Since the aggregate is 80 % of the total volume of the concrete and mortar, the characteristic properties of the aggregate affect the fresh and hardened properties of the concrete and mortar [1]. The characteristic properties of the aggregate such as the shape, the size and structure affect the properties of the fresh concrete and the mortar like workability, settlement, pumping and segregation...

Since the aggregate is 80 % of the total volume of the concrete and mortar, the characteristic properties of the aggregate affect the fresh and hardened properties of the concrete and mortar [1]. The characteristic properties of the aggregate such as the shape, the size and structure affect the properties of the fresh concrete and the mortar like workability, settlement, pumping and segregation...

This article is focused on lightweight aggregate-concrete modified by municipal sewage sludge and lightweight aggregate-concrete obtained from light aggregates. The article presents laboratory examinations of material physical parameters. Water absorptivity of the examined material was decreased by the admixture of water emulsion of reactive polysiloxanes. Water transport properties were determ...

The high performance concrete is a highly complex material that consists of cement, water, blast furnace slag, super-plasticizer, coarse and fine aggregate. All of the materials play a certain role in the compressive strength of concrete. Combined with the information about age, the compressive strength of concrete is determined by eight attributes: 1. Cement (kg/m!) 2. Fly ash (kg/m!) 3. Blast...

Concrete is a heterogeneity material consisting of mortar and aggregate in meso scale. Evaluation of fracture process in this scale is useful to clarify the material characteristics of concrete. However, analytical approach in this scale has not been carried out enough yet. And in meso scale, mortar-aggregate interface is the weakest part in concrete so that it is considered that its material p...

This paper proposes the mixing design of concrete having modified sulfur-coated aggregate (MSCA) to enhance the durability of Portland cement concrete. The mechanical properties and durability of the proposed MSCA concrete were evaluated experimentally. Melting-modified sulfur was mixed with aggregate in order to coat the aggregate surface at a speed of 20 rpm for 120 s. The MSCA with modified ...

This paper presents experimental research on structural behaviour of normal and recycled aggregate concrete filled steel tube (RACFT) columns externally strengthened with carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets and subjected to axial loading. A total of 22 specimens were tested to investigate the influence of the following variables: (1) tube configurations, circular or square, solid or h...

This paper presents the residual mechanical properties of concrete made with crushed bricks and clay roof tile aggregates after exposure to high temperatures. One referent mixture and eight mixtures with different percentages of replacement of natural aggregate by crushed bricks and roof tiles are experimentally tested. The properties of the concrete were measured before and after exposure to 2...