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Limestone-Calcined-Clay-Cement for Three-Dimensional Printed Engineered Cementitious Composites (2021-11)

10.14359/51733109

 Zhu He,  Yu Kequan,  McGee Wesley,  Ng Tsz,  Li Victor
Journal Article - ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 118, Iss. 6, pp. 111-122

Abstract

The feasibility of three-dimensional (3D)-printable (3DP) engineered cementitious composites (ECC) has previously been demonstrated. However, the high carbon footprint of ordinary portland cement-based ECC remains a sustainability challenge. An emerging green limestone calcined clay cement was employed as an intrinsic rheology modifier. Both fresh and hardened properties were investigated. The lower-carbon cement increased the viscosity and shape-retention ability compared to portland cement-based ECC, endowing the new composite with intrinsic printability. The compressive strength and split tensile strength exhibited anisotropy, depending on the loading direction relative to the layered geometry. Despite the negative impact of the progressive cavity pump on fiber dispersion, 3D-printable limestone calcined clay cement-based ECC retained a ductility of 3.0% at 28 days, showing promise in sustainable construction applications.

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BibTeX 
@article{zhu_yu_mcge_ng.2021.LCCCfTDPECC,
  author            = "He Zhu and Kequan Yu and Wesley McGee and Tsz Yan Ng and Victor C. Li",
  title             = "Limestone-Calcined-Clay-Cement for Three-Dimensional Printed Engineered Cementitious Composites",
  doi               = "10.14359/51733109",
  year              = "2021",
  journal           = "ACI Materials Journal",
  volume            = "118",
  number            = "6",
  pages             = "111--122",
}
Formatted Citation

H. Zhu, K. Yu, W. McGee, T. Y. Ng and V. C. Li, “Limestone-Calcined-Clay-Cement for Three-Dimensional Printed Engineered Cementitious Composites”, ACI Materials Journal, vol. 118, no. 6, pp. 111–122, 2021, doi: 10.14359/51733109.

Zhu, He, Kequan Yu, Wesley McGee, Tsz Yan Ng, and Victor C. Li. “Limestone-Calcined-Clay-Cement for Three-Dimensional Printed Engineered Cementitious Composites”. ACI Materials Journal 118, no. 6 (2021): 111–22. https://doi.org/10.14359/51733109.