Uniaxial stress increases layer stacking disorder in calcium silicate hydrates with low calcium content

Gardner, David W.; Li, Jiaqi; Kunz, Martin; Liao, Wei-Chih; Zhu, Chenhui; Carraro, Carlo; Monteiro, Paulo J. M.; Maboudian, Roya

doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2023.118726

Uniaxial stress increases layer stacking disorder in calcium silicate hydrates with low calcium content

Journal Article · Tue Jan 24 00:00:00 EST 2023 · Acta Materialia

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2023.118726· OSTI ID:1922037

Gardner, David W. ^[1]; Li, Jiaqi ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[2]; Zhu, Chenhui ^[3]; ^[2]; Monteiro, Paulo J. M. ^[2]; ^[2]

Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); University of California, Berkeley
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

The long-term stress response of concrete is controlled by the intergrain and intragrain interactions of calcium-silicate-hydrates (C-S-H), nanocrystalline forms of tobermorites. To investigate both types of interactions, we examined the deviatoric stress response of 11 Å tobermorite powder with X-ray diffraction, finding that its layer stacking (i.e., sliding) disorder significantly increases. A similar experiment was performed on nanocrystalline C-S-H powders before and after applying a 360 MPa uniaxial stress. Layer stacking disorder (in the form of intragrain deformation) increases when there is low water content and when the basal spacing is large. We also find that grains with a smaller thickness-to-diameter aspect ratio are first to develop preferred orientation (in the form of intergrain sliding), facilitated by gel water. Furthermore, these findings show that intragrain deformations in C-S-H can occur at relatively low stresses and provide insights into the creep mechanism of C-S-H.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; SC0014664

OSTI ID:: 1922037

Journal Information:: Acta Materialia, Journal Name: Acta Materialia Vol. 246; ISSN 1359-6454

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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