scholarly journals Mechanical Properties of Lightweight Concrete Produced with Expanded Glass Aggregate

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 500-506
Author(s):  
Deividas Rumšys ◽  
Darius Bačinskas ◽  
Edmundas Spudulis

The present paper investigates experimental mechanical properties of lightweight concrete mixes produced with expanded glass aggregate. Different concrete mixtures (totally 12) from normal weight to extremely lightweight structural concrete have been made. The sand by its volume was replaced with the expanded glass. All specimens were tasted after 7 and 28 days of hardening to identify flexural and compressive strength. Density of concrete mixes ranged from 1458 to 2347 kg/m3, and the compressive strength of 40×40×40 mm cubes ranged from 40 to 103 MPa. As a result, strength and density relationship of lightweight concrete was obtained. The performed experimental investigations on freeze­thaw resistance and alkaline corrosion have shown good durability of the designed mixes.

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deividas Rumsys ◽  
Edmundas Spudulis ◽  
Darius Bacinskas ◽  
Gintaris Kaklauskas

This study is focused on the experimental investigation of compressive strength and durability properties of lightweight concrete mixtures with fine expanded glass and expanded clay aggregates using different microfillers. The paper proposes the relationships between the compressive strength and density of concrete mixtures with different proportions of the lightweight aggregates mentioned above. The performed experimental studies have revealed the tendencies of possible usage of different amounts of fine lightweight aggregates and their combinations in the production of concrete mixtures depending on the demands of practical application. Following the requirements for structural concrete subjected to environmental effects, durability properties (alkaline corrosion and freeze–thaw resistance) of the selected concrete mixtures with expanded glass aggregate were studied. The results of the experimental investigations have shown that durability of tested concrete specimens was sufficient. The study has concluded that the mixtures under consideration can be applied for the production of structural elements to which durability requirements are significant.


Author(s):  
Deividas Rumsys ◽  
Edmundas Spudulis ◽  
Darius Bacinskas ◽  
Gintaris Kaklauskas

This study is focused on the experimental investigation of compressive strength and durability properties of lightweight concrete mixtures with fine expanded glass and expanded clay aggregates using different microfillers. The paper proposes the relationships between the compressive strength and density of concrete mixtures with different proportions of lightweight aggregates mentioned above. The performed experimental studies have revealed the tendencies of possible usage of different amount of fine lightweight aggregates and their combinations in the production of concrete mixtures depending on the demands of practical application. Following the requirements for structural concrete subjected to environmental effects, durability properties (alkaline corrosion and freeze–thaw resistance) of the selected concrete mixtures with expanded glass aggregate were studied. The results of the experimental investigations have shown that durability of tested concrete specimens was sufficient. The study has concluded that the mixtures under consideration can be applied for the production of structural elements to which durability requirements are significant.


Author(s):  
Christopher Collins ◽  
Saman Hedjazi

In the present study, a non-destructive testing method was utilized to assess the mechanical properties of lightweight and normal-weight concrete specimens. The experiment program consisted of more than a hundred concrete specimens with the unit weight ranging from around 850 to 2250 kg/m3. Compressive strength tests were performed at the age of seven and twenty eight days. Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV) was the NDT that was implemented in this study to investigate the significance of the correlation between UPV and compressive strength of lightweight concrete specimens. Water to cement ratio (w/c), mix designs, aggregate volume, and the amount of normal weight coarse and fine aggregates replaced with lightweight aggregate, are the variables in this work. The lightweight aggregate used in this study, Poraver®, is a product of recycled glass materials. Furthermore, the validity of the current prediction methods in the literature was investigated including comparison between this study and an available expression in the literature on similar materials, for calculation of mechanical properties of lightweight concrete based on pulse velocity. It was observed that the recently developed empirical equation would better predict the compressive strength of lightweight concrete specimens in terms of the pulse velocity.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 9150-9154

Structures built using lightweight concrete have feature of the lower own weight than that of the conventional concrete, where this property contributes to reducing the construction cost. This paper study recycling of pottery waste (PW) to use it as aggregate to develop structural lightweight concrete. To achieve this aim, six concrete mixtures were prepared. Five mixes developed using PW of 20%, 40 %, 60%, 80%, and 100% as a partially and wholly replacement of normal weight aggregate, while the control mix produced using normal weight aggregate of dolomite. The properties; consistency, dry density, water absorption, compressive, tensile and flexural strengths were studied and compared with the same properties of the control mix. Experimental results indicate that using 40, 60, 80, and 100% of PW as dolomite replacement can produce lightweight concrete, also all concrete mixtures containing PW aggregate can classified as structural concrete where their compressive strengths are more than 17 Mpa.


