scholarly journals Some properties of sustainable concrete containing two environmental wastes

2018 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 02029
Author(s):  
Wasan Khalil ◽  
Nazar Al Obeidy
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Glass Powder ◽  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Partial Substitution ◽  
Dry Density ◽  
Sustainable Concrete

This investigation includes the use of 15% of glass wastes as a partial substitution to cement in combination with plastic wastes as volumetric replacement to natural coarse aggregate to produce sustainable concrete. Different volumetric replacements of plastic waste to natural coarse aggregate (25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%) were used in concrete containing 15% glass powder as a replacement by weight of cement. Generally, the results show that the inclusion of 15% glass powder improves the compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength by about 13.3%, 36.3%, and 34.7%respectively at 60 day age in comparison with reference concrete without wastes, also the results show a decrease in water absorption and an increase in dry density. The inclusion of plastic waste aggregate in the presence of 15% glass powder leads to a decrease in the compressive strength, flexural strength, splitting tensile strength, dry density, ultrasonic pulse velocity, and thermal conductivity. The percentage reductions are 59.8%, 46.3%, 43.6%, 20.5%, 28.6%, and 54.4% respectively for concrete specimens that including 100% plastic waste coarse aggregate in comparison with concrete specimens without plastic waste aggregate.

scholarly journals Mechanical and Structural Properties of a Lightweight Concrete with Different Types of Recycling Coarse Aggregate

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
Muyasser M. Jomaa’h ◽  
Baraa Thaer Kamil ◽  
Omer S. Baghabra
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Modulus Of Rupture ◽  
Unit Weight ◽  
Dry Density ◽  
Total Density

The light of the world’s technological development in the construction field and the continuous need to apply of a high-efficiency building materials because old methods is no longer is used after the advent of the solutions that characterized by fast applications and maximum protection in addition to reducing costs and increase the sustainability of the establishment and its design age. The lightweights of various installations are an urgent need to decrease the dead loads. Therefore, this study is specie locally focus on replacing the normal coarse aggregate with lightweight coarse aggregate (claystone (bonza), rubber, thermostone and polystyrene) in various volumetric ratios of (25, 50 and 75) % in addition to a preparation reference mix. For the purpose identifying and studying the important specifications the new concrete which contributes to the self-load reduction of the concrete by reducing the total density of the mixture, were prepared models of cylinders and standard prisms, to evaluate the compressive strength and the splitting tensile strength respectively, Also the modulus of rupture and the unit weight, where carried out. The results tests indicated that a drop in the mechanical properties of the concrete with increasing the lightweight coarse aggregate , mechanical properties values : compressive strength , rupture modulus, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength were between (10.66-28.99) MPa (1.122-3.372) MPa, (3.606-6.83) MPa and (20.101-25.874)MPa compared with a reference mixes (38.44MPa), (3.969MPa), (10.476MPa) and (26.940)MPa respectively for mixes of (25, 50 and75)% with different light coarse aggregate , also the values of an oven dry density were between (1665.5-2287.58)kg/m3 compared with reference mixes (2426.41kg/m³). The best concrete mix was (M7, M10) of low density (1598.4 kg/m3) and (1580.4) kg /m3 and the compression strength within the permissible limits (15.47) MPa.

Optimization Study of Expansive Agents of Shrinkage-Compensating Concrete

2011 ◽  
Vol 250-253 ◽  
pp. 750-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qin Yong Ma ◽  
Wei Huang ◽  
Peng Bo Cui
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Portland Cement ◽  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Normal Concrete ◽  
Bonding Force ◽  
Reinforcing Effect ◽  
Optimization Study

Using 6% HCSA, HEA and CSA equivalent replacement Slag Portland Cement add into the normal concrete, the compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength at the age of 3d, 7d and 28d are researched. It is concluded that reinforcing effect of the three expensive agents are in order CSA, HEA and HCSA form the view of mechanics , expansive agents increase the bonding force between coarse aggregate and slurry, alleviate the development speed of cracks and increase the destruction deformability of concrete.

scholarly journals PERFORMANCE OF HIGH STRENGTH LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE USING PALM WASTES

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-42
Author(s):  
Md. Nazmul Huda ◽  
Mohd Zamin Jumaat ◽  
A. B. M. Saiful Islam ◽  
Walid A. Al-Kutti
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Modulus Of Elasticity ◽  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Lightweight Concrete ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Palm Shell

The performance of high strength structural lightweight concrete (LWC) using the palm wastes, oil palm shell (OPS) as well as palm oil clinker (POC) has been reported. Existing literatures used either OPS or POC individually for production of LWC. Each concept has their own advantages-disadvantages. In this study, both OPS and POC have been put together as coarse aggregate on the way to see the improvement of mechanical properties of waste based LWC. To achieve this purpose, regular coarse aggregate has been fully replaced by OPS and POC in the concrete. This structural grade lightweight concrete is named as palm shell and clinker concrete (PSCC). Attempts have been made with the series of OPS and POC mixture aimed at identifying for better performance. The quantity of OPS and POC mix has been varied as 30%, 40%, 50%, 60% and 70%. Mechanical properties of PSCC like density, workability, compressive strength at different ages, flexural strength, splitting tensile strength as well as modulus of elasticity have been evaluated. It is revealed that the proposed PSCC has extensive potential in terms of high compressive strength and good material behavior to perform as a better LWC. The study could offer structural lightweight concrete of compressive strength up to 46 MPa that is 31% higher than the control mix. The usage of 50% OPS to 50% POC coarse aggregate by vol. in the concrete mix is found to be the optimum mix. Furthermore, simple correlations have been developed which can easily predict compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, flexural strength, modulus of elasticity and ultrasonic pulse velocity of lightweight concrete.

