Introduction
High performance concrete is a concrete mixture, which possess high durability and high strength when compared to conventional concrete. This concrete contains one or more of cementious materials such as fly ash, Silica fume or ground granulated blast furnace slag and usually a super plasticizer
It comprises of the same materials as that of the conventional cement concrete.
The Conventional Portland Cement Concrete Problems
• Durability in severe environs (shorter service life and frequent maintenance)
• Time of construction (slower gain of strength)
• Energy absorption capacity (for earthquake resistant structures)
• Repair and retrofitting jobs.
What is High Performance Concrete?
1) High
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Some of the mineral admixtures are
• Fly ash
• Silica fumes
• Carbon black powder
• Anhydrous gypsum based mineral additives
Introduction to the BEHAVIOUR OF FRESH CONCRETE 1) The behavior of fresh High Performance Concrete is not substantially different from conventional concretes.
2) While many High Performance Concretes exhibits rapid stiffening and early strength gain, other’s may have long set times and low early strengths.
3) Workability is normally better than conventional concretes produced from the same set of raw materials.
4) Curing is not fundamentally different for High Performance Concrete than for conventional concretes/
The workability of High Performance Concrete*
1) The workability of High Performance Concrete is normally good, even at low slumps.
2) High Performance Concrete typically pumps very well/
3) Super workable concretes have the ability to fill the heavily reinforced sections without internal or external vibration, without segregation and without developing large sized voids
4) High Performance Concrete and adequate workability is normally not difficult to
Many people go through tough struggles in their lives, but no one really sees it, and most of the time no one really cares. The Rose That Grew From Concrete was written by Tupac Shakur. In this poem the author uses conflict, the characters, and mood to illustrate that just because something shouldn’t happen doesn’t mean that it won’t happen.
they're not. Concrete is to cement as a cake is to flour. Concrete is a mixture
At first the Romans did not realize the superior ability of concrete. They began by using it as a fill. They would also cover up the concrete with decorated stones. The concrete they used did not look pleasing because they had mixed it with any arrogate they had available. Later, once they discovered how useful concrete could be, they used it for everything they could. They built their houses, roads government offices, theaters, temples, and everything else they could out of concrete. Concrete was far superior in strength to stone and mortar, and it was easier to make than marble was to quarry and assemble.
If the ancient Roman innovation of concrete, were to not have been significant, it would not have continued to be used across the globe. In fact, ancient Roman hydraulic cement-based concrete was so notable that modern day scientists are trying to, “replicate the exact formula for which ancient Roman concrete was made.” This is due to ancient Roman concrete being so sturdy and strong that aspects of it have lasted over 2000 years without deterioration. Without the innovation of Roman concrete, many of the modern world’s infrastructure would not be stable, causing havoc across the globe. Also, advancements in construction, health, and even safety areas would not be possible, as almost every piece of infrastructure, from sewerage and water pipes, to building and security walls, would not be able to remain as safe to use. This is because the modern world relies so heavily on concrete, with around five billion tonnes of concrete being used around the world each year,becoming the single most widely used material in the construction industry. In fact, around 76% of all first-world infrastructure is reinforced with concrete. Without this substance, much of the modern-world's infrastructure would not be as tall or sturdy as what it currently is, as it would simply deteriorate or break. Hydraulic cement-based concrete is certainly the most significant Roman
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This process results in concrete with increased strength and decreased permeability. Curing is also a key player in mitigating cracks, which can severely affect durability.
Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC) is basically a special concrete where the microstructure is optimized by precise gradation of all the constituent particles to produce a maximum possible density. This results in achievement of a composite with extremely high strength (compressive strengths ranging from 200 MPa to 800 MPa) and also high ductility (due to addition of steel fibers) along with improved mechanical and physical properties (low permeability etc.). RPC also extensively uses the pozzolanic properties of highly refined silica pozzolans and optimization of the Portland cement chemistry to produce the highest strength hydrates1 without use of course aggregates. Thus RPC is a Ultra High Strength Concrete (UHSC).
Concrete is one of the world’s most popular construction materials. Some six billion tonnes of concrete is produced each year in the world, making it approximately one ton of concrete for every human being per year (Fardis, 2012, p.116). However, the lifecycle of concrete does not make it the most sustainable building material at the moment. Because of limited natural resources, concerns over green house gases, and landfill problems, concrete production is being cut-back, or at least cannot be increased to keep up with population increase. In this essay, I will look at what makes concrete an unsustainable material and possible solutions to make concrete a more sustainable material.
Lightweight concrete plays a major part in the construction of large-scale structures around the world, typically in bridges and high-rise buildings. With an ever-improving industry and product lightweight concrete will continue to have a vast impact in the future.
Concrete is a structural material that is weak in tension and they also have brittle properties with a low tensile strength and strain capacity. Fiber reinforced concrete is known as one of the fastest segments in concrete which contain fibrous materials which increase the structural integrity. Fiber reinforced concrete can also be defined as a composite materials which is compose of aggregate, cement and discrete discontinuous fibers. Fibers include natural fibers, glass fibers, synthetic fibers and steel fibers. Fiber is developed recently in the early sixties and when it is added to concrete makes it to be consistent and isotropic in nature. The mode of failure of fiber reinforced concrete is either by bond failure between fiber and matrix or failure of the materials.
Concrete is one of the most widely used construction material in the world. The reason for this is because concrete is strong, easy to make and can be molded into various shapes and sizes. Besides that, concrete is cheap, affordable and is readily mix.
Slump test was conducted to determine the workability of concrete. From each mix nine cubical specimens of dimension 150 × 150 ×150 mm were casted for determination of compressive strength and two beams of dimension 500×100×100 mm were casted for determining flexural strength. Specimens were compacted by means of vibration machine and tamping rod. Strength of cubes and beams were tested after 3 days, 7 days, and 28 days.
It produces total quality work the concrete formed with such formwork systems is more durable.
Sustainable concrete materials and sustainable steel reinforcement have been introduced to civil engineers to get closer to the sustainable development. Sustainable buildings constructed with use of these materials have shown an increased service life and the final cost has been reduced due to them.
Concrete is made from cement, aggregate and water. Interfacial transition zone is the surface between aggregate and cement paste. Concrete is stronger at interfacial transition zone when it moves compressive stress from one aggregate to another when they are pushed towards each other under compression. However, aggregates have difficulty to bind together when it is pulled away from each under tension because the interfacial transition zone takes in all the tensile stress and break easily. Hence, concrete has higher compressive strength compared to tensile strength.