scholarly journals The Study of Flowability and The Compressive Strength of Grout/Mortar Proportions for Pre- placed Concrete Aggregate (PAC)

2019 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 04010
Author(s):  
Nursiah Chairunnisa ◽  
Arie Febry Fardheny

This experimental study is focused on the performance of appropriate grout/mortar for pre-placed aggregate concrete (PAC) incorporating superplasticizer in the mortar mixture regarding the flowability and strength of grout or mortar. Twenty-one samples of specimens were prepared. The parameter tests consist of water-cement ratios, cement sand ratios and variation dosages of superplasticizer. To examine the flowability/fluidity of grout or mortar, the flow cone test was applied. The flow cone test result indicated that there were three proportional grout that can meet the requirement for fluidity according to ASTM C-939. The compressive strength of specimens was tested. It was concluded that the composition of grout with containing the percentage of 0.7% by weight of cement of superplasticizer as chemical admixtures at a water-cement ratio of 0.6 and a cement-sand ratio of 0.5 is the proper composition of grout for pre-placed aggregate concrete (PAC).

2014 ◽  
Vol 1065-1069 ◽  
pp. 1899-1902
Author(s):  
Yan Kun Zhang ◽  
Yu Cheng Wang ◽  
Xiao Long Wu

In this article, the flexural strength of combined aggregate concrete with four kinds of water-cement ratio (0.3,0.35.0.4, 0.45), and six ceramsite replace rate (0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, 60%) are studied with comprehensive test method. Experiment shows that the ceramsite replace rate of combined aggregate has greater influence on the flexural strength than the water-cement ratio. The flexural strength increases with the increasing of compressive strength, and the formula of the flexural strength and compressive strength of combined aggregate concrete is given.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 2919 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashfaque Ahmed Jhatial ◽  
Samiullah Sohu ◽  
Muhammad Tahir Lakhiar ◽  
Jam Shahzaib ◽  
Ahsan Ali Buriro

Though superplasticizers (SP) are well-known chemical admixtures which are added into concrete to enhance the workability and achieve higher strength while reducing the water content. But the rapid increase in different SP in Pakistan has created confusion on the effectiveness of SP. This experimental study was carried out to study the effect of locally available SP on the workability and compressive strength of M15 grade concrete. Three different SP were utilized, with dosage ranging from 0.5% to 2.5% with an increment of 0.5%. The water-cement ratio remained constant at 0.5 for all samples. Based upon the results, all three SP increased the workability as well as strength of concrete. The optimum dosage was determined to be 1.5% to 2.00% for all three SPs used in this research work. BASF 561 was determined to be more effective, as it achieved the maximum workability as well as compressive and flexural strengths.


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.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1324 ◽  
Author(s):  
How-Ji Chen ◽  
Chung-Hao Wu

Expanded shale lightweight aggregates, as the coarse aggregates, were used to produce lightweight aggregate concrete (LWAC) in this research. At the fixed water-cement ratio, paste quantity, and aggregate volume, the effects of various aggregate gradations on the engineering properties of LWAC were investigated. Comparisons to normal-weight concrete (NWC) made under the same conditions were carried out. From the experimental results, using normal weight aggregates that follow the specification requirements (standard gradation) obtained similar NWC compressive strength to that using uniform-sized aggregates. However, the compressive strength of LWAC made using small uniform-sized aggregates was superior to that made from standard-grade aggregates. This is especially conspicuous under the low water-cement ratio. Even though the workability was affected, this problem could be overcome with developed chemical additive technology. The durability properties of concrete were approximately equal. Therefore, it is suggested that the aggregate gradation requirement of LWAC should be distinct from that of NWC. In high strength LWAC proportioning, following the standard gradation suggested by American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) is optional.


2014 ◽  
Vol 912-914 ◽  
pp. 131-135
Author(s):  
Xiang Ping Fu ◽  
Xiao Xue Liu ◽  
Yi Ze Sun ◽  
Pei Huang ◽  
Yu Chen Li ◽  
...  

The experiment studies how the freeze-thaw cycles influence concrete compressive strength and elasticity modulus with different water-cement ratio under the air-entraining agent and zero of that value respectively. It can be found that modulus of elasticity and compressive strength of the concrete specimen reduced significantly when there is air-entraining agent; the durability of freeze-thaw resistance, however, makes great improvement; as the cement increases, both of them improves effectively. Through the comparison of concrete compressive strength and elastic modulus with different water-cement ratio and air-entraining agent, the optimal water-cement ratio and air-entraining agent were determined. The results of experiment can be used in concrete engineering design in severe cold area.


2014 ◽  
Vol 507 ◽  
pp. 406-409
Author(s):  
Hua Cheng Nie ◽  
Yan Kun Zhang ◽  
Biao Zhang ◽  
Shao Jie Shen ◽  
Jiang Xing Fan

Base on the experiment, the cube compressive strength of the combined aggregate concrete is studied in the paper. The results show that the strength of combined aggregate concrete increases with the decreasing amounts of lightweight aggregate, and the water-cement ratio and the replacement ratio of lightweight aggregate are the main factor on the strength of combined concrete. According to the experiment results, the formula of the compressive strength of combined concrete is given.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 4027-4029
Author(s):  
F. A. Soomro ◽  
B. A. Memon ◽  
M. Oad ◽  
A. H. Buller ◽  
Z. A. Tunio

An experimental study on the shrinkage of recyclable aggregate concrete panels is presented in this paper. Recyclable aggregates are used in 50%, 60%, 70% and 80% replacement of natural coarse aggregates. For each replacement percentage, 3 panels were cast using 1:2:4 mix with 0.54 water-cement ratio and were cured for 28 days. In addition, 3 panels with the same parameters but using all-natural coarse aggregates were also cast to compare the results. Shrinkage in all panels was recorded for 3 months. Comparison of results reveals that with a 50% replacement, 8.33% increase in shrinkage was recorded. Along with shrinkage, cracks were also observed. At the end of the three month period, the widest crack had less width than 1mm, showing good resistance of the proposed material to shrinkage. Concluding, 50% replacement can be used in new concrete.


2011 ◽  
Vol 99-100 ◽  
pp. 719-722
Author(s):  
Hong Zhu Quan ◽  
Hideo Kasami

This paper presents the results of experimental study on the effects of addition of excessive volume of fly ash on the strength characteristics of concrete. Crushed stone aggregate concrete with the replacement ratio of fly ash to Portland cement of 0, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 60% and 80% were tested for compressive strength and modulus of elasticity at the ages of 7 days, 28 days and 91 days. The test result indicated significant reduction in compressive strength with the increase of fly ash content, indication 90% reduction at 80% fly ash replacement. Reduction in modulus of elasticity was found to be less than those of compressive strength, indicating 60% reduction at 80% fly ash replacement.


2011 ◽  
Vol 250-253 ◽  
pp. 2167-2175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Jun Xie ◽  
Ai Liang Zhai

In this paper, the splitting tensile strength experiments of recycled sintered brick-tile concrete with different water-cement ratio, sand rate and water quantity were carried out, and the change law of splitting tensile strength with above three factors was acquired and failure patterns of the samples were analyzed. The results showed that the effects of sand rate and water quantity were not clear, while water-cement ratio was relatively significant and the splitting tensile strength was inversely proportional relationship with it. And the relation between the splitting tensile strength and the cubic compressive strength was summarized from the results.


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