Mechanical Performance Research on Modified Cement Concrete with Recycled Plastic Particles

2012 ◽  
Vol 450-451 ◽  
pp. 650-654
Author(s):  
Jian Hong Di ◽  
Zhan Liang Liu ◽  
Jun Jun Li

In order to improve the concrete performance and research the greenmaterial, the recycled ABS/PC plastic particles will be added into the cement concrete as a modifier. In this research, the C30 cement concrete was taken as the basic material, the fine aggregate in cement concrete was substituted by different amounts of recycled plastic particles. The change law of mechanical performance indexes(including cubic compressive strength. Splitting tensile strength,bending strength)were researched. The research result showed the recycled plastic particles, as a modifier, can improve mechanical performance of the cement concrete greatly. In the five addition amounts,including 0%, 2%, 5%, 8%, 11%,the three mechanical strengths will all increases at first then decreases with the addition amount increasing. When the addition amount is 5%, the three mechanical strength indexes will all reach the maximum.

2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 1738-1741
Author(s):  
Qing Hai Meng ◽  
Li Hua Lv ◽  
Xu Yan

Selecting rubber powders, which is divided into 80 mesh and 150 mesh, as the research object, to understand the influence of high performance of lower clinker concrete mechanical properties of rubber powder with different varieties and volume. Taking the compressive strength, flexural strength and ratio of flexural strength to compressive strength as an indicator, the thesis explores the influence of the high performance concrete with low clinker, which rubber powder are mixed into as fine aggregate, on the compressive strength bending strength and ductility.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7945
Author(s):  
Matteo Vitale ◽  
María del Mar Barbero-Barrera ◽  
Santi Maria Cascone

More than 124 million tons of oranges are consumed in the world annually. Transformation of orange fruit generates a huge quantity of waste, largely composed of peels. Some attempts to reuse by-products derived from citrus waste have been proposed for energy production, nutrient source or pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries. However, their use in the building sector had not been researched. In this study, orange peels, in five different ratios, from 100% of wet peels to 75% and from 0% of dry peels to 25%, were submitted to a thermo-compression procedure. They were evaluated according to their physical (bulk density, water absorption, thickness swelling, surface soundness and thermal conductivity) and mechanical properties (bending strength and modulus of elasticity). The results showed that orange peels can be used as thermal insulation material. The addition of dried peels makes the structure of the board heterogeneous and thus increases its porosity and causes the loss of strength. Hence, the board with the sole use of wet peel, whose thermal conductivity is 0.065 W/mK while flexural strength is 0.09 MPa, is recommended.


Author(s):  
Harish R ◽  
Ramesh S ◽  
Tharani A ◽  
Mageshkumar P

This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation of the compressive strength of concrete cubes containing termite mound soil. The specimens were cast using M20 grade of concrete. Two mix ratios for replacement of sand and cement are of 1:1.7:2.7 and 1:1.5:2.5 (cement: sand: aggregate) with water- cement ratio of 0.45 and varying combination of termite mound soil in equal amount ranging from 30% and 40% replacing fine aggregate (sand) and cement from 10%,15%,20% were used. A total of 27 cubes, 18 cylinders and 6 beams were cast by replacing fine aggregate, specimens were cured in water for 7,14 and 28 days. The test results showed that the compressive strength of the concrete cubes increases with age and decreases with increasing percentage replacement of cement and increases with increasing the replacement of sand with termite mound soil cured in water. The study concluded that termite mound cement concrete is adequate to use for construction purposes in natural environment.


Author(s):  
Youcef Ghernouti ◽  
Bahia Rabehi ◽  
Sabria Malika Mansour

In this paper, influence of heat treatment on evolution of mechanical strengths at early age, less than 24hours of self-compacting concretes containing limestone powder and silica fume as fine materials was investigated experimentally. Two compositions of self-compacting concrete have been studied; the first is elaborated with silica fume addition and the second with limestone powder, each mixture were prepared with a constant water/binder ratio of 0.39. Concrete samples were either cured in water at (23±1°C), or steam cured at 65°C maximum temperature over six hours (6h) curing period. Tests of mechanical strengths were performed on specimens cooled down slowly to room temperature after heating.The obtained results show that all self-compacting mixtures exhibited satisfying fresh properties and check EFNARC specifications of self-compacting concrete (slump flow diameter higher than 650mm, L-box ratio higher than 80% and sieve stability less than 17%).Mechanical strengths of concrete containing limestone addition are slightly lower than those of concrete based on silica fume at all ages. Moreover, heat treatment generates an improvement of compressive and flexural strength. Interesting compressive strengths are obtained. At 24 hours, after heat treatment, the strengths are already greater than 35 MPa. The values ​​are 37 MPa and 40 MPa for self-compacting concrete containing limestone powder and silica fume respectively compared to 40 MPa and 46 MPa obtained at 7 days for the corresponding non-heat treated concretes. Compressive strength gain of SCCs mixtures with limestone powder and with silica fume, undergoing heat treatment at the age of 24hours is 85% and 75% respectively compared to SCCs mixtures cured in water.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Feng Ling ◽  
Peng Zhang ◽  
Juan Wang ◽  
Yan Shi

