Investigating embodied carbon, mechanical properties, and durability of high-performance concrete using ternary and quaternary blends of metakaolin, nano-silica, and fly ash

Author(s):  
Rabinder Kumar ◽  
Nasir Shafiq ◽  
Aneel Kumar ◽  
Ashfaque Ahmed Jhatial
2019 ◽  
Vol 292 ◽  
pp. 102-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Fládr ◽  
Petr Bílý ◽  
Karel Šeps ◽  
Roman Chylík ◽  
Vladimír Hrbek

High-performance concrete is a very specific type of concrete. Its production is sensitive to both the quality of compounds used and the order of addition of particular compounds during the homogenization process. The mechanical properties were observed for four dosing procedures of each of the three tested concrete mixtures. The four dosing procedures were identical for the three mixes. The three mixes varied only in the type of supplementary cementitious material used and in water content. The water content difference was caused by variable k-value of particular additives. The water-to-binder ratio was kept constant for all the concretes. The additives used were metakaolin, fly ash and microsilica. The comparison of particular dosing procedures was carried out on the values of basic mechanical properties of concrete. The paper compares compressive strength and depth of penetration of water under pressure. Besides the comparsion of macro-mechanical properties, the effect of microsilica and fly ash additives on micro-mechanical properties was observed with the use of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and nanoindentation data analysis. Nanoindentation was used to determine the thickness and strength of interfacial transition zone (ITZ) for different sequence of addition of cement, additive and aggregate. The thickness obtained by nanoindentation was further investigated by SEM EDS line scanning.


2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Braz de Abreu ◽  
Suéllen Mota Marques Costa ◽  
Adriana Guerra Gumieri ◽  
José Márcio Fonseca Calixto ◽  
Fabrício Carlos França ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng Cang ◽  
Xiaoli Ge ◽  
Yanlin Bao

Sulfate attack is one of the most important problems affecting concrete structures, especially magnesium sulfate attack. This paper presents an investigation on the mechanical properties and damage evolution of high performance concrete (HPC) with different contents of fly ash exposure to magnesium sulfate environment. The microstructure, porosity, mass loss, dimensional variation, compressive strength, and splitting tensile strength of HPC were investigated at various erosion times up to 392 days. The ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) propagation in HPC at different erosion time was determined by using ultrasonic testing technique. A relationship between damage and UPV of HPC was derived according to damage mechanics, and a correlation between the damage of HPC and erosion time was obtained eventually. The results indicated that (1) the average increasing amplitude of porosity for HPCs was 34.01% before and after exposure to magnesium sulfate solution; (2) the damage evolution of HPCs under sulfate attack could be described by an exponential fitting; (3) HPC containing 20% fly ash had the strongest resistance to magnesium sulfate attack.


2014 ◽  
Vol 627 ◽  
pp. 385-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong Eun Kim ◽  
Wan Shin Park ◽  
Song Hui Yun ◽  
Yong Il Jang ◽  
Hyun Do Yun ◽  
...  

Fly ash and blast furnace slag dumped not only pollutes environment, but also consumes landfills. With the aim of sustainable development, the isolated contribution of fly ash and blast furnace slag in concrete to the mechanical properties of frame concrete is investigated. An experimental study is conducted to investigate mechanical properties of high performance concrete. Test variables are the replacement levels for FA series (10%, 20% and 30%) and for BS series (10%, 30%, 50% and 70%) in place of part of cement. Compressive, splitting tensile strength, modulus of elasticity and flexural strength tests were carried out to evaluate the mechanical properties for up to 7days and 28 days. The mechanical properties of high performance concrete compared with predicted values by ACI 318-02 Code, EC 2-02, JSCE Code, KCI Code and proposed Eq.


2013 ◽  
Vol 339 ◽  
pp. 638-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Mei Zhang

With the acceleration of economic development, high-performance concrete applied more widespread due to its own merit. A certain amount of mineral admixture important role in the performance of high-performance concrete. This paper studies the high ash (30% -50%) of fly ash concrete compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, static elastic modulus and other mechanical properties.


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