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Article history: 3D printed concrete (3DPC) has become increasingly popular in the last decade. However, the mechanical
Received 2 February 2021 and microstructural evolution of the 3DPC under extremely high-temperature environments has not
Received in revised form 12 March 2021 been fully understood. The purpose of this study is to experimentally investigate the influence of recycled
Accepted 28 April 2021
sand and polyethylene (PE) fiber on the mechanical properties and pore structure of the 3DPC under high
temperatures. A series of compressive, flexural, and CT scanning tests were conducted for 3DPC speci-
mens under 20 °C, 200 °C, 400 °C, 600 °C, and 800 °C, respectively. It shows that there is a similar degra-
Keywords:
dation trend of the compressive and flexural strengths of 3D printed and mold-casted specimens with the
3D printed concrete (3DPC)
Elevated temperature
same mixture at elevated temperatures. 3DPC specimens delaminated through the interface between lay-
Recycled sandMechanical behavior ers and strips in the layer at 600 °C and 800 °C, respectively, due to the weak adhesion between layers and
Mechanical behavior strips. The addition of recycled sand and PE fiber into the 3DPC could modify its pore structure and mit-
Microstructure igate the risks of explosive spalling.
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J. Xiao, N. Han, L. Zhang et al. Construction and Building Materials 293 (2021) 123524
strength of 3D printed specimens varied from 3.34 MPa to considered as a result of higher permeability and porosity of
6.51 MPa when the loading direction was parallel or perpendicular 3DPC specimens compared to casted specimens, and the weaker
to interfaces between printed layers. Alchaar and Al-Tamimi [15] bond between filament in 3DPC specimens. Fortunately, the
investigated the effect of hot weather on the interlayer bond shear, delamination can be limited by sufficient restraint perpendicular
compressive, and flexural strengths of 3DPC. Results indicated that to the interlayers.
hot weather accelerated the water evaporation and surface dehy- The present study aims to investigate the mechanical and
dration, which caused the decrease of interlayer bond shear microstructural evolution of 3DPC at various temperatures ranging
strength and compressive strength of 3DPC. But, the flexural from room temperature (20 °C) to 800 °C. The microstructure of
strength of hot weather specimens was increased 18% compared 3DPC was investigated by using CT scanning and Scanning Elec-
to the ambient specimens due to the lower material viscosities tronic Microscopy (SEM) techniques. The change in compressive
and better fiber orientation. Other research works [16-19] discov- and flexural strengths of 3DPC after exposure to elevated temper-
ered the existence of weak interfaces between successive layers atures was also experimentally studied for evaluating the heat
due to the entrapped pores between layers, which alters the spatial resistance capability of 3DPC in comparison to that of ordinary
distribution of the pore structure in concrete. Lee et al. [18] concrete with the same concrete mixture.
obtained the correlation between pore structure and tensile bond
strength of 3D printed mortar. Based on the X-ray computed
2. Research significance
tomography (CT) analysis, the porosity of the interlayer was
2.15%-6.66% higher than the average porosity of 3DPC specimens.
Current research work on 3DPC mainly focuses on printability
The deterioration of concrete under thermal and fire exposure is
and mechanical properties. Experimental studies on the effects of
caused by interacting with chemical, physical, and mechanical pro-
the elevated temperature on the mechanical properties and
cesses [20]. It has been known that an elevation of temperature
microstructure of 3DPC are very limited. Therefore, to promote
could cause the evaporation of pore water and dehydration of
3DPC in engineering applications, the mechanical properties and
paste. The evaporation of water trapped in the closed pore could
microstructure evolution of 3DPC at elevated temperatures is
build up pore pressure and ultimately result in spalling when the
intensively studied in this research. The studied variables are
pore pressure exceeds the tensile strength of the concrete material.
whether to use recycled sand, PE fiber, and different temperatures
In fact, the thermal and fire resistance of concrete has been exten-
(20, 200, 400, 600, and 800 °C). Besides, the performance of 3D
sively studied [21-23]. Generally, the mechanical properties of
printed and mold-casted concrete was compared to assess the
ordinary concrete change with the increase of temperature. For
effect of the fabrication method on pore structure, compressive
example, the strength of concrete increased at 200 °C in some
strength, flexural strength, and thermal behaviors.
research [21,22], whereas a significant decrease of 45%-70% in
strength is observed under a temperature up to 600 °C [23,24].
