Mechanical and durability properties of medium strength self-compacting concrete with high-volume fly ash and blended aggregates

This research investigates the fresh state properties and hardened state properties of medium strength, self-compacting concrete incorporating a high volume of class F fly ash as a partial replacement to cement and blended fine aggregates while maintaining satisfactory properties of SCC. The propert...

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Main Authors: Nagaratnam, Brabha H, Faheem, Ahmed, Muhammad Ekhlasur, Rahman, Mohammad Abdul, Mannan, Leblouba, Moussa
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15230/1/Mechanical-and-durability-properties-of-medium-strength-self-compacting-concrete-with-high-volume-fly-ash-and-blended-aggregates_2015_Periodica-Polytechnica-Civil-Engineering.html
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author Nagaratnam, Brabha H
Faheem, Ahmed
Muhammad Ekhlasur, Rahman
Mohammad Abdul, Mannan
Leblouba, Moussa
author_facet Nagaratnam, Brabha H
Faheem, Ahmed
Muhammad Ekhlasur, Rahman
Mohammad Abdul, Mannan
Leblouba, Moussa
author_sort Nagaratnam, Brabha H
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description This research investigates the fresh state properties and hardened state properties of medium strength, self-compacting concrete incorporating a high volume of class F fly ash as a partial replacement to cement and blended fine aggregates while maintaining satisfactory properties of SCC. The properties of self-compaction investigated are: slump flow, J-ring, L-box, V-funnel, sieve stability and Visual Stability Index tests. Those of hardened concrete include compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, complete immersion water absorption, apparent volume of permeable voids, sorptivity, and rapid chloride ion penetration tests. The experiments on fresh state properties investigate the filling ability, the passing ability and the segregation resistance of concrete. The results show that fly ash improves workability and decreases the compressive strength as well as splitting tensile strength. Fly ash based SCC shows better resistance to water absorption, apparent volume of permeable voids, sorptivity, and chloride penetration than the control mix.
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spelling unimas-152302017-02-07T06:46:44Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15230/ Mechanical and durability properties of medium strength self-compacting concrete with high-volume fly ash and blended aggregates Nagaratnam, Brabha H Faheem, Ahmed Muhammad Ekhlasur, Rahman Mohammad Abdul, Mannan Leblouba, Moussa TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery This research investigates the fresh state properties and hardened state properties of medium strength, self-compacting concrete incorporating a high volume of class F fly ash as a partial replacement to cement and blended fine aggregates while maintaining satisfactory properties of SCC. The properties of self-compaction investigated are: slump flow, J-ring, L-box, V-funnel, sieve stability and Visual Stability Index tests. Those of hardened concrete include compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, complete immersion water absorption, apparent volume of permeable voids, sorptivity, and rapid chloride ion penetration tests. The experiments on fresh state properties investigate the filling ability, the passing ability and the segregation resistance of concrete. The results show that fly ash improves workability and decreases the compressive strength as well as splitting tensile strength. Fly ash based SCC shows better resistance to water absorption, apparent volume of permeable voids, sorptivity, and chloride penetration than the control mix. Technical University of Budapest 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15230/1/Mechanical-and-durability-properties-of-medium-strength-self-compacting-concrete-with-high-volume-fly-ash-and-blended-aggregates_2015_Periodica-Polytechnica-Civil-Engineering.html Nagaratnam, Brabha H and Faheem, Ahmed and Muhammad Ekhlasur, Rahman and Mohammad Abdul, Mannan and Leblouba, Moussa (2015) Mechanical and durability properties of medium strength self-compacting concrete with high-volume fly ash and blended aggregates. Periodica Polytechnica: Civil Engineering, 59 (2). pp. 155-164. ISSN 05536626 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84929312730&doi=10.3311%2fPPci.7144&partnerID=40&md5=f4bf10f55f1e94de72a2afa7243199e1 DOI: 10.3311/PPci.7144
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Nagaratnam, Brabha H
Faheem, Ahmed
Muhammad Ekhlasur, Rahman
Mohammad Abdul, Mannan
Leblouba, Moussa
Mechanical and durability properties of medium strength self-compacting concrete with high-volume fly ash and blended aggregates
title Mechanical and durability properties of medium strength self-compacting concrete with high-volume fly ash and blended aggregates
title_full Mechanical and durability properties of medium strength self-compacting concrete with high-volume fly ash and blended aggregates
title_fullStr Mechanical and durability properties of medium strength self-compacting concrete with high-volume fly ash and blended aggregates
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical and durability properties of medium strength self-compacting concrete with high-volume fly ash and blended aggregates
title_short Mechanical and durability properties of medium strength self-compacting concrete with high-volume fly ash and blended aggregates
title_sort mechanical and durability properties of medium strength self-compacting concrete with high-volume fly ash and blended aggregates
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15230/1/Mechanical-and-durability-properties-of-medium-strength-self-compacting-concrete-with-high-volume-fly-ash-and-blended-aggregates_2015_Periodica-Polytechnica-Civil-Engineering.html