Experimental Study on Durability of Fair-Faced Light Weight Aggregate Concrete

2011 ◽  
Vol 374-377 ◽  
pp. 1473-1476
Author(s):  
Jing Zhou ◽  
Chao Hong Luo ◽  
Qing Xia Gu
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Aggregate Concrete ◽  
Light Weight Aggregate

Fair-faced light weight aggregate (FLWA) concrete is of all good performance of both LWA and fair-faced concrete. There is a fluorocarbon coating on its surface. This paper studies on how this paint influences FLWA durability.

Experimental Study on the Flexural Tensile Properties of Fiber Reinforced Light-Weight Aggregate Concrete

2013 ◽  
Vol 341-342 ◽  
pp. 1458-1462
Author(s):  
Jian Gang Niu ◽  
Jian Bao ◽  
Yao Zhong Guo
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Steel Fiber ◽  
Breaking Strength ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Aggregate Concrete ◽  
Tension Properties ◽  
Bonding Properties ◽  
Light Weight Aggregate

In order to investigate the effect of fiber reinforced light-weight aggregate concrete on flexural tension properties, five groups of steel fiber reinforced light-weight aggregate concrete (SFLWAC) specimens with different steel fiber volumes including 0.5%,1.0%,1.5%,2.0%,2.5% and another five groups of plastics-steel fiber reinforced light-weight aggregate concrete (PSFLWAC) specimens with different plastics-steel fiber volumes including 0.5%,0.7%,0.9%,1.1%,1.3% were tested. The test results show that fiber can greatly improve ductility, and there are good interfacial bonding properties between fiber and light-weight aggregate concrete. The test results also show that it is not obvious to the upgrade of the flexural strength of light-weight aggregate concrete of LC30 with plastics-steel fiber. But the addition of steel fiber can gradually improve the breaking strength owing to the increase of steel fiber volumes.

scholarly journals Reinforcing Mechanisms of Coir Fibers in Light-Weight Aggregate Concrete

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 699
Author(s):  
Xiaoxiao Zhang ◽  
Leo Pel ◽  
Florent Gauvin ◽  
David Smeulders
Keyword(s):  
Cement Hydration ◽  
Natural Fibers ◽  
Autogenous Shrinkage ◽  
Drying Shrinkage ◽  
Hydration Reaction ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Aggregate Concrete ◽  
Coir Fibers ◽  
Light Weight Aggregate

Due to the requirement for developing more sustainable constructions, natural fibers from agricultural wastes, such as coir fibers, have been increasingly used as an alternative in concrete composites. However, the influence of coir fibers on the hydration and shrinkage of cement-based materials is not clear. In addition, limited information about the reinforcing mechanisms of coir fibers in concrete can be found. The goal of this research is to investigate the effects of coir fibers on the hydration reaction, microstructure, shrinkages, and mechanical properties of cement-based light-weight aggregate concrete (LWAC). Treatments on coir fibers, namely Ca(OH)2 and nano-silica impregnation, are applied to further improve LWAC. Results show that leachates from fibers acting as a delayed accelerator promote cement hydration, and entrained water by fibers facilitates cement hydration during the whole process. The drying shrinkage of LWAC is increased by adding fibers, while the autogenous shrinkage decreases. The strength and toughness of LWAC are enhanced with fibers. Finally, three reinforcement mechanisms of coir fibers in cement composites are discussed.

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