Preparing controlled low strength materials with cement-treated construction waste clay improved by sodium hexametaphosphate.

ABSTRACT: To solve the disposal of large quantities of construction waste clay, this study proposes a new method for preparing controlled low strength materials (CLSM). Flow tests, unconfined compressive strength (UCS) tests, hydraulic conductivity tests and scanning electron microscope (SEM) analyses were performed on cement-treated construction waste clay with different additive content (e.g. sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP), water glass, and phosphogypsum (PG)). The influence of additive content on the mechanical and microstructural properties of cement-treated clay-based CLSM was analyzed. The results indicated that the SHMP greatly enhanced the flowability of samples, adding 1%SHMP increased the fluidity of the sample by more than 80%, whereas 5% water glass had negligible effect. Additionally,

SUBMITTER: Li C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11801566 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature