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

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.

2013 ◽  
Vol 634-638 ◽  
pp. 2716-2719
Author(s):  
Wan Shin Park ◽  
Sung Ho Cho ◽  
Song Hui Yun ◽  
Jeong Eun Kim ◽  
Do Gyeum Kim ◽  
...  

The characteristics of the compressive strength and splitting tensile strength according to replacement ratio of the blast furnace slag were found in this study. The blast furnace slag was utilizes as the concrete mix-material and then, these results were compared with the basis presented in the international standards. In this study, cylinder made of concrete with water/binder ratio 0.34 and blast furnace slag replacement rate of 10%, 30%, 50%, and 70% were prepared to measure the compressive strength and spiting tensile strength. Test results indicate that The 28 days and 91 days compressive strength is affected by blast furnace slag replacement except specimen BS30 and the splitting tensile strength in specimen BS series is slightly larger than that of OPC except specimen BS 30.


2013 ◽  
Vol 372 ◽  
pp. 231-234
Author(s):  
Jeong Eun Kim ◽  
Wan Shin Park ◽  
Nam Yong Eom ◽  
Sun Woong Kim ◽  
Do Gyeum Kim ◽  
...  

In this study, some experimental investigations on the development of mechanical properties with age of high performance concrete (HPC) incorporated with blast furnace slag with fly ash or silica fume have been reported. Four different blended HPC were prepared in 0.40 water-binder ratio. At every four mixtures, the compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and modulus of elasticity at 7 and 28 days have been observed for HPC developments. Consequently, only replacement of silica fume significantly increases the mechanical properties in terms of compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and modulus of elasticity.


2014 ◽  
Vol 670-671 ◽  
pp. 437-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Wang ◽  
Shan Suo Zheng ◽  
Xiao Fei Wang

With the improvement of concrete materials and the emergence of new materials, adding silica fume to high-performance concrete (HPC) has been one of the important ways in concrete technology. In this paper, through experimental study on the mechanical performance of HPC with 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% silica fume replacing cement for different water-binder ratio, along with polycarboxylates high performance water-reducing admixture, silica fume has large effects on 28d compressive strength, split tensile strength and flexural strength of the HPC. Meanwhile, due to the different level of water-binder ratio, the relationship between split tensile strength, flexural strength and compressive strength is also obvious linear.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 3148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyan Chu ◽  
Fengjuan Wang ◽  
Liguo Wang ◽  
Taotao Feng ◽  
Danqian Wang

Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) has received increasing attention in recent years due to its remarkable ductility, durability, and mechanical properties. However, the manufacture of UHPC can cause serious environmental issues. This work addresses the feasibility of using aeolian sand to produce UHPC, and the mix design, environmental impact, and mechanical characterization of UHPC are investigated. We designed the mix proportions of the UHPC according to the modified Andreasen and Andersen particle packing model. We studied the workability, microstructure, porosity, mechanical performance, and environmental impact of UHPC with three different water/binder ratios. The following findings were noted: (1) the compressive strength, flexural strength, and Young’s modulus of the designed UHPC samples were in the ranges of 163.9–207.0 MPa, 18.0–32.2 MPa, and 49.3–58.9 GPa, respectively; (2) the compressive strength, flexural strength, and Young’s modulus of the UHPC increased with a decrease in water/binder ratio and an increase in the steel fibre content; (3) the compressive strength–Young’s modulus correlation of the UHPC could be described by an exponential formula; (4) the environmental impact of UHPC can be improved by decreasing its water/binder ratio. These findings suggest that it is possible to use aeolian sand to manufacture UHPC, and this study promotes the application of aeolian sand for this purpose.


2011 ◽  
Vol 250-253 ◽  
pp. 445-449
Author(s):  
Li Wei Xu ◽  
Jian Lan Zheng

The hydration degree of binders and cement is investigated by measuring the adiabatic- temperature rise of concrete at low water-binder ratio with different fly-ash content. The results denote that, with a constant water-binder ratio, both of the hydration degree of binders and that of cement decrease with the increasing fly-ash content in the early stage. In a later stage, however, the hydration degree of cement increases with the increasing fly-ash content and the hydration degree of binders peaks when the fly-ash content is 35%. Fly ash is one of the mineral admixture of which high-performance concrete is made up. It brings down the rise of concrete temperature significantly and helps solve the problems of shrinkage and crack of concrete structure. Because the hydration mechanism in common concrete is different from that in concrete with low water-binder ratio, and the hydration environment is different between concrete and cement pastes, to determine the adiabatic-temperature rise of concrete directly conforms to the actual situation. The adiabatic-temperature rise, adiabatic-temperature-rise rate, hydration degree of both binders and cement are investigated by measuring adiabatic-temperature rise of concrete with different fly-ash content.


