Do produkcji konwencjonalnych kompozytów cementowych [KKC] zużywa się niewielką ilość drogiego, najdrobniejszego piasku kwarcowego [BDPK] o maksymalnej wielkości 250 μm, co negatywnie wpływa na skurcz przy wysychaniu, koszt i praktyczne zastosowanie KKC. W niniejszej pracy opracowano ekonomiczny kompozyt EKC. Wykorzystano zwykły piasek z piaskowni [PP], o niższym wskaźniku miałkości – WM = 2,2 i maksymalnej wielkości ziarna 2350 μm. Wielkość ziaren piasku z piaskowni była dziesięciokrotnie większa, a cena 30.-krotnie niższa niż BDPK. Doświadczalnie wykazano, że EKC, otrzymany z PP wykazuje zjawisko umocnienia odkształceniowego, z wieloma pęknięciami przed zniszczeniem. Sprawdzono również zachowanie się PP w różnych warunkach temperaturowych i stwierdzono niewielki spadek gęstości i wytrzymałości na ściskanie, do temperatury 200°C. Po przekroczeniu temperatury 200°C stwierdzono znaczny spadek wytrzymałości na ściskanie, spowodowany topnieniem włókien poliwinylowych PVA.
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The production of conventional engineered cementitious composites – ECC consumes low-volume and expensive ultrafine silica sand [UFSS] – maximum size 250 μm, which negatively affecting dry shrinkage, cost and practical application of ECC. This study develops an economical ECC featuring ordinary quarry sand [QS] with a lower fineness modulus – FM = 2.2 and a maximum particle size of 2350 μm. The quarry sand particle size was ten times greater, and the price was 30 times lower than UFSS. The experimental finding was shown that ECC prepared with QS exhibited the strain hardening phenomenon, with multiple cracks produced, before failure. The performance of QS was also checked under different temperature regimes, and a minor decrease in the mass density and compressive strength was observed, up to 200°C. After 200°C, a significant decrease in compressive strength was found, due to the melting of the PVA fibers.
This paper presents the findings of a study carried out for evaluation of the mechanical behavior of lightweight concrete. Pumice, a rock resulting from cooling of lava, having entrapped air bubbles, has been used as a light- weight coarse aggregate. Evaluation of the mechanical behavior of the Pumice Lightweight Aggregate Concrete (PLWAC) has been carried out in comparison with the conventional concrete while comparing the mechanical properties of the two. Complete replacement of the coarse aggregate by volume had been carried out in the PLWAC. The testing regime consisted of conducting laboratory tests on concrete samples for evaluation of the mechanical properties including compressive strength, tensile stength, workability and dry density. It was concluded from the results that the use of lightweight aggregate resulted in a reduction in workability, as indicated by the slump test. Moreover, the dry density of PLWAC was also reduced by 30% as compared to the conventional concrete. A significant decrease (49%) in the compressive strength of PLWAC as compared to conventional concrete while a minor difference was observed in the tensile strenght of the two (2.9%). Based on the results of this study, it is recommended that PLWAC cannot be used in structures subjected to heavy loading conditions. However, PLWAC has a good potential to be used in low-cost structures with accompanying benefits of weight reduction.
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