Effect of Thermal Environment at Early Age on Hydration Phases Composition and Strength Development of Concrete Containing Fly Ash

2010 ◽  
Vol 168-170 ◽  
pp. 582-588
Author(s):  
Feng Chen Zhang ◽  
De Jian Shen ◽  
Ji Kai Zhou ◽  
Zhong Hua Li
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Ash Content ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Curing Temperature ◽  
Strength Development ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Mass Concrete ◽  
Hydration Phases

Cement hydration at early age is sometimes in a certain thermal environment probably caused by hydration heat of mass concrete as well as cement productions curing at high temperature. And phases composition and strength development in thermal environment are commonly different from those in normal curing conditions. Phases composition and strength development of concrete containing different fly ash content curing in different thermal environment are studied in this paper. Experimental results show that compressive strengths of concrete with 0.3 water to binder ratio increase with the increase of curing temperature. Splitting tensile strength of concrete not containing any fly ash curing at about 50 is the highest among those curing at temperature between 40 and 80 . For concrete with different fly ash content, splitting tensile strengths increase approximately with the increse of curing temperature. Dehydration of ettringite and formation of monosulfate solid solution and AFm at higher temperature perhaps relate to the development of concrete splitting tensile strength along with different curing temperature. Adding fly ash to binder, curing temperature at which hydration phases change occurs is raised, which helps to explain that splitting tensile strengths of concrete with different fly ash content decrease little with the increase of curing temperature between 60 and 80 .

Experimental Study on Workability and Strength of Green High Performance Concrete with High Volume Fly Ash

2013 ◽  
Vol 859 ◽  
pp. 52-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Qiang Ma
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Ash Content ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Binder Ratio ◽  
Water Binder Ratio

A great deal of experiments have been carried out in this study to reveal the effect of the water-binder ratio and fly ash content on the workability and strengths of GHPC (green high performance concrete). The workability of GHPC was evaluated by slump and slump flow. The strengths include compressive strength and splitting tensile strength. The results indicate that the increase of water-binder ratio can improve the workability of GHPC, however the strengths of GHPC were decreased with the increase of water-binder ratio. When the fly ash content is lower than 40%, the increase in fly ash content has positive effect on workability of GHPC, while the workability begins to decrease after the fly ash content is more than 40%. The addition of fly ash in GHPC has adverse effect on the strengths, and there is a tendency of decrease in the compressive strength and splitting tensile strength of GHPC with the increase of fly ash content.

scholarly journals Effects of Mixing and Curing Temperature on the Strength Development and Pore Structure of Fly Ash Blended Mass Concrete

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ki-Bong Park ◽  
Takafumi Noguchi
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Portland Cement ◽  
Pore Structure ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Strength Loss ◽  
Curing Temperature ◽  
Strength Development ◽  
Mass Concrete ◽  
Term Strength

The aim of this work is to know clearly the effects of temperature in response to curing condition, hydration heat, and outside weather conditions on the strength development of high-performance concrete. The concrete walls were designed using three different sizes and three different types of concrete. The experiments were conducted under typical summer and winter weather conditions. Temperature histories at different locations in the walls were recorded and the strength developments of concrete at those locations were measured. The main factors investigated that influence the strength developments of the obtained samples were the bound water contents, the hydration products, and the pore structure. Testing results indicated that the elevated summer temperatures did not affect the early-age strength gain of concrete made using ordinary Portland cement. Strength development was significantly increased at early ages in concrete made using belite-rich Portland cement or with the addition of fly ash. The elevated temperatures resulted in a long-term strength loss in both belite-rich and fly ash containing concrete. The long-term strength loss was caused by a reduction in the degree of hydration and an increase in the total porosity and amount of smaller pores in the material.