Effect of using magnetic water on the mechanical properties of concrete exposed to elevated temperature

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wasim Barham ◽  
Ammar AL-Maabreh ◽  
Omar Latayfeh
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Elevated Temperature ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Normal Water ◽  
Magnetic Water

PurposeThe influence of using magnetic water instead of tap water in the mechanical properties of the concrete exposed to elevated temperatures was investigated. Two concrete mixes were used and cast with the same ingredients. Tap water was used in the first mix and magnetic water was used in the second mix. A total of 48 specimens were cast and divided as follows: 16 cylinders for the concrete compressive strength test (8 samples for each mix), 16 cylinders for the splitting tensile strength (8 specimens for each mix) and 16 beams to test the influences of magnetized water on the flexural strength of concrete (8 specimens for each mixture). Specimens were exposed to temperatures of (25 °C, 200 °C, 400 °C and 600 °C). The experimental results showed that magnetic water highly affected the mechanical properties of concrete. Specimens cast and curried out with magnetic water show higher compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength compared to normal water specimens at all temperatures. The relative strength range between the two types of water used was 110–123% for compressive strength and 110–133% for splitting strength. For the center point loading test, the relative flexural strength range was 118–140%. The use of magnetic water in mixing concrete contribute to a more complete hydration process.Design/methodology/approachExperimental study was carried out on two concrete mixes to investigate the effect of magnetic water. Mix#1 used normal water as the mixing water, and Mix#2 used magnetic water instead of normal water. After 28 days, all the samples were taken out of the tank and left to dry for seven days, then they were divided into different groups. Each group was exposed to a different temperature where it was placed in a large oven for two hours. Three different tests were carried out on the samples, these tests were concrete compressive strength, flexural strength and splitting tensile strength.FindingsExposure of concrete to high temperatures had a significant influence on concrete mechanical properties. Specimens prepared using magnetic water showed higher compressive strength at all temperature levels. The use of magnetic water in casting and curing concrete can increase the compressive strength by 23%. Specimens prepared using magnetic water show higher splitting tensile strength at all temperatures up to 33%. The use of magnetic water in casting and curing can strengthen and increase concrete resistance to high temperatures, a significant enhancement in flexural strength at all temperatures was found with a value up to 40%.Originality/valuePrevious research proved the advantages of using magnetic water for improving the mechanical properties of concrete under normal conditions. The potential of using magnetic water in the concrete industry in the future requires conducting extensive research to study the behavior of magnetized concrete under severe conditions to which concrete structures may be subjected to. These days, there are attempts to obtain stronger concrete with high resistance to harsh environmental conditions without adding new costly ingredients to its main mixture. No research has been carried out to investigate the effect of magnetic water on the mechanical properties of concrete exposed to elevated temperature. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of using magnetic water on the mechanical properties of hardened concrete subjected to elevated temperature.

scholarly journals Effect of Recycled Coarse Aggregates in Properties of Concrete

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 130-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Kumutha ◽  
K Vijai
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Modulus Of Elasticity ◽  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Recycled Aggregate ◽  
Recycled Aggregates ◽  
Split Tensile Strength ◽  
Coarse Aggregates ◽  
The Cost

The properties of concrete containing coarse recycled aggregates were investigated. Laboratory trials were conducted to investigate the possibility of using recycled aggregates from the demolition wastes available locally as the replacement of natural coarse aggregates in concrete. A series of tests were carried out to determine the density, compressive strength, split tensile strength, flexural strength and modulus of elasticity of concrete with and without recycled aggregates. The water cement ratio was kept constant for all the mixes. The coarse aggregate in concrete was replaced with 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100% recycled coarse aggregates. The test results indicated that the replacement of natural coarse aggregates by recycled aggregates up to 40% had little effect on the compressive strength, but higher levels of replacement reduced the compressive strength. A replacement level of 100% causes a reduction of 28% in compressive strength, 36% in split tensile strength and 50% in flexural strength. For strength characteristics, the results showed a gradual decrease in compressive strength, split tensile strength, flexural strength and modulus of elasticity as the percentage of recycled aggregate used in the specimens increased. 100% replacement of natural coarse aggregate by recycled aggregate resulted in 43% savings in the cost of coarse aggregates and 9% savings in the cost of concrete.

