1. Self-sensing capability of Engineered Cementitious Composites: Effects of aging and loading conditions.
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Yıldırım, Gürkan, Öztürk, Oğuzhan, Al-Dahawi, Ali, Afşın Ulu, Adem, and Şahmaran, Mustafa
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CEMENT composites , *MICROCRACKS , *CARBON nanotubes , *CARBON fibers , *ALTERNATING currents , *FLEXURAL strength , *CARBON-black - Abstract
• Self-sensing capability of ECC with different carbon-based materials was assessed. • Carbon fibers (CF), carbon nanotubes (CNT) and carbon black (CB) were used. • Specimens cured for 7, 28, 90 and 180 days were used for self-sensing assessment. • Tests were performed under compression, splitting tension and four-point bending. • Self-sensing is valid for all curing ages and under different loading conditions. Self-sensing capability of 7-, 28-, 90- and 180-day-old Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) incorporated either with carbon fibers (CF/ECC-CF) at micro-scale or multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT/ECC-CNT) and carbon black (CB/ECC-CB) at nano-scale were investigated herein. Mechanical properties (compressive strength, splitting tensile strength/deformation, flexural strength/deformation) of different-age mixtures were evaluated. Control mixture (ECC-Control) without any carbon-based material was also produced and tested for comparison. Depending on the loading condition, equipment utilizing either direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC) was used for self-sensing assessments. Results showed that carbon-based materials generally improve the mechanical properties of ECC-Control specimens depending on the type of carbon-based materials, specimens' age and loading conditions. All specimens sensed different types of damage except 180-day-old ECC-Control specimens loaded under uniaxial compression and splitting tension due to abrupt increments in impedance results exceeding the limits of testing device which revealed the importance of presence of electrically-conductive materials for achieving enhanced self-sensing capability independent of aging, testing configuration/equipment, loading conditions and microcrack characteristics. CF is the best to improve self-sensing capability of ECC-Control specimens for all ages and loading conditions. Self-sensing performances of ECC-CNT and ECC-CB are comparable and utilization of nano-size carbon-based materials is suggested in cases where reversibility in self-sensing is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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