Experimental Investigations on Effect of Compaction, Curing, Water to Cement Ratio, Cement Type and Temperature Variation on the Rebound Hardness of Concrete

Author(s):  
Hemraj R. Kumavat ◽  
Narayan R. Chandak
2006 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.N. Naik ◽  
A.C. Jupe ◽  
S.R. Stock ◽  
A.P. Wilkinson ◽  
P.L. Lee ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 1897
Author(s):  
Moein Biglari ◽  
Amirhosein Sheykh Azami ◽  
Ali Kahidan ◽  
Ehsan Ghafari ◽  
Mohammad Ali Ghasemi

Today, concrete is known as the most widespread material in civil projects. Up to now, many research works have been conducted concerning determination of concrete durability using various methods including the measurement of electrical resistance in concrete. The present article is an attempt for application of a new method for measurement of electrical resistance of non-conductive materials which is well suited for concrete. To determine the effects of cement type and water to cement ratio on the corrosion phenomenon the electrical resistance method was used. For this purpose use was made of 7 different water to cement ratios and two types of cement (type 2 and type 5). Drawing the electrical resistance diagrams, it was shown that with increase in the water to cement ratio, corrosion rate increases in concrete. Also application of type 5 cement results in a higher strength resistance with respect to cement type 2. On the other hand by increase in the age of concrete specimens, they showed greater resistance to the corrosion attacks.


Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Jianlan Chen ◽  
Jiandong Wang ◽  
Rui He ◽  
Huaizhu Shu ◽  
Chuanqing Fu

This study investigated the effective chloride diffusion coefficient of cement mortar with different water-to-cement ratio (w/c) under electrical accelerated migration measurement. The cumulative chloride concentration in anode cell solution and the cumulative chloride concentration drop in the cathode cell solution was measured by RCT measurement and the results were further used to calculate the chloride diffusion coefficient by Nordtest Build 355 method and Truc method. The influence of w/c on cement mortar’s chloride coefficient was investigated and the chloride diffusion coefficient under different determination methods were compared with other researchers’ work, a good consistency between this work’s results and literatures’ results was obtained. The results indicated that the increased w/c of cement mortar samples will have a higher chloride diffusion coefficient. The cumulative chloride concentration drop in the cathode cell solution will have deviation in early stage measurement (before 60 h) which will result in overestimation of the effective chloride diffusion coefficient.


2012 ◽  
Vol 730-732 ◽  
pp. 271-276
Author(s):  
H.R. Pakravan ◽  
M. Jamshidi ◽  
M. Latifi ◽  
F. Pacheco-Torgal

This paper compares the adhesion strength between three polymeric fibres (polypropylene (PP), nylon66 (N66) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN)) embedded in a cement paste. The specimens were prepared at a water to cement ratio (w/c) of 0.5 and tested after 7, 14 and 28 curing days. It was found that although the adhesion between the polymeric fibres to the cement matrix is an important factor, the energy absorption capacity or energy dissipation ability of the fibres, plays a more important role in the improvement of the cementitious composites fracture toughness. Scanning electron micrographs were used to characterize the fibres surface before and after the Pull-out tests.


2008 ◽  
Vol 385-387 ◽  
pp. 381-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Hua Ling ◽  
Xiao Ni Wang ◽  
Tian Xia ◽  
Da Zhi Wang ◽  
...  

With the increase in the use of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC), it is necessary to clearly understand its behavior and characteristics. In this paper, experimental study on compressive strength of RAC with same water/cement ratio is conducted. Firstly, influence of recycled coarse aggregate contents on cube compressive strength of RAC is studied. Secondly, experiment on time-dependent strength developing process of RAC is conducted with different solidification ages. Finally, based on above experimental investigations, empirical formula for compress strengths of RAC with different ages is presented. The result of this paper is helpful to theoretical analysis and practical engineering design of RAC structures.


1990 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-112
Author(s):  
T. Rezansoff ◽  
D. Stott

The influence of CaCl2 or a chloride-based accelerating admixture on the freeze–thaw resistance of concrete was evaluated. Three air entrained mix designs were investigated using ASTM C666-84, Standard Test Method for Resistance of Concrete to Rapid Freezing and Thawing. All mix designs were similar, using cement contents of 340–357 kg/m3 of concrete, except for the addition of either 2% calcium chloride or 2% High Early Pozzolith, while no accelerating admixture was added to the control mix. The entire test program was repeated four times with water-to-cement ratio of 0.46 and three times with the ratio of 0.43. For the Pozzolith-accelerated concrete, half the samples were coated with boiled linseed oil in all seven series. For the control (unaccelerated) concrete, half the samples were coated with boiled linseed oil in one series for each water-to-cement ratio. Performance was monitored using the dynamic modulus of elasticity as obtained from transverse resonant frequency measurements. Weight loss of the specimens was also measured. Only the control samples (no accelerators) showed sufficient durability to satisfy the standard of maintaining at least 60% of the original dynamic modulus after 300 cycles of alternate freezing and thawing. Sealing with linseed oil showed inconsistent improvement in the durability in the various test series when defined in terms of the dynamic modulus; however, weight losses were the lowest of all categories and surface scaling was minimal. Key words: concrete, durability, freeze–thaw testing, calcium chloride, admixtures, sealants, air void system.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanwaldeep Singh ◽  
Sukhpal Singh ◽  
Gurmel Singh

Six concrete mixtures were prepared with 0%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, and 60% of flyash replacing the cement content and having constant water to cement ratio. The testing specimens were casted and their mechanical parameters were tested experimentally in accordance with the Indian standards. Results of mechanical parameters show their improvement with age of the specimens and results of radiation parameters show no significant effect of flyash substitution on mass attenuation coefficient.


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