2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucyna Domagała

Structural lightweight aggregate concrete (SLWAC) is an alternative building material to normal-weight one, due to its ability to reach a relatively high compressive strength at still significantly lower density. Nevertheless, the application of lightweight aggregate instead of normal-weight one to concrete must result in deterioration of some characteristics of the composite. One of the methods of improving SLWAC properties is incorporation of fibers into concrete. This paper focuses on the influence of steel fibres on modification of properties of structural lightweight concrete with sintered fly ash aggregate. Two different concrete mixtures, producing various levels of matured composite density and compressive strength, were modified with three dosages of fibers: 30, 45 and 60 kg/m3. The applied amounts did not result in significant deterioration of the rheological parameters of concrete mixtures. Despite relatively low volume content of fibres, a considerable increase of flexural and tensile splitting strength was observed. Fibres also improved concrete shrinkage as well as post-peak deformability in uni-axial compression. The effect of steel addition on compressive strength proved to be dependent on specimen type. Nevertheless, it was not as crucial as in the case of the above characteristics. However, the modulus of elasticity of SLWAC was not affected by fibre addition. Santrauka Konstrukcinis su lengvaisiais užpildais betonas (SLWAC) yra normalaus svorio statybinių medžiagų alternatyva, turinti mažesnį tankį ir gebėjimą pasiekti gana didelį gniuždomąjį stiprį. Nepaisant to, lengvieji užpildai, naudojami vietoj normalaus svorio užpildų, realiai gali pabloginti kai kurias kompozito savybes. Vienas iš lengvojo betono SLWAC savybių tobulinimo būdų yra plieninių fibrų įterpimas į betono sudėtį. Šiame darbe aptariamas plieninių fibrų poveikis konstrukcinio lengvojo betono su lakiaisiais pelenais savybėms. Tikslui pasiekti buvo parinktos pagal tankį ir gniuždomąjį stiprį dvi skirtingos betono sudėtys su skirtingais (30, 45 ir 60 kg/m3) plieninių fibrų tankiais. Paruošti bandiniai buvo naudoti gniuždomajam stipriui ir kitoms savybėms nustatyti. Tyrimų rezultatai parodė, kad plieninių fibrų priedas nepablogino reologinių betono mišinio rodiklių. Nepaisant palyginti mažo fibrų kiekio, labai padidėjo bandinių lenkiamasis ir tempiamasis stipris. Fibros taip pat pagerino deformacines betono savybes. Gauto kompozito gniuždomasis stipris iš dalies priklausė nuo naudojamų plieninių fibrų charakteristikų. Tačiau plieninių fibrų priedas nepakeitė SLWAC tamprumo modulio.


Author(s):  
Rita Nemes ◽  
Mohammed A. Abed ◽  
Ahmed M. Seyam ◽  
Éva Lublóy

AbstractThe residual compressive strength of eight lightweight concrete mixtures containing three commercial grading (Liapor HD 5 N, Liapor HD 7 N, and Liapor 8F) of coarse lightweight aggregate (LWA) were determined after to expose at high temperatures. Eight mixes were produced, two by normal weight aggregate and the rest by different types of LWA. The produced concrete was analyzed after high temperature exposure and the effect of using LWA, the type of LWA, and compaction method was studied. To do so, visual inspection, residual compressive strength, crack pattern, spalling, and thermoanalytical analysis were conducted. Generally, it could be concluded that concrete formulations with LWA behave more advantageous up to 500 °C, compared to those with quartz gravel aggregates. Moreover, this study found that an ideal type of LWA to produce structural concrete was Liapor HD 5 N, which was used for producing the mixes L1 and L3.


