• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
• /
• 제8권4호
• /
• pp.301-307
• /
• 2014

Rice husk ash (RHA) is classified as a highly reactive pozzolan. It has a very high silica content similar to that of silica fume (SF). Using less-expensive and locally available RHA as a mineral admixture in concrete brings ample benefits to the costs, the technical properties of concrete as well as to the environment. An experimental study of the effect of RHA blending on workability, strength and durability of high performance fine-grained concrete (HPFGC) is presented. The results show that the addition of RHA to HPFGC improved significantly compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and chloride penetration resistance. Interestingly, the ratio of compressive strength to splitting tensile strength of HPFGC was lower than that of ordinary concrete, especially for the concrete made with 20 % RHA. Compressive strength and splitting tensile strength of HPFGC containing RHA was similar and slightly higher, respectively, than for HPFGC containing SF. Chloride penetration resistance of HPFGC containing 10-15 % RHA was comparable with that of HPFGC containing 10 % SF.

• Computers and Concrete
• /
• 제18권2호
• /
• pp.279-295
• /
• 2016

A new innovative composite material is textile reinforced cementitious composite (TRCC). To achieve high flexural performance researchers suggest polymer modification of TRCC matrices. In this study, nine ready mix repair mortars commonly used in construction industry and the production of TRCC elements were examined. Mechanical properties such as compressive and flexural strength, drying shrinkage were studied. Being a significant durability concern, alkali silica reaction tests were performed according to related standards. Results showed that, some ready repair mortar mixes are potentially reactive due to the alkali silica reaction. Two of the ready mortar mixes labelled as non-shrinkage in their technical data sheets showed the highest shrinkage. In this experiment, researchers designed new matrices. These matrices were fine grained concretes modified with polymer additives; latexes and redispersible powders. Two latexes and six redispersible powder polymers were used in the study. Mechanical properties of fine grained concretes such as compressive and flexural strengths were determined. Results showed that some of the fine grained concretes cast with redispersible powders had higher flexural strength than ready mix repair mortars at 28 days. Matrix composition has to be designed for a suitable consistency for planned production processes of TRCC and mechanical properties for load-carrying capacity.

• Advances in materials Research
• /
• 제11권2호
• /
• pp.121-146
• /
• 2022

In the recent years, the use of agricultural waste in green cement mortar and concrete production has attracted considerable attention because of potential saving in the large areas of landfills and potential enhancement on the performance of mortar. In this research, microparticles of palm oil fuel ash (POFA) obtained from a multistage thermal and mechanical treatment processes of raw POFA originating from palm oil mill was utilized as a pozzolanic material to produce high-performance cement mortar (HPCM). POFA was used as a partial replacement material to ordinary Portland cement (OPC) at replacement levels of 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40% by volume. Sand with particle size smaller than 300 ㎛ was used to enhance the performance of the HPCM. The HPCM mixes were tested for workability, compressive strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV), porosity and absorption. The results portray that the incorporation of micro POFA in HPCMs led to a slight reduction in the compressive strength. At 40% replacement level, the compressive strength was 87.4 MPa at 28 days which is suitable for many high strength applications. Although adding POFA to the cement mixtures harmed the absorption and porosity, those properties were very low at 3.4% and 11.5% respectively at a 40% POFA replacement ratio and after 28 days of curing. The HPCM mixtures containing POFA exhibited greater increase in strength and UPV as well as greater reduction in absorption and porosity than the control OPC mortar from 7 to 28 days of curing age, as a result of the pozzolanic reaction of POFA. Micro POFA with finely graded sand resulted in a dense and high strength cement mortar due to the pozzolanic reaction and increased packing effect. Therefore, it is demonstrated that the POFA could be used with high replacement ratios as a pozzolanic material to produce HPCM.

• 한국철도학회논문집
• /
• 제18권6호
• /
• pp.543-551
• /
• 2015

급속경화궤도는 자갈궤도를 콘크리트궤도로 개량하는 공법으로서 야간 차단시간에 공사가 이루어지기 때문에 시공속도를 충분히 확보하는 것이 중요하다. 시공시간의 대부분은 자갈을 철거하고 재포설하는 과정에 소요되는데 도상자갈을 교체하지 않는 무교환방식이 적용 가능하다면, 시공시간 및 공사비를 대폭적으로 절감할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 도상자갈 무교환방식의 급속경화궤도공법을 개발하기 위하여 침투성이 매우 높은 대체 충전재를 제시하고 재료의 공극조건을 고려하여 층별로 분리주입하는 시공방식을 도입하였다. 분리주입은 공극률이 높은 상부도상층과 공극률이 낮은 하부 혼입층에 최적화된 재료를 분리 주입하여 필요한 소요강도를 확보할 수 있다. 이를 달성하기 위하여 우선적으로 도상자갈의 크기, 분포도, 형상에 따른 공극률, 공극의 크기, 유효길이, 비틀림도, 침투성에 따른 충전재의 유동학적 해석을 통하여 최적의 충전재를 설계하고자 하였다. 하부 혼입층에 충전되는 1차 충전재료는 세립화 도상의 충전성과 부착력을 확보할 수 있는 폴리머계 재료를 도입하였으며, 상부 도상층에 충전되는 2차 충전재는 상온 반응성 마그네시아-포스페이트(MPC, Magnesium-Phosphate Ceramic)를 도입하였다. 선정재료 및 구조에 대한 역학시험 결과, 기존 급속경화궤도에 준하는 성능을 확인하였다.