scholarly journals Investigating the Behavior of Concrete and Mortar Reinforced with Aluminum Waste Strips

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.37) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Rawa Shakir Muwashee ◽  
Hamid Athab Al-Jameel ◽  
Qusay Abdulhameed Jabai

Composite  concrete such as fiber reinforced concrete is widely used in structures because of its excellent properties such as compressive, flexural and tensile strengths and also high modulus of elasticity because it gives lower strain values under loading and too fewer cracks propagation. In this study, Aluminum strips was prepared by cutting the Coca- Cola cans as strips in concrete. The reason of using Aluminum strip is low density and good tensile strength (about 310 MPa) and also has a good ductility.  The results of this study show good improvements in compressive, tensile and  flexural strengths using 117 tested specimens for both concrete and mortar. In brief, about 22 % increment in compressive strength of Aluminum strip concrete  and flexural strength increases from 3.31 MPa to 11.20 MPa when using Aluminum strips with 2.5 % by volume of concrete. The reinforced mortar with Aluminum strips demonstrates significant increments which are 27% for compressive strength and more than 100% for both flexural and tensile strengths comparing with reference mix.  

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 130-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Kumutha ◽  
K Vijai

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.


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.


2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 441-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahar Jabbar Alserai ◽  
Wissam Kadhim Alsaraj ◽  
Zina Waleed Abass

Introduction:One of Iraq’s major environmental problems is a large amount of residual iron produced by the industrial sector, which is stored in domestic waste and landfills. The reuse of construction waste gives two aims, the first is to remove large quantities of pollution resulted from these waste, the second provides cheap resources for concrete aggregates.Methods:This study conducted a series of experiments and tests to test the feasibility of reusing this iron slag and recycled concrete aggregate in concrete mixtures. Different percentages of iron filings were used in the concrete mixture at 0, 0.5%, 0.75% and 1%. Tests are done to evaluate the quality of cast iron concrete which include compressive strength (fcu), flexural strength (fr), indirect tensile strength (ft), SEM and modulus of elasticity (Ec) for four sustainable concretes.Results and Conclusion:The results show that the iron filings amount is increased to 1.0% which resulted in increasing percentage of compressive strength (fcu), flexural strength (fr), indirect tensile strength (ft), SEM and modulus of elasticity (Ec) with 10%, 32%, 42% and 11% for Geopolymer Concrete with Recycled Aggregate (GCRA), 9%, 52%,31% and 17% for geopolymer concrete with natural aggregate (GCNA), 10%, 19%,26% and 12% for Normal Concrete with Natural Aggregate (NCNA) and 23%, 19%, 67% and 14% for Normal Concrete with Recycled Aggregate (NCRA), respectively.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 448-458
Author(s):  
Anisa Tikupadang ◽  
Herman Parung ◽  
Benny Kusuma

Steel slag is a waste from the steel smelting industry. Along with the increasing demand for steel, it can also cause steel waste to increase. Coconut shell is a solid waste from the rest of coconut processing. This study aims to obtain the compressive strength, split tensile strength, flexural strength, and modulus of elasticity with coarse aggregate substituted for steel slag and coconut shell, with a concrete quality of f'c 45 MPa. The results of this study that the compressive strength of concrete obtained, 100% crushed stone aggregate increased 5.213% and coconut shell substitution and steel slag increased 1.650%. The value of the split tensile strength of concrete, 100% crushed stone is 9.312% and the substitution of coconut shells and steel slag is 9.073 of the compressive strength. The value of flexural strength, 100% crushed stone is 0.827√(f'c) and the substitution of coconut shell and steel slag is 0.752 f'c from the compressive strength. The modulus of elasticity of concrete, 100% crushed stone is 24845,351 MPa and substitution of coconut shells and steel slag is 20674,005 MPa.    


10.14311/1670 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vít Šmilauer ◽  
Petr Hlaváček ◽  
Pavel Padevět

Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are an attractive reinforcement material for several composites, due to their inherently high strength and high modulus of elasticity. There are controversial results for cement paste with admixed CNT up to 500 µm in length. Some results show an increase in flexural or compressive strength, while others showing a decrease in the values. Our experiments produced results that showed a small increase in fracture energy and tensile strength. Micromechanical simulations on a CNT-reinforced cement paste 50×50 µm proved that CNT clustering is the crucial factor for an increasein fracture energy and for an improvement in tensile strength.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
V. Sathish Kumar ◽  
N. Ganesan ◽  
P. V. Indira

The primary aim of this research is to find an alternative for Portland cement using inorganic geopolymers. This study investigated the effect of steel and polypropylene fibres hybridisation on ternary blend geopolymer concrete (TGPC) engineering properties using fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) and metakaolin as the source materials. The properties like compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, flexural strength and modulus of elasticity of ternary blend geopolymer concrete. The standard tests were conducted on TGPC with steel fibres, polypropylene fibres and a combination of steel and polypropylene fibres in hybrid form. A total number of 45 specimens were tested and compared to determine each property. The grade of concrete considered was M55. The variables studied were the volume fraction of fibres, viz. steel fibres (0%, 0.5% and 1%) and polypropylene fibres (0%, 0.1%, 0.15%, 0.2% and 0.25%). The experimental results reveal that the addition of fibres in a hybrid form enhances the mechanical properties of TGPC. The increase in the compressive strength was nominal, and a significant improvement was observed in splitting tensile strength, flexural strength, and modulus of elasticity. Also, an attempt to obtain the relation between the different engineering properties was made with different volume fractions of fibre.


