The production of portland cement–the key ingredient in concrete–generates a significant amount of carbon dioxide. However, due to its incredible versatility, availability, and relatively low cost, concrete is the most consumed manmade material on the planet. One method of reducing concrete’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions is the use of fly ash to replace a significant amount of the cement. ?This study presents the results of an experimental investigation that evaluates effect of fly ash replacement level on the fracture energy of concrete. This study includes four mixes with 0%, 30%, 50%, and 70% fly ash as a cement replacement. This experimental program consisted of 32 fracture beams to study the fracture behavior of concrete. The experimental fracture energies were compared with the fracture energy provisions of different design codes and also different analytical equations. Furthermore, statistical data analyses (parametric and non-parametric) were performed to evaluate whether or not there is any statistically significant difference between the experimental fracture energies of different mixes. Results of these statistical tests show that the mix with higher level of fly ash replacement level has higher fracture energy.
. Effect of fly ash replacement level on the fracture behavior of concrete[J]. Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, 0, (): 411-418.
Mahdi AREZOUMANDI, Jeffery S. VOLZ. Effect of fly ash replacement level on the fracture behavior of concrete. Front Struc Civil Eng, 0, (): 411-418.
P-value for non-parametric test (Wilcoxon signed rank test)
Bazant Eq.
0.907
0.960
0.960
0.993
0.979
0.853
JSCE Eq.
0.908
0.985
0.961
0.995
0.979
0.637
CEB-FIP Eq.
0.883
0.971
0.885
0.995
0.688
0.779*
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