scholarly journals The use of a volcanic material as filler in self-compacting concrete production for lower strength applications

2017 ◽  
Vol 67 (325) ◽  
pp. 111 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Burgos ◽  
A. Guzmán ◽  
K. M.A. Hossain ◽  
S. Delvasto
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Portland Cement ◽  
Cementitious Material ◽  
Total Weight ◽  
Self Compacting Concrete ◽  
Lower Strength ◽  
Volcanic Material ◽  
Fine Powders ◽  
Slump Flow ◽  
Concrete Production

This study evaluates the use of large amounts of fine powders (fillers) derived from a Colombian volcanic material into the production of self-compacting concrete (SCC) for lower strength applications. The effects on SCC properties were studied with the incorporation of up to 50% of volcanic material of Tolima (MVT) as a partial substitute of the total weight of Portland cement. The workability was determined through slump flow, V-funnel, and L-box test. The compressive strength results were analyzed statistically by MINITAB. These demonstrated that 30% (by total weight of cementitious material) was the maximum allowable percentage of MVT to be used in the production of SCCs. Based on this, mechanical and permeability properties of SCC MVT 30% were evaluated at 28, 90 y 360 curing days. SCC MVT 30% exhibited compressive strength of 21 and 27 MPa after 28 and 360 days of curing, respectively.

scholarly journals Investigating the Compressive Strength Properties of Concrete Using Some Common Ghanaian Ordinary Portland Cements

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-166
Author(s):  
K. S Akorli ◽  
K Danso ◽  
J Ayarkwa ◽  
A Acheampong
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Portland Cement ◽  
Ordinary Portland Cement ◽  
Strength Properties ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Cementitious Material ◽  
Direct Function ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Portland Cements ◽  
Concrete Production

In a general sense, concrete is made of cementitious material, aggregates and water but the mix productivity is one issues that affect the amount of strength concrete developed. The concrete mix productivity is a direct function of the amount and quality of the cementitious material. The commonest cementitious material used for concrete in Ghana like other countries in the world is the Ordinary Portland Cement. The research sort to investigate the compressive strength properties of concrete made from some common Ghanaian Ordinary Portland Cement brands mostly used in the countries construction industries. The research strategy adopted was experimental. The research was a cross –sectional studies and used laboratory tests to get information on all cements. Cement grade 42.5N, 42.5R and 32.5R were used. A total of one – hundred and eight (108) concrete cubes were made from nine different brands of Ordinary Portland Cement with a mix design of 1:2:4. No admixtures were used in the mix. It was established that, Ordinary Portland Cement Brand E of grade 42.5R has the highest compressive strength after 28 days. Some of the cement brand with grade 32.5R developed better strength than that of grade 42.5R. Based on the experiment conducted, it can be concluded that for the C15 (1:2:4) and C20 compressive strength as per IS 456:2000, Ordinary Portland Cement Brand E and G of grade 42.5R and Ordinary Portland Cement Brand H and J of grade of 32.5R satisfactory meets the requirement. It implies that some of the Ghanaians Portland Cement developed a satisfactory compressive strength and meets the minimum strength attainment after 28 days’ which is 15 N/mm2. Based on the result, it is recommended that Ordinary Portland Cement Brand E of grade 42.5R should be used for most concrete production and Ordinary Portland Cement Brand J of grade 32.5R can also be used for concrete work in the absence of E 42.5R.   Citation: Akorli, K. S., Danso, K., Ayarkwa, J. and Acheampong, A. (2021). Investigating the Compressive Strength Properties of Concrete Using Some Common Ghanaian Ordinary Portland Cements. International Journal of Technology and Management Research (IJTMR), Vol. 6 (1): Pp.154-166.[Received: March 13, 2021Accepted: September 1, 2021

scholarly journals Artificial Neural Network Estimation of the Effect of Varying Curing Conditions and Cement Type on Hardened Concrete Properties

Buildings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gökhan Kaplan ◽  
Hasbi Yaprak ◽  
Selçuk Memiş ◽  
Abdoslam Alnkaa
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Portland Cement ◽  
Limestone Powder ◽  
Mineral Admixtures ◽  
Hardened Concrete ◽  
Slag Cement ◽  
Curing Conditions ◽  
Concrete Properties ◽  
Concrete Production ◽  
Artificial Neural

