Analysis of Compressive Strength Development and Carbonation Depth of High-Volume Fly Ash Cement Pastes

This paper presents a research to produce high strength concrete incorporated with fly ash as cement replacement up to 50% (high volume fly ash concrete) by using local material. The research is conducted by testing the strength development of high volume fly ash concrete at the age of 14 days, 28 days and 56 days. As a control mix, the compressive strength of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) concrete without fly ash is used. Both concrete mixtures use low w/c. consequently, they lead to the use of 1 % superplasticizer to reach sufficient workability in the process of casting. The specimens are concrete cubes with the dimension of 15 cm x15 cm x 15 cm. The totals of 24 cubes of HVFA concrete and OPC concrete are used as specimens of testing. The compressive strength design of concrete is 45 MPa and the slump design is ± 10 cm. The result shows that the compressive strengths of OPC concrete at the age of 14 days, 28 days, and 56 days are 38 MPa, 40 MPa, and 42 MPa. Whereas the compressive strength of HVFA concrete in the same age of immersing sequence are 29 MPa, 39 MPa, and 42 MPa. The result indicates that HVFA concrete can reach the similar compressive strength as that of normal concrete especially at the age of 56 days by deploying low water cement ratio.

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Evaluation of compressive strength development and carbonation depth of high volume slag-blended concrete

Construction and Building Materials ◽

10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.07.070 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 124 ◽

pp. 45-54 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Lee Han-Seung ◽

Xiao-Yong Wang

Keyword(s):

Compressive Strength ◽

High Volume ◽

Strength Development ◽

Carbonation Depth ◽

Compressive Strength Development

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Compressive Strength Development of High-Volume Fly Ash Ultra-High-Performance Concrete under Heat Curing Condition with Time

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app10207107 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (20) ◽

pp. 7107

Author(s):

Pham Sy Dong ◽

Nguyen Van Tuan ◽

Le Trung Thanh ◽

Nguyen Cong Thang ◽

Viet Hung Cu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Compressive Strength ◽

Fly Ash ◽

High Performance ◽

High Performance Concrete ◽

High Volume ◽

Strength Development ◽

Ultra High Performance Concrete ◽

Heat Curing ◽

Compressive Strength Development ◽

Curing Condition

This research investigated the effect of fly ash content on the compressive strength development of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) at different curing conditions, i.e., the standard curing condition and the heat curing. A total of 20 mixtures were prepared to cast specimens to measure the compressive strength at different ages from 3 days to 180 days. Additionally, 300 specimens were prepared to estimate the appropriate heat curing period at the early ages in terms of enhancing the 28-day compressive strength of UHPC with high content of fly ash (FA). From the regression analysis using test data, empirical equations were formulated to assess the compressive strength development of UHPC considering the FA content and maturity function. Test results revealed that the preference of the addition of FA for enhancing the compressive strength of UHPC requires the early heat curing procedure which can be recommended as at least 2 days under 90 °C. Moreover, the compressive strength of UHPC with FA under heat curing mostly reached its 28-day strength within 3 days. The proposed models based on the fib 2010 model can be a useful tool to reliably assess the compressive strength development of UHPC with high-volume fly ash (HVFA) (up to 70% fly ash content) under a heat curing condition that possesses a different performance from that of normal- and high-strength concrete. When 50% of the cement content was replaced by FA, the embodied CO2 emission for UHPC mixture reduced up to approximately 50%, which is comparable to the CO2 emission calculated from the conventional normal-strength concrete.

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Effect of Nano Silica and Ultrafine Fly Ash on Compressive Strength of High Volume Fly Ash Mortar

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.368-370.1061 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 368-370 ◽

pp. 1061-1065 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Steve W.M. Supit ◽

Faiz U.A. Shaikh ◽

Prabir K. Sarker

Keyword(s):

Compressive Strength ◽

Fly Ash ◽

High Volume ◽

Partial Replacement ◽

Strength Development ◽

Test Results ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

Nano Silica ◽

High Volume Fly Ash ◽

Class F Fly Ash

This paper evaluates the effect of Ultrafine Fly Ash (UFFA) and nanoSilica (NS) on compressive strength of high volume fly ash (HVFA) mortar at 7 days and 28 days. Three series of mortar mixes are considered in the first part of this study. In the first series the effect of high content of class F fly ash as partial replacement of cement at 40, 50 and 60% (by wt.) are considered. While in the second and third series, the UFFA and NS are used as partial replacement of cement at 5%, 8%, 10%, 12% and 15% and 1%, 2%, 4%, 6% and 8% (by wt.) of cement, respectively. The UFFA and the NS content which exhibited highest compressive strength in the above series are used in the second part where their effects on the compressive strength of HVFA mortars are evaluated. Results show that the mortar containing 10% UFFA as partial replacement of cement exhibited the highest compressive strength at both 7 and 28 days among all UFFA contents. Similarly, the mortar containing 2% NS as partial replacement of cement exhibited the best performance. Interestingly, the use of UFFA in HVFA mortars did not improve the compressive strength. However, the use of 2% and 4% NS showed improvement in the compressive strength of HVFA mortar containing 40% and 50% fly ash at both ages. The effects of NS and UFFA on the hydration and strength development of HVFA mortar is also evaluated through X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) test. Results also show that the UFFA and NS can significantly reduce the calcium hydroxide (CH) in HVFA mortars.

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Effects of Compressive Strength and Carbonation of HCSA Amount on High Volume Fly Ash Concrete

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.261-263.333 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 261-263 ◽

pp. 333-337

Author(s):

Juan Hong Liu ◽

Fang Fang Hou ◽

Shao Min Song ◽

Bo Ya Jia

Keyword(s):

Compressive Strength ◽

Fly Ash ◽

Internal Structure ◽

High Volume ◽

Carbonation Depth ◽

Fly Ash Concrete ◽

Resistance Increase ◽

Expansive Concrete ◽

High Volume Fly Ash ◽

Carbonation Resistance

In this article, the effects of compressive strength and carbonation depth of HCSA mixing amount on high volume fly ash concrete have been investigated. Besides, the effects of compressive strength and carbonation depth of the fly ash amount on HCSA expansive concrete have been also analyzed. The results show that proper HCSA mixing amount can improve the compressive strength and anti-carbonation resistance. On the condition of 55% mixing amount of fly ash and 6% HCSA, the compressive strength for 28 days enhanced 8MPa, the carbonation depth decreased by 0.7mm, at the age of 70, the strength increased by 12MPa and the depth reduced 1.7mm; when the mixing amount of HCSA reaches 10%, the internal structure of concrete would be destroyed; In the case of 6% HCSA amount, the compressive strength and anti-carbonation resistance decreases with the increase of fly ash mixing amount. While comparing to the concrete without HCSA, the compressive strength and anti-carbonation resistance increase obviously.

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