2013 ◽  
Vol 357-360 ◽  
pp. 1062-1065 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong Eun Kim ◽  
Wan Shin Park ◽  
Song Hui Yun ◽  
Do Gyeum Kim ◽  
Jea Myoung Noh

This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and modulus of elasticity characteristics of high performance concrete. These tests were carried out to evaluate the mechanical properties of HPC for up to 7 and 28 days. Mixtures were prepared with water to binder ratio of 0.40. Two mixtures were containing fly ash at 25%, silica fume at 5% cement replacement, respectively. Another mixture was contains blast furnace slag and fly ash at 25%. Three standard 100¥a200 cylinder specimens were prepared. HPC showed improvement in the compressive strength and splitting tensile strength when ordinary Portland cement was replaced with silica fume. Compare with specimens FA25 and BS25FA25, specimen SF5 showed much more modulus of elasticity. It shows that the use of the blast furnace slag of 25% and fly ash of 25% cement replacement has caused a small increase in compressive strength and splitting tensile strength and modulus of elasticity compared to the only use of fly ash of 25% at 28days. The results indicated that the use of blast furnace slag or silica fume provided the good performance compare to fly ash when the mechanical properties of the high performance concretes were taken into account.


2012 ◽  
Vol 178-181 ◽  
pp. 795-798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Na Sun ◽  
Jing Miao Li ◽  
Bao Quan Huo ◽  
Ji Bing Wang

Sulfoaluminate cement (SAC) was utilized for the solidification/stabilization of fly ash from municipal solid waste (MSW) incinerators. The effects of fly ash amount and water/binder ratio were investigated on compressive strength and heavy metals leaching toxicity of solidified matrices at different curing times. The results showed that prolonged curing time, lower fly ash amount and water/binder ratio enhanced the compressive strength and decreased the leaching concentrations of Zn, Pb and Cu. For 28 days cured matrices with fly ash amount 50% and water/binder ratio 0.30, the compressive strength was 32.6 MPa and the leaching concentrations of Zn, Pb and Cu were 14.73, 0.75 and 0.43 mg/L respectively. The leaching concentrations of Zn, Pb and Cu met the demand of GB 5085.3-2007. SAC is proved to be effective for MSW incinerator fly ash solidification/stabilization and high performance matrices for disposal and reuse may be achieved with further formula optimization.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (20) ◽  
pp. 7107
Author(s):  
Pham Sy Dong ◽  
Nguyen Van Tuan ◽  
Le Trung Thanh ◽  
Nguyen Cong Thang ◽  
Viet Hung Cu ◽  
...  

This research investigated the effect of fly ash content on the compressive strength development of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) at different curing conditions, i.e., the standard curing condition and the heat curing. A total of 20 mixtures were prepared to cast specimens to measure the compressive strength at different ages from 3 days to 180 days. Additionally, 300 specimens were prepared to estimate the appropriate heat curing period at the early ages in terms of enhancing the 28-day compressive strength of UHPC with high content of fly ash (FA). From the regression analysis using test data, empirical equations were formulated to assess the compressive strength development of UHPC considering the FA content and maturity function. Test results revealed that the preference of the addition of FA for enhancing the compressive strength of UHPC requires the early heat curing procedure which can be recommended as at least 2 days under 90 °C. Moreover, the compressive strength of UHPC with FA under heat curing mostly reached its 28-day strength within 3 days. The proposed models based on the fib 2010 model can be a useful tool to reliably assess the compressive strength development of UHPC with high-volume fly ash (HVFA) (up to 70% fly ash content) under a heat curing condition that possesses a different performance from that of normal- and high-strength concrete. When 50% of the cement content was replaced by FA, the embodied CO2 emission for UHPC mixture reduced up to approximately 50%, which is comparable to the CO2 emission calculated from the conventional normal-strength concrete.


2011 ◽  
Vol 477 ◽  
pp. 257-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Mei Ai ◽  
Li Jiu Wang ◽  
Jing Wei ◽  
Jun Ying Bai ◽  
Pu Guang Lu

Introduced the concept of “Cementitious Coefficient” of fly ash, theoretical formula of strength of HFCC at a certain age was found with two variables: actual water-binder ratio and micro-aggregate-binder ratio. Development regularity of compressive strength of HFCC was studied and formula of long-term strength coefficient D28t was settled. Influence of actual water-binder ratio and micro-aggregate-binder ratio on long-term strength of HFCC was analyzed. Experimental results showed that along with the single-factor increase of actual water-binder ratio and micro-aggregate-binder ratio, growth rate of long-term strength of HFCC increased; influence of actual water-binder ratio was deeper than that of micro-aggregate-binder ratio.


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