Study of Concretes Reinforced by Plastic Fibers Based on Local Materials

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 100-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adda Hadj Mostefa ◽  
Merdaci Slimane
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Bond Strength ◽  
Environmental Problem ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Waste Plastic ◽  
Single Use ◽  
Local Materials

This work is carried out to investigate the performance of concrete reinforced with plastic fibers obtained locally (bottle waste as fiber). Bottle waste plastic was chosen because it is being thrown after single use and cause environmental problem. One way to recycle wasted bottles plastic is grinded into irregular fiber. Then, it was incorporate with the concrete and tests the performance of the concrete. The study was conducted using cylindrical and rectangular (cube) mold of concrete to investigate the performance of the concrete in term of mechanical properties. In this research, the mechanical properties that were measured are compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength. The results revealed that the presence of plastic fiber in concrete will increase the concrete performance, as well as the concrete bond strength is improved and the cracks in the concrete decrease the use of fibers and reduce plastic waste.

scholarly journals Production of lightweight Geopolymer concrete using artificial local lightweight aggregate

2018 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 02024
Author(s):  
Waleed Abbas ◽  
Wasan Khalil ◽  
Ibtesam Nasser
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Lightweight Concrete ◽  
Lightweight Aggregate ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Pulse Velocity ◽  
Dry Density ◽  
Geopolymer Concrete

Due to the rapid depletion of natural resources, the use of waste materials and by-products from different industries of building construction has been gaining increased attention. Geopolymer concrete based on Pozzolana is a new material that does not need the presence of Portland cement as a binder. The main focus of this research is to produce lightweight geopolymer concrete (LWGPC) using artificial coarse lightweight aggregate which produced from locally available bentonite clays. In this investigation, the binder is low calcium fly ash (FA) and the alkali activator is sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate in different molarities. The experimental tests including workability, fresh density, also, the compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, flexural strength, water absorption and ultrasonic pulse velocity at the age of 7, 28 and 56 days were studied. The oven dry density and thermal conductivity at 28 days age are investigated. The results show that it is possible to produce high strength lightweight geopolymer concrete successfully used as insulated structural lightweight concrete. The 28-day compressive strength, tensile strength, flexural strength, dry density, and thermal conductivity of the produced LWGPC are 35.8 MPa, 2.6MPa, 5.5 MPa, 1835kg/m3, and 0.9567 W/ (m. K), respectively.

scholarly journals Research on the Effect of Cooper Slag as a Fine Aggregate on the Properties of Concrete

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S3) ◽  
pp. 619-623
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Modulus Of Elasticity ◽  
Copper Slag ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Copper Recovery ◽  
Concrete Mixture ◽  
Copper Smelting ◽  
Fine Aggregate

Copper slag is a rough blasting grit or a by-product acquired by the process of copper smelting and refining. These copper slags are recycled for copper recovery. In this paper, we analysed copper slag’s feasibility and evaluate its total competence in M25 grade concrete. In this observation, a concrete mixture is applied with copper slag as a fine aggregate ranging from 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100% respectively. The strength of copper slag’s implementation is accomplished on the basis of concrete’s flexural strength, compressive strength and splitting tensile strength. From the obtained results, in concrete 40% percentage of copper slag is used as sand replacement. On 28 days, the modulus of elasticity increased up to 32%, the compressive strength increased up to 34% and flexural strength is increased to 6.2%. From this experiment, it is proved technically that replacing sand using copper slag as a fine mixture in M25 grade concrete.

scholarly journals Use of waste paper ash or wood ash as substitution to fly ash in production of geopolymer concrete

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 464-476
Author(s):  
Haider Owaid ◽  
Haider Al-Baghdadi ◽  
Muna Al-Rubaye
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Sodium Hydroxide ◽  
Wood Ash ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Waste Paper ◽  
Geopolymer Concrete

Large quantities of paper and wood waste are generated every day, the disposal of these waste products is a problem because it requires huge space for their disposal. The possibility of using these wastes can mitigate the environmental problems related to them. This study presents an investigation on the feasibility of inclusion of waste paper ash (WPA) or wood ash (WA) as replacement materials for fly ash (FA) class F in preparation geopolymer concrete (GC). The developed geopolymer concretes for this study were prepared at replacement ratios of FA by WPA or WA of 25, 50, 75 and 100% in addition to a control mix containing 100% of FA. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solutions and sodium silicate (Na2SiO3) are used as alkaline activators with 1M and 10M of sodium hydroxide solution.The geopolymer concretes have been evaluated with respect to the workability, the compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength. The results indicated that there were no significant differences in the workability of the control GC mix and the developed GC mixes incorporating WPA or WA. Also, the results showed that, by incorporating of 25–50% PWA or 25% WA, the mechanical properties (compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength) of GC mixes slightly decreased. While replacement with 75–100% WPA or with 50–100% WA has reduced these mechanical properties of GC mixes. As a result, there is a feasibility of partial replacement of FA by up to 50% WPA or 25% WA in preparation of the geopolymer concrete.

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