The use of mineral admixtures and industrial waste as a replacement for Portland cement is recognized widely for its energy efficiency along with reduced CO2 emissions. The use of materials such as fly ash, blast-furnace slag or limestone powder in concrete production makes this process a sustainable one. This study explored a number of hardened concrete properties, such as compressive strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity, dynamic elasticity modulus, water absorption and depth of penetration under varying curing conditions having produced concrete samples using Portland cement (PC), slag cement (SC) and limestone cement (LC). The samples were produced at 0.63 and 0.70 w/c (water/cement) ratios. Hardened concrete samples were then cured under three conditions, namely standard (W), open air (A) and sealed plastic bag (B). Although it was found that the early-age strength of slag cement was lower, it was improved significantly on 90th day. In terms of the effect of curing conditions on compressive strength, cure W offered the highest compressive strength, as expected, while cure A offered slightly lower compressive strength levels. An increase in the w/c ratio was found to have a negative impact on pozzolanic reactions, which resulted in poor hardened concrete properties. Furthermore, carbonation effect was found to have positive effects on some of the concrete properties, and it was observed to have improved the depth of water penetration. Moreover, it was possible to estimate the compressive strength with high precision using artificial neural networks (ANN). The values of the slopes of the regression lines for training, validating and testing datasets were 0.9881, 0.9885 and 0.9776, respectively. This indicates the high accuracy of the developed model as well as a good correlation between the predicted compressive strength values and the experimental (measured) ones.

scholarly journals Compressive Strength by Incorporating Quarry Dust in Self-Compacting Concrete Grade M35

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mushtaq Ahmad ◽  
Sana Ullah ◽  
Aneel Manan ◽  
Temple Chimuanya Odimegeu ◽  
Salmia Beddu
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Strength Test ◽  
The Self ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Self Compacting Concrete ◽  
Curing Period ◽  
Slump Flow ◽  
Compressive Strength Test ◽  
Super Plasticizer ◽  
Quarry Dust

The study has conducted to determine the workability and compressive strength of the self –compacting concrete. The sand has replaced with quarry dust with the proportion of 10, 20, 30 and 40% and super plasticizer was added 0.9%. The experiments were carried out at the Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL) concrete laboratory. Slump flow, J- Ring tests were carried out to determine the workability of self-compacting concrete and compressive strength test was conducted on 7 days and 28th days of curing period. A finding of the study shows that workability and compressive strength has increased by addition of quarry dust. It is concluded that addition of quarry dust up to 30%  improve the workability of the self-compacting concrete and further addition of quarry dust decrease the workability. Additionally, compressive strength of the quarry dust modified self-compacting concrete shows the trend of higher compressive strength up to 30% addition of quarry dust with sand replacement and further addition decrease the compressive strength.

scholarly journals EFFECT FACTORS’ SELECTION AND PREDICTION OF COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF SCC USING A HYBRID NETWORK BASED ON GA

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Liang ◽  
Ming Lin ◽  
Jiangfeng Dong ◽  
Shucheng Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Back Propagation ◽  
Hybrid Networks ◽  
Hybrid Network ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Self Compacting Concrete ◽  
Concrete Production ◽  
Bp Model

Compressive strength is the most important evaluation index for concrete. In order to predict the compressive strength of self-compacting concrete, two kinds of artificial neural networks (ANNs), including the BP (Back-propagation) networks and the hybrid networks DRGA-BP based on GA (Genetic algorithm), were designed and applied in this study. With DRGA-BP, the most representative variables were selected out from many initial inputs to reduce data dimensions and also the weights and thresholds of BP model were optimized. The results showed that the hybrid model presented better prediction accuracy with the R2 (coefficient of determination) of 0.9602, and appeared to well agree with the experimental data and was quite reliable. Finally, a mix ratio design method based on DRGA-BP model was proposed for reducing material waste and saving time in the process of concrete production with continuous adjustment.

Utilization of Iron Filings as Partial Replacements for Sand in Self-Compacting Concrete

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 906-916
Author(s):  
Simon O. Olawale ◽  
Mutiu A. Kareem ◽  
Habeeb T. Muritala ◽  
Abiola U. Adebanjo ◽  
Olusegun O. Alabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Steel Production ◽  
Strength Properties ◽  
Self Compacting Concrete ◽  
River Sand ◽  
Slump Flow ◽  
Filling Ability ◽  
Fine Aggregates ◽  
Concrete Production ◽  
Fresh State ◽  
Passing Ability

The use of industrial by-products in concrete production is part of concerted efforts on the reduction of environmental hazards attributed to the mining of conventional aggregates. Consideration of iron filings (IF), a by-product from steel production process, is an environmentally friendly way of its disposal which is expected to yield economic concrete production. Six self-compacting concrete (SCC) mixes were made by partially substituting river sand with IF at 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% and the mix without IF (0% IF) served as the control. The water-binder (w/b) ratio of 0.45 was adopted for all mixes. The fresh state properties of SCC evaluated include: filling ability determined using slump flow and T500 mm slump flow tests, passing ability determined using L-box test and segregation resistance determined using V-funnel tests. The strength properties of SCC considered were compressive and tensile strengths. All the SCC mixes met the fresh properties requirements for filling capacity, passing ability, and segregation resistance. The 28-day compressive and tensile strengths of SCC increased by 3.46% and 8.08%, respectively, with IF replacement up to 15% compared to the control SCC. However, there was reduction in compressive and tensile strengths of SCC with IF replacement beyond 15%. The strength properties of SCC is considerably enhanced with the addition of up to 15% IF. Hence, the optimum content of 15% IF is considered suitable as a replacement for river sand in SCC. Keywords: Self-compacting concrete; iron filings; fine aggregates; filling ability; passing ability

