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Weizhou Quan, and Mamadou Fall, Effect of blast furnace slag and fly ash on autogenous self-healing in tailings-based cementitious composites, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-026-3393-x
Weizhou Quan, and Mamadou Fall, Effect of blast furnace slag and fly ash on autogenous self-healing in tailings-based cementitious composites, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-026-3393-x
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高炉渣和粉煤灰对尾矿基胶凝复合材料自修复性能的影响

摘要: 掺入高炉渣(BFS)和粉煤灰(FA)等辅助胶凝材料,是降低胶结充填材料(CPB)施工成本、提高其耐久性并减少碳足迹一种有效策略。本研究系统探讨了用BFS或FA替代部分水泥对CPB体系自愈性能的影响。基于裂缝闭合观测、单轴抗压强度、渗透系数及孔隙率相关参数,评估了四种胶凝材料配比(即水泥/废料质量比为100/0、80/20、50/50和20/80)。结果表明,与纯水泥制备的CPB相比,添加适量的BFS可显著提升CPB在早期和长期愈合阶段的自愈效率,这归因于BFS与氢氧化钙之间的二次潜在水化反应,生成钙–铝–硅酸盐水合物(C– (A) –S–H)凝胶,并使微观结构更加致密。预裂处理过的PCI/BFS 50/50试件在28天自愈合后表现出最高的修复效率,其强度超过未裂纹对照组17.2%,水力传导率恢复率达81.8%;而到90天时,PCI/BFS 80/20混合料展现出更优异的长期性能,强度较未进行预裂处理的对照组提高21.4%,水力传导度恢复达96.2%。相比之下,掺入粉煤灰会导致自愈合效率随FA含量增加而逐渐降低,这是由于粉煤灰本身物理特性及火山灰反应延迟所致。尽管PCI/FA 80/20混合料的强度恢复与未裂纹对照组相当,但更高FA含量(50/50和20/80)的试件强度恢复显著较差(分别比对照组低13.3%和23.2%),且水力传导率恢复有限。在两种矿物掺合料体系中,自愈合产物(如C–(A)–S–H、方解石和钙矾石)的生成及其充分性是决定整体自愈合性能的主要因素。这些发现为设计具有更强自愈合能力和优化胶凝材料配方的CPB,以满足实际应用需求,提供了关键的见解。

 

Effect of blast furnace slag and fly ash on autogenous self-healing in tailings-based cementitious composites

Abstract: The incorporation of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), such as blast furnace slag (BFS) and fly ash (FA), provides a promising strategy to optimize cemented paste backfill (CPB) by reducing operational costs, enhancing durability, and reducing the carbon footprint. This study systematically investigates the effects of partially replacing cement with BFS or FA on the autogenous self-healing behavior of the CPB system. Four binder blend ratios (i.e., cement/SCM mass ratio of 100/0, 80/20, 50/50, and 20/80) were evaluated based on crack closure observations, uniaxial compressive strength, hydraulic conductivity, and porosity-related parameters. Results show that the appropriate BFS contents promote self-healing efficiency at early and long-term healing stages compared with cement-only CPB, attributed to the secondary latent hydraulic reactions between BFS and calcium hydroxide, leading to the formation of calcium–(alumino)–silicate–hydrate (C–(A)–S–H) gels and microstructural densification. The pre-cracked Portland cement type I (PCI)/BFS 50/50 specimens exhibited the highest healing efficiency at 28 d of self-healing, with strength exceeding the uncracked control by 17.2% and hydraulic conductivity recovery reaching 81.8%, whereas at 90 d, superior long-term performance was observed for the PCI/BFS 80/20 mixture, achieving a 21.4% strength increase relative to the uncracked control and 96.2% recovery in hydraulic conductivity. In contrast, FA incorporation resulted in progressively reduced self-healing efficiency with increasing FA content due to its intrinsic physical characteristics and delayed pozzolanic reactivity. While the PCI/FA 80/20 mixture recovered strength comparable to the uncracked control, higher FA contents (50/50 and 20/80) exhibited significantly inferior strength recovery (13.3% and 23.2% lower than controls, respectively) and limited hydraulic conductivity recovery. Across both SCM systems, the formation and sufficiency of self-healing products, such as C–(A)–S–H, calcite, and ettringite, primarily govern the overall self-healing performance. These findings provide critical insights for designing CPB with improved autogenous self-healing capacity and optimized binder formulations for field applications.

 

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