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Experimental investigations and nonlocal computational models of slurry infiltrated fiber concrete with CaCO3 whiskers

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High-strength and high-toughness are the development trend of cementitious materials in the field of civil construction and transportation. In this study, steel fibers and calcium carbonate whiskers are applied to strengthen cement-based materials at two scales, and the corresponding mechanical properties are investigated. It is found that the content of steel fibers can reach 12.2% when the infiltration casting method is adopted to prepare the slurry infiltrated fiber concrete (SIFCON). The ultimate strain of the specimen is greater than 0.08, which illustrates an ultra-high ductility. The results show that the optimum content of the CaCO3 whisker is 1%. The toughening effect of combined steel fibers and calcium carbonate whiskers is better than that of using steel fibers individually. After adding calcium carbonate whiskers, the tensile and compressive properties of specimens are improved. Meanwhile, a nonlocal model of SIFCON is developed to quantify the influence of calcium carbonate whiskers on the performance of SIFCON.

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The authors wish to acknowledge financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52002040), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51772033) and the Technology Innovation and Application Demonstration Program of Chongqing (No. cstc2019jscx-msxmX0114).

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    Shuai Zhou & Chong Wang

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China

    Chao Zhang

  3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, China

    Yi Zhang

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Zhou, S., Wang, C., Zhang, C. et al. Experimental investigations and nonlocal computational models of slurry infiltrated fiber concrete with CaCO3 whiskers. Engineering with Computers 39, 669–683 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00366-022-01649-y

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