Experimental Study of Splitting Tensile Strength of Polymer Resin Grout with Fly Ash

2015 ◽  
Vol 789-790 ◽  
pp. 38-42
Author(s):  
Nuria S. Mohammed ◽  
Ahmed Baharuddin Abd Rahman ◽  
Nur Hafizah A. Khalid ◽  
Musaab Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Ash Content ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Test Results ◽  
River Sand ◽  
Polymer Resin ◽  
Bonding Material

Polymer resin grout can be used as bonding material for grouted sleeve connections This paper presents the experimental results on the effectiveness of fly ash as micro filler to the splitting tensile strength of polymer grout. In addition, the cement grout that is usually used as bonding material had been tested for comparison. Eleven proportions, of fly ash as the filler and polymer as binder, were tested with the binder to filler volume ratios of 1:1 and 1:1.5. The test results revealed that fly ash can be used as a micro-filler material to partially replace ordinary river sand in polymer resin grout. The splitting tensile strength of the polymer grout increases with the increase of fly ash contents. However, for higher level of fly ash of more than 22%, the splitting tensile strength deteriorated. For binder: filler ratio of 1:1, the optimum fly ash content of 22% gave the maximum splitting strength of 17.62 MPa, which can be considered acceptable for producing grout with high strength bonding material.

Basic Mechanics Properties Test of Fly Ash Concrete

2012 ◽  
Vol 238 ◽  
pp. 138-141
Author(s):  
Wei Xie ◽  
Hai Juan Zhang ◽  
Shu Shan Li
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Ash Content ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Fly Ash Concrete ◽  
Influence Mechanism ◽  
Normal Reference ◽  
Test Study

By the test study of basic mechanics properties of concrete with different fly ash content, the influence of the content of fly ash on the compressive strength, flexural strength, splitting tensile strength and static compressive elastic modulus of concrete are analyzed with the explaining of the influence mechanism of fly ash. The test results show that, comparing with the normal reference concrete, the early age strength of fly ash concrete enhances slowly, while the late strength develops rapidly, even overpasses the strength of normal reference concrete.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study on the Influence of Nano and Micro Particles on the Workability and Mechanical Properties of Mortar Supplemented with Fly Ash

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Mostafa Seifan ◽  
Shaira Mendoza ◽  
Aydin Berenjian
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Strength Development ◽  
Optimum Level ◽  
Particle Content ◽  
Micro Particles ◽  
Significant Difference

In this study, the effects of micro-Al2O3 (MA) and nano-Al2O3 (NA) on the mechanical properties and durability performance of a mortar containing fly ash (FA) were investigated. In the first step, MA and NA were added to the mortar (as a cement replacement) at dosages of 0%, 5%, 10% and 15% by weight. The flowability of the mixture containing NA and MA showed a dosage-dependent behavior, and the addition of MA resulted in a higher flow spread compared with NA. The flow spread increased at 5% (for both NA and MA), and a further increase in the particle content to 10% and 15% decreased the flow spread value. Although the presence of MA and NA contributed to increasing the compressive strength as the particle content increased, the addition of NA resulted in a greater increase in compressive strength (40% increase when adding 15% of NA). The highest splitting tensile strength was obtained when 10% NA was used, and a further increase in the particle content decreased the splitting tensile strength. In the optimization step, the effect of a binder replacement with FA (10, 20 and 30%) in the presence of 10% NA as the optimum level of additive was investigated. Generally, the addition of FA decreased the compressive strength. The highest drop in compressive strength was noticed at early ages, and there was no significant difference in strength development from 14 days to 28 days. A decreasing trend in the splitting tensile strength was observed with the addition of FA content.

scholarly journals Practical Prediction Models of Tensile Strength and Reinforcement-Concrete Bond Strength of Low-Calcium Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 875
Author(s):  
Chenchen Luan ◽  
Qingyuan Wang ◽  
Fuhua Yang ◽  
Kuanyu Zhang ◽  
Nodir Utashev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Bond Strength ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Geopolymer Concrete ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Portland Cement Concrete ◽  
Low Calcium

