Abstract
Ultrafine cement is widely used in micro-fracture grouting due to its very small particle size, and the expansion agent can improve the dry shrinkage and cracking phenomenon of ultrafine cement grouting materials, and at the same time produce self-stress to enhance the sealing effect, but at present, there are fewer researches on the hydration synergistic effect of ultrafine cement and expansion agent. For this reason, this paper explored the effects of two commonly used expansion agents, U-type and MgO-type, on the mechanical properties, hydration heat, hydration products and microscopic morphology of ultrafine cement materials. The results demonstrated that the expansion performance of MgO-type expansion agent (MEA) was better than that of U-type expansion agent (UEA); At the same time, the MgO-type expansion agent delays the exothermic cement hydration and inhibits the transformation of hydration products, and the stress concentration generated by its delayed expansion effect leads to brittle damage of the material. UEA participates in cement hydration and produces swelling crystals, and at this time, the specimen was mainly cemented in the form of particles, and the pre-generated internal expansion stress densifies the pore structure of ultrafine cement, which enhanced the mechanical strength of the specimen.
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