Experimental Study on Frost Resistance Properties of Pumice Mixed Aggregate Concrete

2012 ◽  
Vol 476-478 ◽  
pp. 1661-1664
Author(s):  
Jun Fang Huo ◽  
Jian Jun Chu ◽  
Hui Yang

Different amount of pumice were used to replace gravel to make mixed aggregate concrete, the fast freeze-thaw cycle test were conducted and the influence of pumice rate substitution to the frost resistance properties of concrete were studied.The mass loss rate, strength loss and relative dynamic elastic modulus were regarded as the evaluation index of frost resistance properties of concrete. Results showed that the mass loss rate and strength loss rate gradually decreased and the relative dynamic elastic modulus gradually increased with the increase of pumice rate, the mass loss rate, strength loss rate and the relative dynamic elastic modulus gradually decreased with the increase of freeze-thaw cycles. Polypropylene fibers could reduce the strength loss rate, improved the relative dynamic elastic modulus, but had little effect to improve the mass loss. Through the frost resistance, the frost resistance of concrete improved with the increase of pumice content, at the same time, polypropylene fiber also could improve the frost resistance of concrete.

2012 ◽  
Vol 455-456 ◽  
pp. 781-785
Author(s):  
Ping Lu ◽  
Xin Mao Li ◽  
Xue Qiang Ma ◽  
Wei Bo Huang

. This paper mainly studied the properties of PAE polyurea coated concrete under coactions of salt fog and freeze-thaw. After exposed salt fog conditions for 200d, T3, B2, F2 and TM four coated concrete relative dynamic elastic modulus have small changes, but different coated concrete variation amplitude is different. T3 coated concrete after 100 times of freeze-thaw cycle the relative dynamic elastic modulus began to drop, 200 times freeze-thaw cycle ends, relative dynamic elastic modulus variation is the largest, decrease rate is 95%, TM concrete during 200 times freeze-thaw cycle, relative dynamic elastic modulus almost no change, B2 concrete and F2 concrete the extent of change between coating T3 and TM. After 300 times the freeze-thaw cycle coated concrete didn't appear freeze-thaw damage phenomenon. Four kinds of coating concrete relative dynamic elastic modulus variation by large to small order: T3 coated concrete > B2 coated concrete >F2 coated concrete > TM coated concrete, concrete with the same 200d rule. Frost resistance order, by contrast, TM coated concrete > B2 coated concrete > F2 coated concrete > T3 coated concrete.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yushi Liu ◽  
Xiaoming Zhou ◽  
Chengbo Lv ◽  
Yingzi Yang ◽  
Tianan Liu

Fly ash (FA) has been an important ingredient for engineered cementitious composite (ECC) with excellent tensile strain capacity and multiple cracking. Unfortunately, the frost resistance of ECC with high-volume FA has always been a problem. This paper discusses the influence of silica fume (SF) and ground-granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) on the frost resistance of ECC with high volume of FA. Four ECC mixtures, ECC (50% FA), ECC (70% FA), ECC (30% FA + 40% SL), and ECC (65% FA + 5% SF), are evaluated by freezing-thawing cycles up to 200 cycles in tap water and sodium chloride solution. The result shows the relative dynamic elastic modulus and mass loss of ECC in sodium chloride solution by freeze-thaw cycles are larger than those in tap water by freeze-thaw cycles. Moreover, the relative dynamic elastic modulus and mass loss of ECC by freeze-thaw cycles increase with FA content increasing. However, the ECC (30% FA + 40% SL) shows a lower relative dynamic elastic modulus and mass loss, but its deflection upon four-point bending test is relatively smaller before and after freeze-thaw cycles. By contrast, the ECC (65% FA + 5% SF) exhibits a significant deflection increase with higher first cracking load, and the toughness increases sharply after freeze-thaw cycles, meaning ECC has good toughness property.


2012 ◽  
Vol 174-177 ◽  
pp. 721-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Bao Gao ◽  
Yan Ru Zhao ◽  
Xiao Yan He

With the fast freeze-thaw test method, the c50 steel fiber self-compacting concrete was carried out 300 tests of freeze-thaw cycle. In the process of freeze-thaw cycles, it determined by the quality of the concrete specimen, dynamic elastic modulus and strength, and analyzed the steel fibers and their different contents on frost resistance of self-compacting concrete impact. The results showed that: steel fiber self-compacting concrete in freeze-thaw cycle can play constrained role in the quality loss, dynamic elastic modulus and intensity, and can significantly improve the self-compacting concrete frost resistance. Within a certain range, the more steel fiber, the stronger of frost resistance.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1776-1788
Author(s):  
Yang Wen ◽  
Hui Sun ◽  
Shuaidong Hu ◽  
Guangmao Xu ◽  
Xiazhi Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract The goals of this paper are to study the frost resistance of steel slag concrete (SSC), research the damage mechanisms, and predict the service life of SSC in cold regions. First, the stability of steel slag (SS) was tested, and then SS samples with different treatment dosages were used as aggregates to replace natural aggregates of equal volumes in the preparation of C40 concrete. The microstructures of concrete and micro properties of cement hydration products were investigated in nanospace in this research. In addition, rapid frost resistance durability tests were carried out under laboratory conditions. The results revealed that the ordinary concrete (OC) exhibited a more serious damage phenomenon, and the mass loss and relative dynamic elastic modulus of OC were changed by 5.27 and 62.30%, respectively. However, with increases in the SS content, the losses in mass were lowered. Furthermore, the relative dynamic elastic modulus decreased less, and the frost resistance of the specimens was stronger. The range of mass loss rate was between 2.233 and 3.024%, and the relative dynamic elastic modulus range was between 74.92 and 91.09%. A quadratic function with a good fitting degree was selected to establish a freezing-thawing damage calculation model by taking the relative dynamic elastic modulus as the variable. Then, the freezing-thawing durability lifespan of concrete in the colder regions of northern China was successfully predicted by using the damage calculation model. The results of SSC20–60 showed the better frost resistance durability when the content of SS sand was 20% and the dosage of SS stone was 60%. Its frost resistance lifespan was more than twice that of OC, which demonstrated that SS as an aggregate could effectively improve the frost resistance lifespan of concrete to a certain extent.


2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 2425-2429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shi Zhu Lin ◽  
Hui Min Li ◽  
Hong Yan Zhang

The existing concrete structures, especially hydraulic dams, in the cold areas of northern China have suffered from freeze-thaw damages to varying degrees in the small part or the vast areas of the projects. This paper will work out the performance deterioration index with the relative dynamic elastic modulus and the mass loss rate of the concrete. The test shows that there is a linear relationship between the concrete's relative dynamic elastic modulus and the increasing number of freezing-thawing cycles; the mass loss rate, however, varies with the water-cement ratio and displays different tendency of changes in the initial phase of the cycle, but the mass is decreased in the later phase. Besides, combining with the application, the writer will simulate the concrete's freezing-thawing process under actual operation conditions with the standard test data, in order to offer the presumption model of freezing-thawing durability and predict the residual freezing-thawing life of the concrete, thus providing theoretical basis for the structure's maintenance, repair, and dismantlement.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1260
Author(s):  
Tao Luo ◽  
Chi Zhang ◽  
Chaowei Sun ◽  
Xinchao Zheng ◽  
Yanjun Ji ◽  
...  

The reuse of rubber in concrete results in two major opposing effects: an enhancement in durability and a reduction in mechanical strength. In order to strengthen the mechanical properties of rubber concrete, steel fibers were added in this research. The compressive strength, the four-point bending strength, the mass loss rate, and the relative dynamic elastic modulus of steel fiber reinforced rubber concrete, subjected to cyclic freezing and thawing, were tested. The effects of the content of steel fibers on the freeze–thaw resistance are discussed. The microstructure damage was captured and analyzed by Industrial Computed Tomography (ICT) scanning. Results show that the addition of 2.0% steel fibers can increase the compressive strength of rubber concrete by 26.6% if there is no freeze–thaw effect, but the strengthening effect disappears when subjected to cyclic freeze–thaw. The enhancement of steel fibers on the four-point bending strength is effective under cyclic freeze–thaw. The effect of steel fibers is positive on the mass loss rate but negative on the relative dynamic elastic modulus.


2011 ◽  
Vol 71-78 ◽  
pp. 4361-4364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Yan Zhang ◽  
Xin Xin Ding ◽  
Shun Bo Zhao ◽  
Zhan Fang Ge

Experiments were conducted to study the effects of source rock state and stone powder on freeze-thaw resistance of concrete with proto-machine-made sand, the strength grade of concrete was C50, the source rock states were gravel and crushed stone, the contents of stone powder in sand were 5%, 9% and 13% respectively. The values of relative dynamic elastic modulus and mass of concrete at different freeze-thaw cycle times were measured, the reduction of relative dynamic elastic modulus and mass loss were calculated to evaluate the freeze-thaw resistance of concrete. The results show that freeze-thaw resistances are controlled by the reduction of relative dynamic elastic modulus of concrete, which are good of concrete with proto-machine-made sand of gravel and crushed stone, and increases with the increasing content of stone powder in sand made of gravel. The reasons leading to difference of freeze-thaw resistance of concrete with sand made of gravel and crushed stone are discussed.


2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 292-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liu Faming ◽  
Zhao Lisha ◽  
Ma Jie

The research of single doped fiber concrete is relatively mature. But the research about different varieties and different geometry shape of hybrid fiber concrete was very poor. Across the research in theory, hybrid fiber concrete can improve the balance of fiber three-dimensional distribution and coordinating role of aggregate and fiber, improve the efficiency of toughening crack resistance. In this paper, through the orthogonal experiment design method for hybrid fiber reinforced concrete, the mass and compressive strength loss rate after 50 times, 75 times, 100 times freeze-thaw cycle had been studied. Use range analysis quantified the influence level of various factors on the mechanical properties. It was analyzed the hybrid fiber influence on improving the efficiency of toughening crack resistance and frost resistance. It is concluded that adding the fiber can enhance the performance of concrete frost resistance. Long steel fiber have great influence on compressive strength loss rate of hybrid fiber concrete, such as the compressive strength loss rate was reached 65.47% after 75 times freeze-thaw cycle. Short steel fiber have certain influence on mass loss of concrete which were after less freeze-thaw cycles. The influence of polypropylene fiber on concrete frost resistance increases significantly, the effect can reach 36.78% after 50 times of freeze-thaw cycle. The optimal combination of the hybrid fiber concrete ultimately determined was A2B2C3 (simultaneously mixed with 50kg/m3 short steel fiber and long steel fiber as well as 0.9kg/m polypropylene fiber). The addition of steel fiber and polypropylene fiber are both beneficial to increase the internal air content of concrete, strengthening the frost resistance of concrete. However, with the increase of dosage, the internal porosity of concrete is gradually increasing, the density is reduced, and, as a result, the corresponding increase of the compressive strength loss rate is also improved.


2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 1456-1460
Author(s):  
Chun Hong Chen ◽  
Ping Hua Zhu ◽  
Jun Yong Wu ◽  
Lei Yi

The influence of recycled aggregates on the frost resistance of concrete was studied by rapid freezing-thawing test. Results showed that there was an important effect of aggregate gradation on frost resistance of recycled coarse aggregate concrete. Frost resistance of recycled fine aggregate concrete was deteriorated with increasing the content of recycled fine aggregate, and recycled fine aggregate had a greater influence on the frost resistance of recycled aggregate concrete than recycled coarse aggregate when adding both together. Test showed that the mass loss rate and the relative dynamic elastic modulus loss are not consistent as evaluation indexes of the frost resistance for recycled concrete, and whether the mass loss rate is suitable as an indicator of frost resistance durability needs to be further studied.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1044-1045 ◽  
pp. 624-628
Author(s):  
Jie Quan Xing ◽  
Shu Lin Zhan ◽  
Xin Yu Li

This paper studies the influence on compressive strength, freezing resistance and microstructure of cement mortar with different content of mica in stone powder, in the tests, manufactured sand with high content of mica and natural river sand were mixed with different proportion, and the content of stone powder was the same in mixed sand. Experiment results indicate that, with the increasing of mica content in stone powder, 28d and 60d compressive strength of cement mortar decreases obvious, mass loss rate and strength loss rate with 50 freeze-thaw cycles increase a little. Microstructure of cement mortar with higher content of mica is not compactly by SEM, the internal defects of cement hardened pastes could be increased because of the flake mica which surface is smooth, and it will cause the spread of micro crack.


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