In studies conducted to determine the workability of concrete, the bagasse ash and rice husk ash were added as a partial replacement for cement. Trial mixes with the varying water cement ratio, replacement percentage, quantity of super plasticizer and viscosity modifying agent, were prepared and tested. The results were used as the basis for defining three optimum cement replacement mix proport...

This paper investigated the effects of combining fibers with self-consolidating concrete (SCC). 12 series of test specimens were prepared using three kinds of fibers including steel, polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and glass fibers with four different volumes fractions and one specimen without fibers as a reference sample. All plans were subjected to fresh concrete tests. For mechanical behavior of...

High performance concrete is not only characterized by its high strength, workability, and durability but also by its smartness in performance without human care since the first day. If the concrete can cure on its own without external curing without compromising its strength and durability, then it is said to be high performance self-curing concrete. In this paper, an attempt is made on the pe...

The feasibility of different waste materials as substitutes to the main components of concrete is attracting attention nowadays. This study mainly focuses on determining the effects of combining two waste materials i.e. pig-hair fiber and crushed green mussel shells to the properties of concrete. The pig-hair fibers (PHF) are used as fiber reinforcement to concrete and the crushed green mussel ...

Globally, large concrete companies have the common purpose of reducing the dependence on additives used in high performance concrete due to the high costs they represent. This study a basic characterization of currently commercial additives is performed upon this characterization substitutes additives locally available are selected and use in the formulation of ready mix concrete evaluating per...

The paper presents review of research work experimental investigation on polypropylene fibre reinforced concrete and concrete with artificial sand. Use of fiber reinforce polymer in civil engineering increase rapidly. Various type of fiber is used such as glass, carbon, steel, asbestos, polyester and polypropylene. The various experimental investigations for determination of properties of polyp...

ISSN 2277-5056 | © 2012 Bonfring Abstract--The workability of fresh concrete should be characterized by its rheological properties based on material science approach to overcome the inadequacies of traditional empirical tests like slump test. Generally the rheological properties of fresh concrete are described by Bingham parameters in terms of two physical quantities, namely yield stress and pl...

this paper investigated the effects of combining fibers with self-consolidating concrete (scc). 12 series of test specimens were prepared using three kinds of fibers including steel, polyphenylene sulfide (pps) and glass fibers with four different volumes fractions and one specimen without fibers as a reference sample. all plans were subjected to fresh concrete tests. for mechanical behavior of...

Synopsis: This paper provides the state-of-the-art information on high-calcium, ASTM Class C fly ash use in cement-based construction materials, such as high-performance concrete, ready-mixed concrete, and low-strength flowable concrete. The major topics included are: properties of fly ash, effects of fly ash inclusion on fresh and hardened concrete and controlled low-strength materials (CLSM);...

This work has as objective to study the influence of mixing hour in the concrete properties such as workability and compressive strength in hot and cold weather conditions from an industrially applied point of view. The foremost studied variable was the concrete mixing hour, having used five mixing hours for every weather conditions. For each mixing hour, were carried out three concrete batches...