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Development of Self-sensing Cementitious Composites with Improved Water and Chloride Resistance

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International RILEM Conference on Synergising Expertise towards Sustainability and Robustness of Cement-based Materials and Concrete Structures (SynerCrete 2023)

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Abstract

The piezoresistivity of cement-based sensors subjected to moisture ambient is changeable due to the porous structures and pore solutions inside of cementitious composites. This study explored the electrical resistivity and self-sensing performance of carbon black (CB) filled cement-based sensors mixed with silicone hydrophobic powder (SHP) and crystalline waterproofing admixture (CWA), especially before and after different durations of immersion in freshwater and 3% sodium chloride solution. The results show that the composites with SHP exhibited the best water impermeability, while the counterpart containing CWA presented the optimal chloride resistance. The piezoresistivity increased in sodium chloride solution because of the increased free ions. The outcomes are expected to illuminate the piezoresistive behavior of hydrophobic cement-based sensors subjected to moisture and chloride environments, thereby promoting structural health monitoring applications in the future.

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  1. Institute of Construction Materials, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany

    Wenkui Dong, Marco Liebscher & Viktor Mechtcherine

  2. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia

    Wengui Li

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  1. Department of Structural Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

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  2. Technical Specialist Services, Materials, ARUP, London, UK

    Fragkoulis Kanavaris

  3. ISISE, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal

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  4. Laboratoire de Mécanique Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

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Dong, W., Li, W., Liebscher, M., Mechtcherine, V. (2023). Development of Self-sensing Cementitious Composites with Improved Water and Chloride Resistance. In: Jędrzejewska, A., Kanavaris, F., Azenha, M., Benboudjema, F., Schlicke, D. (eds) International RILEM Conference on Synergising Expertise towards Sustainability and Robustness of Cement-based Materials and Concrete Structures. SynerCrete 2023. RILEM Bookseries, vol 44. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33187-9_46

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