The dehydration of cement paste results in progressive damage 3. Materials and experimental program
of the micro-pore structure, which could decrease the mechanical
properties of concrete at macro-scale. When the elevated temper- 3.1. 3D printing system
ature was beyond 800 °C, the decrease of concrete strength could
be over 80% [25]. Fig. 1 illustrates the 3D printer equipment for cementitious
Aggregates also have an essential effect on the thermal proper- materials. In general, the system consists of a steel gantry, a
ties of concrete since it occupies almost 70% of the volume in con- print-head, motion sliders, and motors. The size of the steel gantry
crete [26]. As recycled aggregates produced from demolished is 3.0 m (L) 3.0 m (W) 4.0 m (H) [37]. A material container was
concrete pavements or structures are bonded together by the mor- mounted on a horizontal beam, which can freely move along the
tar of hydrated cement, the recycled concrete presents a higher slider-X, slider-Z, and slider-Y. An extrusion blade was equipped
porosity and a lower thermal conductivity. The addition of recycled inside the print-head to transport the printing materials to the
aggregate can enhance the explosive spalling resistance of concrete nozzle with a diameter of 30 mm. The geometry of the object to
[27,28]. Xiao et al. [29] investigated the mechanical properties of be printed was described by a Stereo Lithography (STL) file. During
concrete with the different replacement ratios of recycled aggre- the printing process, the horizontal printing speed and layer height
gate exposed to 800 °C. When the replacement ratio of recycled were manually pre-set, and since the layer width was fixed as
aggregates was not less than 50%, the compressive strength of 30 mm, the extrusion speed can be calculated and controlled by
recycled aggregate was higher than that of natural aggregate con- a controlling software system. The printing materials were mixed
crete at 800 °C. The benefits of fiber on the thermal properties of in a conventional mixer before transported to the print-head and
concrete were also approved in previous studies. The polymeric then re-mixed in the material container to improve the uniformity
fibers are often used to reduce the spalling of concrete [30-32]. and extrudability of printing materials. The 3D printing process
The thermal spalling was attributed to excessive pore pressure at was conducted layer by layer through a combined motion of the
elevated temperatures. The polymeric fibers melting could create print-head in X, Y, and Z direction.
a network of microcracks that allow vapor to escape, reduce pore
pressure, and thereafter mitigate the risks of spalling. 3.2. Materials and mix design
Due to its special mixing proportion and manufacturing pro-
cess, the elevated-temperature thermo-mechanical behavior of Four different concrete mixes were manufactured and used in
3DPC is expected to be different from that of ordinary vibrated this study, as the list in Table 1. Ordinary Portland cement CEM I
concrete at high temperatures. Compared to that of ordinary casted 42.5 was used in this study as binding material with a density of
concrete, the uneven distribution of pore structure in 3DPC could 3.13 g/cm3. Both natural and recycled aggregates were with parti-
increase the thermal gradients, result in non-uniform gas–water cle sizes less than 0.90 mm. The natural aggregates were local river
distribution, and thereby lead to a different elevated-temperature sand with a density of 2.59 g/cm3. The density of recycled sand is
thermo-mechanical behavior [33]. However, the related research 2.41, with a water absorption of 13.5%. The mass ratio substitution
is still very limited. According to Cicione et al.’s research [34-36], of recycled sand to natural sand in the recycled specimen was 50%.
3DPC specimens suffered delamination at elevated temperatures Commercial nano clay, superplasticizer, hydroxypropyl methylcel-
instead of typical thermo-hygral spalling. This phenomenon was lulose (HPMC), and sodium gluconate were used in this study to
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Table 1
Mixture proportion of raw materials for 3D printing (kg/m3).
Mixture Cement Nano-clay Natural sand Recycled sand PE Fiber Superplasticizer HPMC Water
3DP-N1 320 1.60 320 0 0 0.24 0.41 112
3DP-NR2 320 1.60 160 160 0 0.27 0.41 134
3DP-N-PE3 320 1.60 320 0 3.20 0.42 0.41 112
3DP-NR-PE 320 1.60 160 160 3.20 0.49 0.41 134
MC4-N 320 1.60 320 0 0 0.24 0.41 112
1: N means natural sand used alone in specimens; 2: NR means natural sand and recycled sand used in specimens;
3: PE means PE fiber used for reinforcement; 4: MC was prepared by mold-casting.
enhance the printability of concrete. It should be noted that the crete, Mixture 1 and Mixture 2 were first mixed for 30 s, and then
dosing of the superplasticizer was determined based on jumping the sand was added into the mixer and mixed for 120 s. After that,
table tests [38]. The initial table fluidity of the mix should be the mixer was stopped to scrap the wall of the mixer. Then, the
between 190 and 210 mm to satisfy the extrudability and build- concrete was mixed for another 120 s. For fiber-reinforced con-
ability requirements of 3D printing technology [39]. crete, the PE fiber was added into the concrete mix to produce
Polyethylene (PE) is built up by the single –CH2– repeating unit, the fiber-reinforced concrete.