There have been a few attempts to develop prediction models of splitting tensile strength and reinforcement-concrete bond strength of FAGC (low-calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete), however, no model can be used as a design equation. Therefore, this paper aimed to provide practical prediction models. Using 115 test results for splitting tensile strength and 147 test results for bond strength from experiments and previous literature, considering the effect of size and shape on strength and structural factors on bond strength, this paper developed and verified updated prediction models and the 90% prediction intervals by regression analysis. The models can be used as design equations and applied for estimating the cracking behaviors and calculating the design anchorage length of reinforced FAGC beams. The strength models of PCC (Portland cement concrete) overestimate the splitting tensile strength and reinforcement-concrete bond strength of FAGC, so PCC’s models are not recommended as the design equations.

scholarly journals Experimental study on the properties of highperformance concrete made with class C fly ash

2019 ◽  
Vol 276 ◽  
pp. 01014
Author(s):  
I Made Alit Karyawan Salain ◽  
I Nyoman Sutarja ◽  
Teguh Arifmawan Sudhiarta
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Permeability Coefficient ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Type I ◽  
Fine Aggregate ◽  
Hydration Time ◽  
Class C

This experimental study presents the properties of highperformance concrete (HPC) made by partially replacing type I Portland cement (OPC) with class C fly ash (CFA). The purpose of this study is to examine, with hydration time, the development of the compressive strength, the splitting tensile strength and the permeability of HPC utilizing different quantity of CFA. Four HPC mixtures, C1, C2, C3, and C4, were made by utilizing respectively 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% of CFA as replacement of OPC, by weight. One control mixture, C0, was made with 0% CFA. The mix proportion of HPC was 1.00 binder: 1.67 fine aggregate: 2.15 coarse aggregate with water to binder ratio 0.32. In each mixture, it was added 5% silica fume and 0.6% superplasticizer of the weight of the binder. Tests of HPC properties were realized at the age of 1, 3, 7, 28, and 90 days. The results indicate that CFA used to partially replace OPC in HPC shows adequate cementitious and pozzolanic properties. The compressive strength and the splitting tensile strength of HPC increase while the permeability coefficient decreases with increasing hydration time. It is found that the optimum replacement of OPC with CFA is 10%, however the replacement up to 20% is still acceptable to produce HPC having practically similar harden properties with control mixture. At this optimum replacement and after 90 days of hydration, the compressive strength, the splitting tensile strength and the permeability coefficient can reach 68.9 MPa, 8.3 MPa and 4.6 E-11 cm/sec respectively. These results are 109%, 101%, and 48% respectively of those of control mixture.

Effect of Curing Temperature on Hardened Concrete Properties

2005 ◽  
Vol 1914 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Micah Hale ◽  
Thomas D. Bush ◽  
Bruce W. Russell ◽  
Seamus F. Freyne
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Curing Temperature ◽  
Supplementary Cementitious Materials ◽  
Cold Weather ◽  
Strength Development ◽  
Hardened Concrete ◽  
Hardened Properties ◽  
Hot Weather ◽  
Materials Used

Often, concrete is not mixed or placed under ideal conditions. Particularly in the winter or the summer months, the temperature of fresh concrete is quite different from that of concrete mixed under laboratory conditions. This paper examines the influence of supplementary cementitious materials on the strength development (and other hardened properties) of concrete subjected to different curing regimens. The supplementary cementitious materials used in the research program were ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS), fly ash, and a combination of both materials. The three curing regimens used were hot weather curing, standard curing, and cold weather curing. Under the conditions tested, the results show that the addition of GGBFS at a relatively low replacement rate can improve the hardened properties for each curing regimen. This improvement was noticeable not only at later ages but also at early ages. Mixtures that contained both materials (GGBFS and fly ash) performed as well as and, in most cases, better than mixtures that contained only portland cement in all curing regimens.

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