Zikai Xu

ORCID: 0000-0003-0048-3746
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  • Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research
  • Concrete Properties and Behavior
  • Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials

Chang'an University
2022-2024

Zhengzhou University
2021-2022

Geopolymers have distinct advantages such as having energy‐saving properties, being an environmentally protective material, and high mechanical strength durability. However, the shrinkage of geopolymer materials is one major problems to affect its practical application. In this study, blast furnace slag‐based pastes were prepared using sodium silicate hydroxide activators investigate effect activator concentration solid/liquid ratio on properties. For a better understanding reaction...

10.1155/2021/6631316 article EN cc-by Advances in Civil Engineering 2021-01-01

Geopolymer materials have several obvious advantages such as energy conservation, emission reduction, and waste reuse, so they can become substitutes for cement materials. In this study, geopolymer mortars made from blast furnace slag steel reinforced by basalt fibre polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) were prepared to explore the effect on their strength shrinkage properties. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was employed characterize reaction mechanism of mortars. The results show that both PVA...

10.1155/2022/8931401 article EN cc-by Advances in Civil Engineering 2022-01-01

Reflection cracking in semi-rigid bases is a widespread distress that undermines highway safety. Priority should be given to this issue ensure the normal performance of large-scale base asphalt pavements have reached end their service life. At present, scholars deeply studied and applied theory pavement surface layer fracture damage. However, study only focuses on temperature influence, crack prediction, reflection retardation, there lack further research crack-related characteristics....

10.3390/buildings15111791 article EN cc-by Buildings 2025-05-23
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