scholarly journals The Influences of Iron Ore Tailings as Fine Aggregate on the Strength of Ultra-High Performance Concrete

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhigang Zhu ◽  
Beixing Li ◽  
Mingkai Zhou

The present study looks for the feasibility of preparing UHPC with iron ore tailings (IOT for short) as fine aggregate. To enhance outstanding high performances, some influences on UHPC mortars were investigated such as different kinds of sands, different mix ratio of sands, and different largest particle size of fine aggregate. The results show that IOT have negligible poorer aggregate performance than silica sands but better than river sands. The strength of UHPC reaches the highest point when silica sands were instead 60% by IOT. As the largest particle size of fine aggregate is decreasing, the strength and frost resistance of UHPC were improved, but the liquidity was decreased. Micropowder of IOT affects the strength and the optimal content was 4%.

Author(s):  
Ariful Hasnat ◽  
Nader Ghafoori

AbstractThis study aimed to determine the abrasion resistance of ultra-high-performance concretes (UHPCs) for railway sleepers. Test samples were made with different cementitious material combinations and varying steel fiber contents and shapes, using conventional fine aggregate. A total of 25 UHPCs and two high-strength concretes (HSCs) were selected to evaluate their depth of wear and bulk properties. The results of the coefficient of variation (CV), relative gain in abrasion, and abrasion index of the studied UHPCs were also obtained and discussed. Furthermore, a comparison was made on the resistance to wear of the selected UHPCs with those of the HSCs typically used for prestressed concrete sleepers. The outcomes of this study revealed that UHPCs displayed excellent resistance against abrasion, well above that of HSCs. Amongst the utilized cementitious material combinations, UHPCs made with silica fume as a partial replacement of cement performed best against abrasion, whereas mixtures containing fly ash showed the highest depth of wear. The addition of steel fibers had a more positive influence on the abrasion resistance than it did on compressive strength of the studied UHPCs.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1025-1026 ◽  
pp. 1005-1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michaela Kostelecká ◽  
Jiří Kolísko

The ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) has very special properties that are expressively different of normal concrete. Due to its high compression strength greater than 150 MPa, tensile strength greater than 20 MPa and improved durability, these represent significant advances in concrete technology. These materials include Portland cement, silica fume, quartz flour, fine silica sand, high-range water-reducer, water and either steel or organic fibres. Depending on the type of fibres used can influence the compressive strength. The article describes the tests of frost resistance on UHPC plates with different types of textiles armatures. The aim of the testing is describe influence of textiles armatures in UHPC matrix in extreme conditions.


2012 ◽  
Vol 204-208 ◽  
pp. 3137-3141
Author(s):  
Hong Xia Qiao ◽  
Yu Li ◽  
Zhong Mao He ◽  
Jin Mei Dong

Aiming at determining the durability of concrete in very salty regions, this study examines the performance of various high performance fine aggregate concretes in a sulfate environment, such as high performance concrete inside a composite additive, and Portland cement concrete and sulfate resistant cement concrete, all of which experienced dry-wet cycles in sodium sulfate solutions. By examining the changes of elastic moduli and analyzing the SEM of the concrete, this paper has found that the salt resistance of sulfate resistant cement concrete is no better than that of Portland cement concrete in the extremely aggressive dry-wet cycle environment but high performance concrete containing a composite additive has better resistance in a sulfate environment. Besides, the composite additive can create the environment for a second hydration to reduce the amount of Ca(OH)2 inside the concrete, and build additional C-S-H gel to reform the microstructure of concrete effectively. Finally, the paper offers some advice for mixing concrete in salt regions.


2015 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 233-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.S. Ambily ◽  
C. Umarani ◽  
K. Ravisankar ◽  
Prabhat Ranjan Prem ◽  
B.H. Bharatkumar ◽  
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