Effect of particle size of microcapsules on strength of capsule wall in airtight wall of goaf

Abstract

Aiming at the problem of delayed repair of cracks in the airtight wall of the goaf, a method to initiate crack repair using microcapsules in the initial stage of crack evolution of the airtight wall (cracking period) is proposed. This method makes use of the stress at the crack tip. The microcapsule wall is torn to allow the repair agent wrapped in the wall of the capsule to flow out and fill the gap. After the curing reaction, crack repair is completed. During the crack repair process of the airtight wall, the particle size of the microcapsule affects the strength of the capsule wall and directly affects the repair effect. In order to study the influence of particle size on the strength of microcapsules, eight kinds of microcapsules with different particle diameters and the same wall thickness were prepared by orthogonal experiments. The particle size and wall thickness were characterized by SEM, and the strength of the capsule wall was measured using nanoindentation technology. The quadratic function relationship that the strength of the capsule wall decreases with the increase of the particle size is obtained.

Keywords

• microcapsule
• partical size
• capsule wall strength
• airtight wall
• goaf