2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-108
Author(s):  
Amer Hameed Majeed ◽  
Mohammed S. Hamza ◽  
Hayder Raheem Kareem

The study covers the effect of nanocarbon black particles (N220) on some important mechanical properties of epoxy reinforced with it [carbon black nanoparticles]. The nanocomposites were prepared with (1 to 10 wt. %) of carbon black nanoparticles using ultrasonic wave bath machine dispersion method. The results had shown that the tensile strength , tensile modulus of elasticity, flexural strength and impact strength are improved by (24.02%,7.93%,17.3% and 6% ) respectively at 2wt % .The compressive strength and hardness are improved by (44.4%, 12%) at 4wt%.


2021 ◽  
Vol 895 ◽  
pp. 130-138
Author(s):  
Maher Faroq Al-Lebban ◽  
Abeer Ibraheem Khazaly ◽  
Rana Shabbar ◽  
Qusay A. Jabal ◽  
Layth Abdul Rasool Al Asadi

This investigation aims to improve some of the mechanical properties of concrete such as compressive strength, flexural strength, and modulus of elasticity, by using different percentages of polypropylene fibers, and also studying the durability of concrete for freeze-thaw cycles. the study shows a small increment in compressive strength due to adding fibers which were 28.3% compared with increment in flexural strength which was perfect (about 191%), modulus of elasticity also increased by adding fibers. The durability of concrete against freezing-thaw cycles for all mixes was studied. Fiber-reinforced concrete shows more durability against freezing-thawing cycles and less reduction in strength compared with reference mixes without fibers,21.5% reduction in strength for optimum polypropylene fiber concrete while the reduction in strength for normal concrete was found 54.2% in this study.


Author(s):  
Multilawati Nasution ◽  
Akhmad Aminnullah ◽  
Bambang Suhendro

ABSTRAKBan bekas sulit diurai karena salah satu bahan penyusunnya adalah karet sintetis. Ban bekas digunakan untuk kerajinan tangan, namun besar peluang penggunaan ban bekas sebagai material konstruksi. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membedakan ukuran karet ban bekas berdasarkan lolos saringan no.#4 (4.8 mm) dan lolos saringan no.#8 (2.3mm). Objek kajian ini adalah kuat tekan dan modulus elastisitas dengan benda uji slinder (&15 cm x 30 cm), kuat lentur dengan benda uji balok (10 cm x 10 cm x 50 cm),  serta kuat tarik dengan benda uji dogbone. Salah satu penyusun mortar adalah karet ban bekas pengganti sebagian dari volume pasir. Kadar karet yang di ambil dari kajian ini adalah 0%, 20%, 40% dan 60%. Kajian ini tidak didapatkan perbedaan yang signifikansi yang besar antara penggunaan karet ban bekas lolos saringan no.#4 (4.8 mm) dan lolos saringan no.#8 (2.3mm).Kata kunci: ban bekas, kuat tarik, kuat tekan, kuat lentur, modulus elastisitasABSTRACTUsed tires are difficult to decompose because one of the constituent materials is synthetic rubber. Used tires are used for handicrafts, but there is a big chance of using used tires as construction materials. This study aims to differentiate the size of used rubber tires based on sieve No. 4 (4.8 mm) and sieve # 8 (2.3mm). The object of this research is compressive strength and modulus of elasticity with slinder test specimens (15 cm x 30 cm), flexural strength with beam test specimens (10 cm x 10 cm x 50 cm), and tensile strength with dogbone specimens. One of the compilers of the mortar is a used tire rubber which partially replaces the volume of sand. The rubber content taken from this study is 0%, 20%, 40% and 60%. There was no significant difference between this study between the use of used rubber tires that passed filter No. #4 (4.8 mm) and passed filter # 8 (2.3 mm).Keywords: used tires, tensile strength, compressive strength, flexural strength, modulus of elasticity


YMER Digital ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 421-430
Author(s):  
M. Sriram ◽  
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K.R. Aswin Sidhaarth ◽  
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Increasing demand and inadequate materials availability leads the researchers to find alternate materials. In general, hybrid fiber is nothing but mixture of two or more fibers. In this review, various properties of steel fibers and polypropylene fibers were studied. In order to study the physical and mechanical properties of steel fiber, polypropylene fiber and other materials used in concrete, various tests such as Slump cone test, Compaction factor, Compressive strength , flexural strength etc., were used. Hybrid fibers have the tendency to control cracks at different levels. Workability of concrete get reduced due to more addition of steel fibers.The addition of steel fiber and polypropylene fiber results in an increase of 12 to 14.30% compressive strength, 33 to 36.6% increase in flexural strength and 9 to 10.16% increase in split tensile strength. Addition of most favorable amount 0.9 to 1% of steel fiber and 0.9 to 1% of polypropylene fiber gives maximum compressive strength up to 41.67 to 42.68%. Split tensile strength increases by increasing the fiber content in concrete but workability decreases when steel fiber content is increased in concrete.


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