which can be used for the preparation of high-performance fibers The specimens were manufactured by both 3D printing and
[40]. Commercially available PE fiber has an excellent performance mold-casting, simultaneously. The printing nozzle with a diameter
in chemical corrosion resistance, wettability, impact resistance, of 30 mm was used so that the width of each strip in the layer was
and cutting resistance [41]. The physical and mechanical proper- 30 mm, and the thickness was 15 mm. The extrusion and horizon-
ties, as well as SEM images of the PE fibers used in this study, were tal printing speed were set to 1.35 L/min and 50 mm/s [37].
illustrated in Table 2 and Fig. 3.
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Fig. 5. 2D and 3D CT scanning images of 3DP specimen. (a) Cross-section image (b) Digital mold of 3DP concrete (c) Digital mold of pore structure.
Fig. 7. Damage of 3DPC and mold casted specimens exposed to 600 °C and 800 °C. (a) 3DPC specimens (b) Mold-casted specimens.
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Table 3
Pore structure of specimens exposed to elevated temperatures.
could reduce the porosity and number of large pores between of PE fiber, only network meso-cracks instead of macro-cracks exhi-
printing layers. The improvement of the interlayer was a key factor bits in 3DP-NR-PE at 800 °C (Fig. 12).
in enhancing the pore structure of 3DPC. As shown in Table 3, the majority type of pore in concrete is the
The CT scanning was conducted on 3DP-N and 3DP-NR-PE spec- small size pore with a diameter less than 1 mm, which is also most
imens exposed to high temperatures to investigate the effect of significantly influenced by high temperatures. The pore size distri-
recycled sand and PE fiber. Table 4 shows that the porosity of both bution of small size pore in 3DP-N and 3DP-NR-PE is analyzed and
3DP-N and 3DP-NR-PE specimens increased with temperature ele- shown in Fig. 11. According to Fig. 11(a)-(c), for the pore of 3DP-N
vating. The change in the porosity of 3DP-N was relatively limited specimens, the temperature between 20 °C and 400 °C mostly
when the temperature was below 400 °C. Meanwhile, the porosity influences the pore with diameters between 0.25 and 0.50 mm.
of 3DP-NR-PE showed a more significant increase due to the melt- This phenomenon is a result of the pore water evaporation and
ing of PE fiber at 200 °C, which was consistent with the results of the ettringite decomposition [47]. When the temperature is
mechanical properties. When the temperature further increased, beyond 400 °C, the percentage of pore with diameters more than
the porosity of 3DP-NR-PE showed a steadier growth than that of 0.50 mm increased. It is possible to note that the pores with larger
3DP-N. It is beneficial from the network of microcracks from PE diameters are more elongated which is more possible to cause the
fiber melting, which allows vapor to escape and prevents the thermic fissure. The percentages are better distributed in all pore
macro-scale cracks [46]. Fig. 11 shows CT scan images of the aperture ranges in 3DP-NR-PE specimens at room temperature.
3DP-N and 3DP-NR-PE at room temperature and 800 °C, respec- When the temperature is up to 200 °C and 400 °C, the percentage
tively. It demonstrates that the 3DP-N specimen has more pores of pore with diameters smaller than 0.15 mm increased mostly due
between printed layers compared to 3DP-NR-PE. Furthermore, to the melting of PE fiber. The percentage of pore with diameters
the pore between printed layers in 3DP-N specimens propagates more than 0.50 mm in 3DP-NR-PE specimen was limited at high
to through cracks at 800 °C. On the contrary, due to the melting temperatures, which mitigated the risk of explosive spalling. With
further melting of the PE fiber, SEM scanning was conducted on the
3DP-NR-PE concrete at elevated temperature. As shown in Fig. 13
Table 4 (a), the PE fiber has a positive effect on the flexural strength of
Porosity of 3DP specimens exposed to elevated temperatures. specimens at room temperature due to the bridging effect of the
Temperature (°C) 20 200 400 600 800 fiber. However, as shown in Fig. 13(b), at the temperature of
3DP-N 2.08 2.72 2.70 3.35 4.15
200 °C, the melting of PE fiber leads to significant development
3DP-NR-PE 2.50 3.27 3.23 3.66 3.79 of micro-cracks and the increase of porosity.
Fig. 11. Digital model of 3D printed concrete at different temperatures. (a) 3D printed concrete (b) Pore structure of 3D printed concrete.
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Fig. 12. Pore size distribution of 3D printed concrete at different temperatures. (a) 20°C (b) 200°C (c) 400°C (d) 600°C (e) 800°C.
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