2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.G Moravia ◽  
A. G. Gumieri ◽  
W. L. Vasconcelos

Nowadays lightweight concrete is used on a large scale for structural purposes and to reduce the self-weight of structures. Specific grav- ity, compressive strength, strength/weight ratio and modulus of elasticity are important factors in the mechanical behavior of structures. This work studies these properties in lightweight aggregate concrete (LWAC) and normal-weight concrete (NWC), comparing them. Spe- cific gravity was evaluated in the fresh and hardened states. Four mixture proportions were adopted to evaluate compressive strength. For each proposed mixture proportion of the two concretes, cylindrical specimens were molded and tested at ages of 3, 7 and 28 days. The modulus of elasticity of the NWC and LWAC was analyzed by static, dynamic and empirical methods. The results show a larger strength/ weight ratio for LWAC, although this concrete presented lower compressive strength.


2015 ◽  
Vol 754-755 ◽  
pp. 348-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norlia Mohamad Ibrahim ◽  
Leong Qi Wen ◽  
Mustaqqim Abdul Rahim ◽  
Khairul Nizar Ismail ◽  
Roshazita Che Amat ◽  
...  

Compressive strength of concrete is the major mechanical properties of concrete that need to be focused on. Poor compressive strength will lead to low susceptibility of concrete structure towards designated actions. Many researches have been conducted to enhance the compressive strength of concrete by incorporating new materials in the concrete mixture. The dependencies towards natural resources can be reduced. Therefore, this paper presents the results of an experimental study concerning the incorporation of artificial lightweight bubbles aggregate (LBA) into cementations mixture in order to produce comparable compressive strength but at a lower densities. Three concrete mixtures containing various percentages of LBA, (10% - 50% of LBA) and one mixture used normal aggregate (NA) were prepared and characterized. The compressive strength of LBA in concrete was identified to be ranged between 39 MPa and 54 MPa. Meanwhile, the densities vary between 2000 kg/m3 to 2300 kg/m3.


2018 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 03002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sazlly Nazreen ◽  
Roslli Noor Mohamed ◽  
Mariyana Aida Ab Kadir ◽  
Nazry Azillah ◽  
Nazirah Ahmad Shukri ◽  
...  

Lightweight concrete (LWC) has been identified as an innovative technique for construction purposes. Lightweight concrete can be categorized into three different types which are no-fine aggregate concrete, lightweight aggregate concrete and aerated concrete. This paper studied the characteristic of the lightweight concrete in term of mechanical properties utilizing the palm oil clinker (POC) as lightweight aggregates. Two mixes of lightweight concrete were developed, namely as POCC100 and POCC50 where each mix utilized 100% and 50% of total replacement to fine and coarse aggregates, respectively. The fresh and hardened POC concrete was tested and compared to the normal concrete (NC). The hardened state of the concrete was investigated through density test, ultrasonic pulse velocity, cube compressive, splitting tensile, flexural, modulus of elasticity and Poisson's ratio. From density test results, POC falls into the category of lightweight concrete with a density of 1990.33 kg/m3, which are below than normal weight concrete density. The mechanical properties test results on POCC100 and POCC50 showed that the concrete compressive strength was comparable about 85.70% and 96% compared to NC specimen, respectively. For the flexural strength, POCC50 and POCC100 were comparable about 98% and 97% to NC specimen, respectively. While splitting tensile strength of POCC50 and POCC100 was only 0.6% and 4% lower than NC specimen, respectively. In terms of sustainability of solid waste management, the application of the POC in construction will reduce the redundant of by-products resulted from the palm oil industries. After undergoing various testing of concrete mechanical properties, it can be concluded that POC aggregates was compatible to be used in ligtweight concrete mix proportion.


2020 ◽  
Vol 833 ◽  
pp. 228-232
Author(s):  
Md. Jihad Miah ◽  
Mohammad Shamim Miah ◽  
Anisa Sultana ◽  
Taukir Ahmed Shamim ◽  
Md Ashraful Alom

This work performs experimental investigations on concrete made with difference replacement percentage of first-class burnt clay brick aggregate (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, and 100%) by steel slag (SS) aggregate. The aim is to evaluate the mechanical properties as well as durability performances, additionally, water absorption porosity test is performed to investigate the influence of steel slag aggregate on the durability of tested concrete. The experimental results have shown that the compressive strength was improved significantly due to the replacement of brick aggregate by steel slag aggregate. The crushing strength of concrete made with 100% steel slag aggregate has gained up to 70% more than the control concrete (100% brick aggregate). However, the porosity of concrete was reduced with the adding percentage of brick aggregate by steel slag aggregate which is consistent with the compressive strength results. Further, a quite good agreement between compressive strength and porosity was observed as well.


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