Both finer sand and nanoparticles have a filler effect on mechanical performance of cement-based composite. In this paper, the influence of sand size in mechanical performance of cement-based composites, containing polyvinyl alcohol fiber (PVA) and nano-SiO2 (NS), was investigated. The studied mechanical performance, included compressive, flexural, tensile strength, and fracture toughness. A 0.9% volumetric percentage of PVA and a 2% NS mass content were used to make cement-based composites with a 0.38 w/b. Silica sand with four sand size ranges (380–830 μm, 212–380 μm, 120–212 μm and 75–120 μm) was adopted as fine aggregate. The 28-day curing was conducted for all specimens under 20 °C and 95% humidity. It is concluded that the finer sand decreased workability and mechanical strength of PVA-reinforced composites containing NS. However, this reduction was very limited for the sand particles less than 380 µm. The ultimate tensile stain, fracture toughness, and energy were decreased as sand size declined. In addition, the fracture performance of the composites was greatly dependent on fracture energy.


Materials ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 482
Author(s):  
Kinga Korniejenko ◽  
Beata Figiela ◽  
Celina Ziejewska ◽  
Joanna Marczyk ◽  
Patrycja Bazan ◽  
...  

The aim of this article was to analyze the fracture behavior of geopolymer composites based on fly ash or metakaolin with fine aggregate and river sand, with three types of reinforcement: glass, carbon, and aramid fiber, at three different temperatures, approximately: 3 °C, 20 °C, and 50 °C. The temperatures were selected as a future work temperature for composites designed for additive manufacturing technology. The main research method used was bending strength tests in accordance with European standard EN 12390-5. The results showed that the addition of fibers significantly improved the bending strength of all composites. The best results at room temperature were achieved for the metakaolin-based composites and sand reinforced with 2% wt. aramid fiber—17 MPa. The results at 50 °C showed a significant decrease in the bending strength for almost all compositions, which are unexpected results, taking into account the fact that geopolymers are described as materials dedicated to working at high temperatures. The test at low temperature (ca. 3 °C) showed an increase in the bending strength for almost all compositions. The grounds of this type of behavior have not been clearly stated; however, the likely causes of this are discussed.


Teras Jurnal ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Yudi Pranoto ◽  
Lina Halim ◽  
Anung Sudibyo

<p align="center"><strong>Abstrak</strong></p><p> </p><p class="11daftarpustaka">Serat abaka merupakan serat yang awet dan lentur yang diambil dari pohon pisang. Serat ini masih sangat jarang dimanfaatkan, sementara di Indonesia serat abaka bisa ditemukan di mana mana. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui sejauh mana pengaruh serat abaka terhadap kuat lentur beton. Penelitian ini diawali dengan studi literature, pengujian material (Agregat halus, agregat kasar, semen dan serat abaka), mix design beton, pembuatan benda uji, perawatan dan dilanjutkan dengan pengujian kuat lentur beton serta terakhir dilakukan analisis hasil pengujian. Dari hasil pengujian didapatkan kuat lentur maksmum terjadi pada kadar serat abaka sebesar 0,6% dengan kuat lentur 3,75 MPa, sedangkan kuat lentur terkecil terjadi pada kadar serat abaka 0% dengan kuat lentur 3,34 MPa.</p><p class="11daftarpustaka"> </p><p class="11daftarpustaka">Kata kunci: <em>serat abaka,</em><em> kuat lentur, mix deisgn</em><em></em></p><p align="center"><strong> </strong></p><p align="center"><strong> </strong></p><p align="center"><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p class="11daftarpustaka"> </p><p class="11daftarpustaka">Abaca fiber is a durable and flexible fiber taken from the banana tree. This fiber is still very rarely used, while in Indonesian abaca fiber can be found everywhere. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of the influence of abaca fiber on the flexural strength of concrete. This research begins with literature studies, material testing (fine aggregate, coarse aggregate, cement, and abaca fiber), concrete mix design, manufacture of test objects, curing, and continues with concretes flexural strength testing and finally an analysis of the test results. From the test results, it founded that the maximum flexural strength occurred at the abaca fiber content of 0.6% with a bending strength of 3.75 MPa, and the smallest flexural strength occurred at 0% abaca fiber content with a flexural strength of 3.34 MPa.</p><p class="11daftarpustaka"> </p><p class="11daftarpustaka">Keywords: <em>Abaka fiber,</em><em> flexural strength, mix design</em><em></em></p>


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