Fresh and hardened properties of high-strength concrete incorporating byproduct fine crushed aggregate as partial replacement of natural sand

doi:10.1007/s11709-020-0673-9

Front. Struct. Civ. Eng.

2021, Vol. 15

Issue (1) : 124-135 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-020-0673-9

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Fresh and hardened properties of high-strength concrete incorporating byproduct fine crushed aggregate as partial replacement of natural sand

Dammika P. K. WELLALA¹, Ashish Kumer SAHA¹(

), Prabir Kumar SARKER¹, Vinod RAJAYOGAN²

¹. School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
². Regional Technical Manager, Holcim, Perth, WA 6004, Australia

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Abstract

This paper presents the fresh and hardened properties of high-strength concrete comprising byproduct fine crushed aggregates (FCAs) sourced from the crushing of three different types of rocks, namely granophyre, basalt, and granite. The lowest void contents of the combined fine aggregates were observed when 40% to 60% of natural sand is replaced by the FCAs. By the replacement of 40% FCAs, the slump and bleeding of concrete with a water-to-cement ratio of 0.45 decreased by approximately 15% and 50%, respectively, owing to the relatively high fines content of the FCAs. The 28 d compressive strength of concrete was 50 MPa when 40% FCAs were used. The slight decrease in tensile strength from the FCAs is attributed to the flakiness of the particles. The correlations between the splitting tensile and compressive strengths of normal concrete provided in the AS 3600 and ACI 318 design standards are applicable for concrete using the FCAs as partial replacement of sand. The maximum 56 d drying shrinkage is 520 microstrains, which is significantly less than the recommended limit of 1000 microstrains by AS 3600 for concrete. Therefore, the use of these byproduct FCAs can be considered as a sustainable alternative option for the production of high-strength green concrete.

Keywords fine crushed aggregates quarry dust compressive strength splitting tensile strength drying shrinkage

Corresponding Author(s): Ashish Kumer SAHA

Just Accepted Date: 24 December 2020 Online First Date: 11 February 2021 Issue Date: 12 April 2021

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Dammika P. K. WELLALA,Ashish Kumer SAHA,Prabir Kumar SARKER, et al. Fresh and hardened properties of high-strength concrete incorporating byproduct fine crushed aggregate as partial replacement of natural sand[J]. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng., 2021, 15(1): 124-135.

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Tab.1 Limits of micro fines in different countries [⁸]

Fig.1 Physical appearances of FCAs. (a) Granophyre; (b) basalt; (c) granite.

Fig.2 Physical appearance of natural sand.

Tab.2 Physical properties of FCAs and natural sand

Fig.3 Particle size distributions of (a) FCAs (A: granophyre, B: basalt, and C: granite); (b) natural sand.

Tab.3 Mix proportions of concrete

Fig.4 Tests to determine fresh concrete properties: (a) slump test; (b) bleeding test.

Fig.5 Flow cone test results.

Fig.6 Variation of flow time with the percentage of FCA.

Fig.7 Variation of void content with the percentage of FCA.

Fig.8 Variation of packing density with the percentage of FCA.

Fig.9 Slumps of concrete containing 40% FCAs types A, B, and C.

Fig.10 Variation of slump with the percentage of FCA type C.

Fig.11 Bleeding of different concrete mixtures.

Fig.12 Variation of bleeding with the percentage of FCA type C.

Fig.13 Compressive strengths of concrete with 40% FCA types A, B, and C.

Fig.14 Variation of compressive strength with the percentage of FCA type C.

Fig.15 Variation of failure pattern between control samples with FCA concrete.

Tab.4 Splitting tensile strength of concrete at 28 d

Tab.5 Comparison of experimental and predicted splitting tensile strength of concrete at 28 d

Fig.16 Variation of drying shrinkage with the age.

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