Abstract:The mechanical properties of cementitious materials injected by epoxy have seldom been modeled quantitatively, and the atomic origin of the shear strength of polymer/concrete interfaces is still unknown. To understand the main parameters that affect crack filling and interface strength in mode II, we simulated polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) injection and PMMA/silica interface shear deformation with Molecular Dynamics (MD). Injection simulation results indicate that the notch filling ratio increases with injecti… Show more
“…For epoxy/SiO 2 systems, various polymeric materials have been investigated using MD simulations. − Min and co-workers , used pulling and sliding MD simulations and a hybrid force field to investigate the interfacial adhesion of polyimides (PIs) on an amorphous SiO 2 model by combining INTERFACE FF and ReaxFF . Pulling (tensile) and sliding (shear) actions correspond to deformation in modes I and II, respectively.…”
Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Pei et al 43 also studied the effect of CAs on PP/GF composites through MD simulations of mode I and II deformations and confirmed that the shear strength increased noticeably with increasing CA surface density. Ji et al 44 performed MD simulations for poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) on a shaped SiO 2 surface exhibiting a slit cavity. Importantly, they demonstrated that the cavityfilling ratio affected the stress magnitude required for sliding deformation.…”
Section: Simulations Of Adhesion Between Sio 2 Substrates and Polymer...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…MD simulations of the adhesion between SiO 2 substrates and various polymeric materials have been extensively performed. − To estimate the adhesion strength between polymers and substrates, stress–displacement (strain) curves can be estimated through tensile and shear deformations in MD simulations. − Classical MD simulations with INTERFACE FF and reactive force field (ReaxFF) MD simulations are often used in these situations. The same MD simulation techniques have been also applied to metal substrates − (details are provided in Section ).…”
The adhesion between silica surfaces and epoxy resins was investigated via molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with stable atomic models of silica substrates prepared by density functional theory (DFT) calculations and reactive force field (ReaxFF) MD simulations. We aimed to develop reliable atomic models for evaluating the effect of nanoscale surface roughness on adhesion. Three consecutive simulations were performed: (i) stable atomic modeling of silica substrates; (ii) network modeling of epoxy resins by pseudo-reaction MD simulations; and (iii) virtual experiments via MD simulations with deformations. We prepared stable atomic models of OH-and H-terminated silica surfaces based on a dense surface model to consider the native thin oxidized layers on silicon substrates. Moreover, a stable silica surface grafted with epoxy molecules as well as nano-notched surface models were constructed. Cross-linked epoxy resin networks confined between frozen parallel graphite planes were prepared by pseudo-reaction MD simulations with three different conversion rates. Tensile tests using MD simulations indicated that the shape of the stress−strain curve was similar for all models up to near the yield point. This behavior indicated that the frictional force originated from chain-to-chain disentanglements when the adhesion between the epoxy network and silica surfaces was sufficiently strong. MD simulations for shear deformation indicated that the friction pressures in the steady state for the epoxy-grafted silica surface were higher than those for the OH-and H-terminated surfaces. The slope of the stress−displacement curve was steeper for surfaces with deeper notches (approximately 1 nm in depth), although the friction pressures for the examined notched surfaces were similar to those for the epoxy-grafted silica surface. Thus, nanometer-scale surface roughness is expected to have a large impact on the adhesion between polymeric materials and inorganic substrates.
“…For epoxy/SiO 2 systems, various polymeric materials have been investigated using MD simulations. − Min and co-workers , used pulling and sliding MD simulations and a hybrid force field to investigate the interfacial adhesion of polyimides (PIs) on an amorphous SiO 2 model by combining INTERFACE FF and ReaxFF . Pulling (tensile) and sliding (shear) actions correspond to deformation in modes I and II, respectively.…”
Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Pei et al 43 also studied the effect of CAs on PP/GF composites through MD simulations of mode I and II deformations and confirmed that the shear strength increased noticeably with increasing CA surface density. Ji et al 44 performed MD simulations for poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) on a shaped SiO 2 surface exhibiting a slit cavity. Importantly, they demonstrated that the cavityfilling ratio affected the stress magnitude required for sliding deformation.…”
Section: Simulations Of Adhesion Between Sio 2 Substrates and Polymer...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…MD simulations of the adhesion between SiO 2 substrates and various polymeric materials have been extensively performed. − To estimate the adhesion strength between polymers and substrates, stress–displacement (strain) curves can be estimated through tensile and shear deformations in MD simulations. − Classical MD simulations with INTERFACE FF and reactive force field (ReaxFF) MD simulations are often used in these situations. The same MD simulation techniques have been also applied to metal substrates − (details are provided in Section ).…”
The adhesion between silica surfaces and epoxy resins was investigated via molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with stable atomic models of silica substrates prepared by density functional theory (DFT) calculations and reactive force field (ReaxFF) MD simulations. We aimed to develop reliable atomic models for evaluating the effect of nanoscale surface roughness on adhesion. Three consecutive simulations were performed: (i) stable atomic modeling of silica substrates; (ii) network modeling of epoxy resins by pseudo-reaction MD simulations; and (iii) virtual experiments via MD simulations with deformations. We prepared stable atomic models of OH-and H-terminated silica surfaces based on a dense surface model to consider the native thin oxidized layers on silicon substrates. Moreover, a stable silica surface grafted with epoxy molecules as well as nano-notched surface models were constructed. Cross-linked epoxy resin networks confined between frozen parallel graphite planes were prepared by pseudo-reaction MD simulations with three different conversion rates. Tensile tests using MD simulations indicated that the shape of the stress−strain curve was similar for all models up to near the yield point. This behavior indicated that the frictional force originated from chain-to-chain disentanglements when the adhesion between the epoxy network and silica surfaces was sufficiently strong. MD simulations for shear deformation indicated that the friction pressures in the steady state for the epoxy-grafted silica surface were higher than those for the OH-and H-terminated surfaces. The slope of the stress−displacement curve was steeper for surfaces with deeper notches (approximately 1 nm in depth), although the friction pressures for the examined notched surfaces were similar to those for the epoxy-grafted silica surface. Thus, nanometer-scale surface roughness is expected to have a large impact on the adhesion between polymeric materials and inorganic substrates.
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