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Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of hardened compacted cemented soils at early curing stage

  • Pengju Han , Y. Frank Chen , Chao Ren and Xiaohong Bai
Published/Copyright: March 27, 2015
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Materials Testing
From the journal Materials Testing Volume 57 Issue 4

Abstract

Based on the theory of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and the properties of compacted cemented soils (CS) at different early curing time, an equivalent circuit model was developed to study the physical meanings of EIS parameters. EIS was also used to investigate the properties and hardened mechanisms of CS at different curing time. The relationships among the unconfined compressive strengths (UCS) of CS and EIS parameters are discussed. In addition, a useful multi-linear regression equation for UCS is proposed. The proposed model and EIS parameters help to understand the processing of cement hardened soils and the properties of CS. The study results offer more reasonable explanations for the EIS spectra.

Kurzfassung

Basierend auf der Theorie der elektrochemischen Impedanzspektroskopie (EIS) und den Eigenschaften von kompaktierten zementierten Böden (Cemented Soil – CS) bei verschiedenen frühen Behandlungszeiten wurde ein äquivalentes Kreismodel entwickelt, um die physikalische Bedeutung der EIS-Parameter zu untersuchen. EIS wurde außerdem angewendet, um die Eigenschaften und die Aushärtemechanismen von CS bei verschiedenen Behandlungszeiten zu untersuchen. Die Zusammenhänge zwischen den unbeschränkten Druckfestigkeiten (Unconfined Compressive Strength – UCS) und der EIS-Parameter werden im vorliegenden Beitrag diskutiert. Zusätzlich wird eine nützliche multilineare Regressionsgleichung für die UCS aufgestellt. Das propagierte Modell und die EIS-Parameter tragen dazu bei, die Verarbeitung von zementgehärteten Böden und deren Eigenschaften zu verstehen. Zudem liefern die Ergebnisse der Studie aussagekräftige Erklärungen für die EIS-Spektren.

§Correspondence Address, Prof. Dr. Y. Frank Chen, Department of Civil Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 777 W Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057-4898, USA, E-mail:

Pengju Han, born in 1981, is Associate Professor at Taiyuan University of Technology, China. He obtained his doctorate degree in Geotechnical Engineering from the same university in 2009. He has been a visiting scholar at the Pennsylvania State of University in Middletown, USA. His study focuses on the corrosive and mechanical properties of civil materials.

Y. Frank Chen, born in 1956, is currently Tenured Professor at the Pennsylvania State University, Middletown, USA and Distinguished Professor of Taiyuan University of Technology, China. He obtained his PhD degree from the University of Minnesota, USA, in 1988. He is specialized in dynamic soil-structure interaction, computational methods, limit states design and mitigation for civil infrastructures.

Chao Ren, born in 1990, is a graduate student of Taiyuan University of Technology, China. He obtained his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Changsha University of Technology, China, in 2013. His primary research area is geotechnical engineering.

Xiaohong Bai, born in 1959, is Professor at Taiyuan University of Technology, China. She obtained her PhD degree in civil engineering from The Glasgow University, UK, in 1992. Her primary research area is geotechnical engineering, particularly the characteristics of loess.

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Published Online: 2015-03-27
Published in Print: 2015-04-01

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https://doi.org/10.3139/120.110710

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