Journal
CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES
Volume 88, Issue -, Pages 187-199Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2018.01.012
Keywords
Cement paste; Concrete; Epoxy adhesive; Interface; Raman; Mercury intrusion porosimetry
Funding
- Byron D. Spangler Endowment in Civil Engineering at the University of Florida
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When exposed to harsh environmental conditions, the adhesive bond between epoxy and concrete was found to depend almost entirely on the effectiveness of the mechanical interlock which is contingent upon the ability of the adhesive to properly wet and penetrate the substrate. The current study is an investigation of the existence of a distinct interphase region within cement paste through the combined use of mercury intrusion porosimetry and Raman spectroscopy. A positive correlation between median pore size and depth of epoxy permeation into the cement paste substrate was observed. The Lucas-Washburn equation was found to accurately represent the driving mechanisms behind permeation of curing epoxy into the porous cement paste matrix. Interconnectivity of the capillary and gel pore structures was determined to play an important role in the permeation mechanisms. Analysis of relative conversion of epoxy via Raman spectroscopy in the interfacial region showed evidence of epoxy-cement paste interactions. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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