페이스트의 압축강도와 인장강도에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 2종류의 나노 섬유를 사용하였다. 나일론 66 나노 섬유와 카본 나노 튜브로 보강된 나일론 66 나노 섬유를 전기방사로 제작하여 시멘트 파우더에 각각 혼합하였다. 물-시멘트비 0.5의 시멘트 페이스트 시편을 제작하고 28일간 양생하였다. 실험 결과, 나노섬유의 혼합이 시멘트 페이스트 시편의 압축강도와 인장강도를 증가시킴을 확인하였다. 나노 섬유의 보강 매카니즘을 확인하기 위해 주사전자현미경(SEM) 분석, 전계방사 투과전자 현미경(FE-TEM) 분석 및 열 중량 분석(TGA)을 수행하여 나노섬유를 포함한 시멘트 페이스트의 미세 구조를 분석하였다.

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