ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Research on Mechanical Properties and Crack Evolution of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Coal Gangue-Slag Geopolymer Concrete Based on Digital Image Correlation.
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To investigate the influence of basalt fiber (BF) on the mechanical properties and crack evolution of coal gangue-slag geopolymer concrete, geopolymer concrete specimens were prepared using coal gangue powder calcined at 700 °C and slag as precursors, with BF contents ranging from 0 to 1.25%. Mechanical testing combined with digital image correlation (DIC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) was conducted to evaluate the effects of BF on macroscopic mechanical behavior, crack evolution, and underlying microstructural mechanisms. The results demonstrate that BF effectively enhances both the mechanical performance and crack-control capacity of coal gangue-slag geopolymer concrete, exhibiting a clear content-dependent trend. Compressive strength initially increases and subsequently decreases with increasing BF content. The 28-day compressive strength reaches a maximum value of 84.05 MPa at a BF content of 0.5%, representing an 11.92% improvement compared with the control group. Splitting tensile strength and flexural strength attain their peak values at a BF content of 1%, increasing by 37.88% and 25.81%, respectively. DIC analysis indicates that BF delays strain localization and effectively restrains the propagation of dominant cracks. Specifically, the compressive strain field becomes more uniformly distributed at 0.5% BF content, while crack propagation during splitting failure is more stable at 1% BF content. SEM observations reveal that the primary strengthening mechanisms include crack bridging, interfacial load transfer, and energy dissipation associated with fiber pull-out. XRD analysis shows that BF incorporation does not significantly alter the phase composition of the coal gangue-slag geopolymer system; thus, performance enhancement mainly arises from fiber bridging and interfacial reinforcement rather than changes in primary reaction products.
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