Experimental Study of Composite High Strength Self-Compacting Concrete

2017 ◽  
Vol 865 ◽  
pp. 289-294
Author(s):  
Xi Ri Kang ◽  
Guang Xiu Fang
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Engineering Application ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Cementitious Material ◽  
Self Compacting Concrete ◽  
Design Strength ◽  
Mix Proportion ◽  
Optimal Mix ◽  
Axial Compressive Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength Of Concrete

This test uses polycarboxylate superplasticizer by adding 15% quantitative fly ash, 10%, 15%, 20% of slag, and 5%,7.5%, 10% of silica fume of the total amount of the cementitious material to be an equivalent replacement for cement. Ordinary materials were used to make the C70 high strength self-compacting concrete. The concrete slump, expansion degree, and the axial compressive strength of concrete were studied. Through testing, the mix proportion of each group of concrete slump was determined to be above 250mm. And the expansion degree to be above 550mm. The axial compressive strength satisfied the design strength value. At the same time, the optimal mix ratio was proposed. And the economic performance of each group was analyzed. There are references for a similar experimental design and engineering application.

scholarly journals Effect of recycled coarse aggregate on the properties of C40 self-compacting concrete

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 096369351988512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunyang Wang ◽  
Bingchen Zhao ◽  
Guang Yang ◽  
Yandong Jia ◽  
Lijun Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Modulus Of Elasticity ◽  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Lower Amount ◽  
Theoretical Formula ◽  
Self Compacting Concrete ◽  
Recycled Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Slump Flow ◽  
Experimental Values

The effect of recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) on the fresh and hardened properties of C40 self-compacting concrete (SCC) was investigated in this paper. The slump, T 500 (the time needed for SCC to spread into a round configuration with a nominal diameter of 500 mm), the slump flow and the flow time of fresh C40 SCC as well as the compressive strength and modulus of elasticity of hardened C40 SCC were studied. The modulus of elasticity of C40 SCC was calculated by theoretical formula, and the calculated values were compared with the experimental values. Mechanisms that effect on the C40 SCC properties at fresh and hardened states were also explored. The experimental results showed that the slump values of the C40 SCC are beyond 250 mm. The C40 SCC with RCA replacement content of 50% showed the highest slump value of 275 mm. All T 500 values of the C40 SCC are within 5 s. The slump flow of the C40 SCC slightly increases with the increase of replacement content of the RCA. In contrast, the compressive strength and modulus of elasticity of the C40 SCC slightly decrease with the increase of replacement content. The experimental values of modulus of elasticity are lower than that of the calculated values. Submerged in water before mixing of RCA leading to the slump flow of the C40 SCC increases with the increasing replacement content of the RCA. The old cement mortar attached to the RCA surface is the main reason that weakens the mechanical properties. The lower amount of coarse aggregate and the higher amount of cement paste attribute to the lower values of modulus of elasticity. This study implied that RCA can be effectively used in the production of C40 SCC without any significant sacrifice on workability and mechanical properties.

The Effects of Nanoparticles of Silica and Alumina on Flow Ability and Compressive Strength of Cementitious Composites

2014 ◽  
Vol 631 ◽  
pp. 119-127
Author(s):  
Alireza S. Khorasani ◽  
Hosein Nuranian ◽  
Amir A. Yuzbashi ◽  
Shahab Moghaddas ◽  
Majid Raz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Polyvinyl Alcohol ◽  
Portland Cement ◽  
Rheological Behavior ◽  
Alumina Nanoparticles ◽  
Cementitious Composites ◽  
Cement Ratio ◽  
Slump Flow ◽  
Micro Silica ◽  
Polyethylene Fibers

In this study the effects of adding silica and alumina nanoparticles on flow ability and compressive strength of cementitious composites based on Portland cement were investigated. In the first stage, the rheological behavior of different samples containing nanosilica, nanoalumina and polypropylene, polyvinyl alcohol and polyethylene fibers were evaluated. With increasing of nanoparticles in fresh samples, the slump flow diameter reduced. Fibers reduced the flow ability of the samples and viscosity increased. With increasing of the micro silica particles to cement ratio from 2/1 to 2/2, the slump flow diameter increased. By adding silica and alumina nanoparticles up to 3% and 2% respectively, the compressive strength increased and after decreased. Samples containing silica nanoparticles and fibers had the highest compressive strength.

Study on Mechanical Properties of Soda Residue / Fly Ash Composite Cementitious Material

2011 ◽  
Vol 194-196 ◽  
pp. 1026-1029
Author(s):  
Bao Jia Li ◽  
Guo Zhong Li
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Portland Cement ◽  
Cementitious Material

The composite cementitious material was prepared with soda residue and fly ash. The mechanical properties were improved by mixing calcined lime and Portland cement, and the mechanism of admixture was researched. The results showed that the 28d flexural strength reached 3.59MPa and the 28d compressive strength reached 9.71MPa., when the proportion of soda residue and fly ash was 40:60 with 9% Portland cement and 7% calcined lime added.

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