Device and method for improving the toughness of concrete by solving fiber agglomeration

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12116314-B1
Application number	US-202418668296-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	May 20, 2024
Priority date	May 20, 2024
Publication date	Oct 15, 2024
Grant date	Oct 15, 2024

Abstract

A process involves adding charged fibers with surface-cured “temperature-sensitive gel” during the preparation of concrete; preparing charged fibers with surface-cured “temperature-sensitive gel” by spraying, which envelops the charged fibers with a layer of “temperature-sensitive gel”; then solidifying the temperature-sensitive gel layer on the surface of the charged fibers by adjusting the environmental temperature. Utilizing the physical state of the temperature-sensitive gel at different temperatures, the “temperature-sensitive gel” wraps around the charged fibers to form an insulating layer. This prevents the scattering of the charged fibers due to charge repulsion during their introduction into the concrete preparation process, ensuring they are evenly distributed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for improving toughness of concrete by solving fiber agglomeration, wherein charged fibers with surface-cured “temperature-sensitive gel” are added into a concrete to generate a high-toughness concrete; wherein the charged fibers are prepared by making a surface of a charged fiber being enveloped with a layer of the “temperature-sensitive gel” with a spraying process, and the layer of the “temperature-sensitive gel layer” is solidified by adjusting an environmental temperature.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the layer of the “temperature-sensitive gel layer” is 1-2 mm.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the “temperature-sensitive gel” comprises carrageenan and gelatin.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the preparation process of the high-toughness concrete includes:
S 1 . in terms of mass portions, put precursor powder, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate, and reinforcement components into a mixing device for dry mixing, then add charged fibers with surface-cured “temperature-sensitive gel” into the mixing device for dry mixing to produce dry-mixed materials; and
S 2 . in terms of mass portions, pour the alkali-activated mixed solution into the mixing device, mix and discharge to produce high-toughness concrete.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the mass portions include 300-500 parts of precursor powder, 500-800 parts of fine aggregate, 700-1200 parts of coarse aggregate, 5-20 parts of reinforcement components, 10-25 parts of alkali-activated mixed solution, and charged fibers with surface-cured “temperature-sensitive gel” at a volume fraction of 0.1-2%; the dry mixing and stirring time is 120-180 s.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the precursor powder includes aluminosilicate materials, which comprise one or more types of fly ash and slag;
the reinforcement component includes microsilica;
the alkali-activated mixed solution is made by mixing water glass, sodium hydroxide, alkaline powder, and water at a certain mass ratio, wherein the alkaline powder is obtained by grinding, sieving, and high-temperature activation of alkaline solid waste;
the fine aggregate includes river sand; and
the coarse aggregate includes graded broken stone.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the mass ratio of water glass, sodium hydroxide, alkaline powder, and water is (2-5):(1-2):(0.5-1):(1-2).

Assignees

• Univ Zhengzhou
• Southern Marine Science And Eng Guangdong Laboratory Guangzhou
• Nanjing Hydraulic Res Institute Mee

Inventors

• Fan Xiangqian
• Wang Tao
• Hu Shaowei
• Zou Li
• Liu Jueding
• Lu Jun

Classifications

• C04B20/1048 Primary

  Polysaccharides, e.g. cellulose, or derivatives thereof · CPC title

• C04B28/006

  containing mineral polymers, e.g. geopolymers of the Davidovits type · CPC title

• D06M23/06

  Processes in which the treating agent is dispersed in a gas, e.g. aerosols (aerosol compositions C09K3/30) · CPC title

• D06M11/79

  with silicon dioxide, silicic acids or their salts · CPC title

• D06M11/74

  with carbon or graphite; with carbides; with graphitic acids or their salts · CPC title