Research and Application of Materials Science

Study on Multi-Scale Tensile Strength and Tensile Strain of Calcium Silicate Hydrate Layered Nanocomposites Under External Physical Field

FANLei, ZHANGLele

Abstract


Calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) is the mainly strength source of cement-based materials, but there is little basic research. In this paper, molecular dynamics method is applied to analyze the multi-scale tensile strength and tensile strain of C-S-H layered materials under the condition of external physical fields (temperature and strain rate). The results show that the tensile strength and strain of C-S-H model decrease with temperature raises. The temperature (from 1 K to 600 K) has obvious influence on the tensile strain and strength of C-S-H layered materials. In addition, at (0.00025 ps-1-0.001 ps-1), the tensile strain and strength of C-S-H layered materials are less sensitive to strain rate. The whole model is closer to a 3-dimensional deformation. However, at (0.001 ps-1-0.005 ps-1), the dynamic load effect begins to increase, and the work done by the load per unit time increased. The tensile strain and strength of C-S-H layered materials indicates intensified by the change of strain rate. The energies are randomly distributed in the system, not concentrated in a certain area.

Keywords


Hydrated calcium silicate; External physical field; Multiscale; Mechanical properties; Molecular dynamics

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33142/rams.v5i1.11756

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