Huajian Li is a chief researcher at China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation Limited, doctoral supervisor, and deputy director of the National Key Laboratory of High-Speed Railway Track System. His research focuses on the resource utilization of solid waste in building materials and the durability of novel concrete structures for high-speed railway. He has received 2 national-level awards, 3 China Outstanding Patent Awards, 3 ministerial/provincial-level Grand Prizes, and 12 first-class prizes.
Severe scarcity of natural river sand (RS), exacerbated by environmental protection policies and extraction constraints, has significantly impacted aggregate supply for railway concrete. While manufactured sand (MS) offers a substitute for RS in railway applications, its widespread adoption in high-strength railway prestressed structures is challenged by lack of drying shrinkage and creep research data on concrete.
High-strength manufactured sand concrete (MSC) was prepared using MS with varying lithologies and stone powder contents. Its drying shrinkage and creep behaviors were evaluated in accordance with the Chinese standard GB/T 50082. The deformation mechanism was analyzed by combining nano-scratch testing.
Compared to RS concrete, MSC from all tested lithologies showed higher drying shrinkage but lower creep deformation. The drying shrinkage rose steadily with increased stone powder content, while the creep strain displayed a distinct non-linear trend, decreasing first before rising. To prepare low-deformation MSC, select high-strength MS and limit stone powder content not greater 10%. Nano-scratch tests indicated that harder MS particles suppress microcracking at the interfacial transition zone (ITZ), improving the creep resistance. The predictive models for drying shrinkage and creep were also developed by incorporating coefficients for stone powder and lithology effects.
These findings serve as a foundation for the application of MSC in railway prestressed structures, offering both theoretical and practical guidance.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |