Development of Green High Performance Concrete

2013 ◽  
Vol 634-638 ◽  
pp. 2672-2675
Author(s):  
Zhen Rong Lin ◽  
Tao Zhang ◽  
Yun Yun Xu

As the world's largest building materials production, the mechanical properties of concrete prominent and construction is simple, inexpensive features. Concrete production and construction sectors also exists a very serious problem of environmental pollution, people have to consider how to enhance the environmental protection of concrete, namely, the production and use of "green concrete". Since the past one-sided pursuit of high strength concrete, while ignoring the the durability issues brought a series of questions, allowing people to put forward the concept of a high-performance concrete. The paper by exploring the current development of high-performance green concrete, summary of the proposed method to achieve green high performance concrete.

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamadtaqi Baqersad ◽  
Ehsan Amir Sayyafi ◽  
Hamid Mortazavi Bak

During the past decades, there has been an extensive attention in using Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) in the buildings and infrastructures construction. Due to that, defining comprehensive mechanical properties of UHPC required to design structural members is worthwhile. The main difference of UHPC with the conventional concrete is the very high strength of UHPC, resulting designing elements with less weight and smaller sizes.  However, there have been no globally accepted UHPC properties to be implemented in the designing process. Therefore, in the current study, the UHPC mechanical properties such as compressive and tensile strength, modulus of elasticity and development length for designing purposes are provided based on the reviewed literature. According to that, the best-recommended properties of UHPC that can be used in designing of UHPC members are summarized. Finally, different topics for future works and researches on UHPC’s mechanical properties are suggested.


Author(s):  
Faiq M. Al-Zwainy ◽  
Hussam k. Risan ◽  
Rana I. K. Zaki

The purpose of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis that shows the influence of fiber on ultimate compressive strength and tensile strength of ultra-high performance concrete. The internet scholarly search engines and ScienceDirect article references were used to illustrate the papers concerning the experimental investigations of mechanical properties of ultra-high strength concrete with and without fiber with clearly, completely and comparative raw data. The normal concrete test results were dismissed from this search. Seven trials were identified based on the adopted inclusion and exclusion criteria above. The meta-analysis based on standardized mean difference was carried out on the basis of a fixed-effects model for the major outcomes of the ultimate compressive and tensile properties of ultra-high performance concrete. A total of 888 test specimens were enrolled in these seven trials. The combined analysis yielded a sign of a significant improvement in ultimate compressive strength and tensile strength of ultra-high strength concrete with fiber addition of 2% by concrete volume. The summary effect size of ultimate compressive strength was 2.34 while a more improvement in term of tensile strength with effect size of 2.64. By addition fiber of 2% provides a significant benefit in mechanical properties of ultra-high performance concrete.


2018 ◽  
Vol 199 ◽  
pp. 11006
Author(s):  
M. Iqbal Khan ◽  
Wasim Abbass

The hybridization of fibers for arresting the crack in concrete is a key factor and play an important role to improve mechanical properties of high performance concrete with respect to mono fibers. The effect of hybridization of hooked end steel fibers with different length and diameter on mechanical properties of high strength concrete was investigated in this research work. The different percentages of hook ended fibers (60 mm and 40 mm) are hybridized in the concrete mixture while keeping total percentage of fibers by volume equal to 1%. The compressive and flexural properties with complete load verses deflection curves of hybrid steel fiber reinforced high performance concrete were investigated to find the optimized dosage of hybrid steel fibers. The results showed that the hybridization of fiber provided better compressive and flexural performance. It was also observed from the results that combination of 65% of 60 mm and 35% of 40 mm hooked end fibers proved to be best for enhancement in compressive and flexural properties.


1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-40
Author(s):  
R. Krumbach ◽  
U. Schmelter ◽  
K. Seyfarth

Abstract Variable obsen>ations concerning frost resistance of high performance concrete have been made. The question arises which are the decisive factors influencing durability under the action of frost and de-icing salt. The proposed experiments are to be carried out in cooperation with F.A.- Finger - Institute of Bauhaus University Weimar. The aim of this study is to determine possible change of durability of high strength concrete, and to investigate the origin thereof. Measures to reduce the risk of reduced durability have to be found.


2013 ◽  
Vol 639-640 ◽  
pp. 364-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Bo Chen ◽  
Jian Yin ◽  
Wei Min Song

Based on engineering practice, autogenous volume deformation and creep properties of C60 high performance concrete(C60 HPC) and C60 high strength concrete(C60 HSC) were evaluated in the study. The results showed that the cement partly-replaced with fly ash could significantly decrease the creep deformation, creep coefficient and creep degree. In comparison with C60 HSC, the creep coefficient and creep degree of C60 HPC were decreased 17.9%and15.8% in 28 days, 22.9% and 21.0% in 270 days. For C60 HPC and C60 HSC at the same age, autogenous volume deformation of C60 HPC is greater than that of C60 HSC, but they were both less than 80×10-6 , and the autogenous volume deformation was basically completed in 7 days.


2012 ◽  
Vol 610-613 ◽  
pp. 573-576
Author(s):  
Zheng Jun Wang ◽  
Jia Bin Liang

This paper discusses the development of water-reducing agent and the present situation of the application of high performance concrete. The traditional concrete will be substituted by high performance concrete, green concrete. In the course of appearance of high performance and green, concrete admixtures plays an extremely important role. Concrete water-reducing agent is admixture of the main part. In the case of keeping liquidity, it can make water consumption reduce, so the concrete strength and durability can be improved. It is applicable to all kinds of industrial and civil construction engineering, and it can be applied to different strength grade of concrete. It has important significance for mass concrete engineering, marine building facilities, and component and product of high strength lightweight concrete.


2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 1568-1572
Author(s):  
Ping Zhang ◽  
Ying Cao

Green high performance concrete is concrete materials which can reduce the load of the earth's environment, coordinate development with the ecosystem and create comfortable living environment. The relationship between the construction materials and the sustainable development and the characteristic of green high performance concrete were introduced, the measures of green concrete production was analyzed and the work essential for the development of green high performance concrete was proposed in this paper. The research shows that the development of green high performance concrete is the inevitable way for the sustainable development of concrete.


2013 ◽  
Vol 405-408 ◽  
pp. 2847-2850
Author(s):  
Wu Jian Long ◽  
Wei Lun Wang ◽  
Qi Ling Luo ◽  
Bi Qin Dong

In order to understand the influence of mixture parameters on ultra-high strength self-consolidating concrete (UHS-SCC) behaviour, an experimental design was carried out in this investigation. In total, 19 SCC mixtures were prepared to determine several key responses that affect the slump flow and compressive strength of UHS-SCC. The statistical models derived from the factorial design approach can be used to quantify the effect of mixture parameters and their coupled effects on fresh and mechanical properties of SCC.


2016 ◽  
Vol 711 ◽  
pp. 157-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Citek ◽  
Milan Rydval ◽  
Stanislav Rehacek ◽  
Jiří Kolísko

The Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) is a very promising material suitable for application in special structures. However, the knowledge of performance of this relatively new material is rather limited. The exceptional mechanical properties of UHPC allow for a modification of the design rules, which are applicable in ordinary or high strength concrete. This paper deals in more detail with impact of thermal stress on bond properties between prestressing strands and UHPC and an influence of high temperature to final material properties of different UHPC mixtures. Specimens in the first experimental part were subjected to the cycling freeze-thaw testing. The relationship between bond behavior of both type of material (UHPC and ordinary concrete) and effect of cycling freeze-thaw tests was investigated. The second part of experimental work was focused on mechanical properties of UHPC exposure to the high temperature (Tmax = 200°C to Tmax = 1000°C). Tested mechanical properties were compressive and flexural strengths, the fracture properties will be presented in the next paper. The obtained experimental data serve as a basis for further systematic experimental verification and more accurate information about the significantly higher material properties of UHP(FR)C and its behavior in extreme conditions.


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