Study on Performance and Engineering Application of Novel Expansive Superfine Cement Slurry

Superfine cement is widely used in building reinforcement and repair, special concrete manufacturing, and environmental protection engineering due to its high toughness, high durability, good bonding strength, and environmental friendliness. However, there are some problems in superfine cement slurry, such as high bleeding rate, prolonged setting time, and consolidated body volume retraction. In this article, on the premise of using the excellent injectability of superfine cement slurry, the fluidity, setting time, reinforcement strength, and volume expansion rate of novel expansive superfine cement slurries with varying proportions were analyzed by adding expansion agent UEA, naphthalene-based water reducer FDN-C, and triisopropanolamine accelerating agent TIPA. The results show that under most mix ratios, the bleeding rate and fluidity of the novel superfine cement slurry initially increase and decrease with rising water-reducing agent dosage. The initial setting time generally decreases with accelerating agent dosage, reaching a minimum value of 506 min, representing a 33.68% reduction compared to the benchmark group (traditional superfine cement). Under normal conditions, the compressive strength of the net slurry consolidation body is positively correlated with expansion agent dosage, achieving maximum strengths of 8.11 MPa at three days and 6.93 MPa at 28 days; these values are respectively higher by 6.7 MPa and 2.6 MPa compared to those in the benchmark group. On the seventh day, the volume expansion rate of the traditional superfine cement solidified sand body ranges from -0.19% to -0.1%, while that for the corresponding body formed from the novel superfine cement is between 0.41% and 1.33%, representing a difference of 0.6-1.43%. After the on-site treatment of water and sand-gushing strata, the core monitor rate of the inspection hole exceeds 70%. The permeability coefficient of the stratum decreases to a range between 1.47 × 10^-6 and 8.14 × 10^-6 cm/s, resulting in nearly a thousandfold increase in stratum impermeability compared to its original state. Hence, the findings of this research hold practical importance for the future application of such materials in the development of stratum reinforcement or building repair.