{"title":"Tensile strength and toughness of FRC materials","authors":"B. Barr , A. Asghari , T.G. Hughes","doi":"10.1016/0262-5075(88)90036-X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0262-5075(88)90036-X","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A new compact tensile test specimen is reported. The test specimen is prepared by the introduction of two notches into a prismatic member. The geometry is loaded through four points in such a way that a zone of high tensile stresses is created along the line joining the roots of the two notches.</p><p>Experimental results are given for plain concrete, polypropylene FRC and steel FRC. Both the tensile strength and the post-cracking toughness are investigated. The post-cracking toughness is measured by means of two toughness indices.</p><p>The results show that the tensile strength is increased as the slot separation distance is decreased. This effect may be due to a larger stress concentration being created as the slot separation distance is increased. The tensile strengths recorded for the FRC mixes were relatively independent of fibre content.</p><p>The toughness index results showed that the post-cracking toughness increased with increasing fibre content. Comparison with flexural testing shows, however, that the toughness in tension is much less than the toughness achieved during flexural testing.</p><p>Throughout the experimental study, the coefficient of variation was rather high. A detailed comparison of this geometry with other methods of tensile strength determination is recommended.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100692,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cement Composites and Lightweight Concrete","volume":"10 2","pages":"Pages 101-107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0262-5075(88)90036-X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91755684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of high strength lightweight concrete for structural applications","authors":"H.S. Wilson , V.M. Malhotra","doi":"10.1016/0262-5075(88)90034-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0262-5075(88)90034-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The use of superplasticizers and mineral admixtures, particularly condensed silica fume, has led to the development of high strength, normal weight concretes for structural applications. The judicious use of these materials has resulted in concrete compressive strengths exceeding 100 MPa.</p><p>Notwithstanding the relatively low strength of lightweight aggregates, this investigation reports results of a study undertaken to develop high strength lightweight concretes using a Canadian lightweight aggregate. A series of seven concrete mixtures involving 25 batches were made. The cement, or cements, fly ash and silica fume content of the mixtures ranged from 300 to 635 kg/m<sup>3</sup>. All mixtures were air entrained and superplasticized. A large number of test cylinders and prisms were cast for the determination of the mechanical properties of concrete and to evaluate its resistance to freezing and thawing cycling, performed in accordance with ASTM C 666 Procedure A.</p><p>From the results of this investigation, it is concluded that high strength concretes with densities of less than 2000 kg/m<sup>3</sup> can be made with or without the use of mineral admixtures, but the use of superplasticizers is mandatory. The highest compressive strength achieved was 66.5 MPa at 365 days for a cementitious content of 638 kg/m<sup>3</sup>. The 28-day splitting-tensile strengths obtained were of the order of 3.5 MPa. The freezing and thawing tests performed in accordance with ASTM C 666 Procedure A, freezing in water and thawing in water, indicated excellent frost resistance of concrete with durability factors generally greater than 90.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100692,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cement Composites and Lightweight Concrete","volume":"10 2","pages":"Pages 79-90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0262-5075(88)90034-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91755686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The analysis of reinforced concrete beams strengthened by epoxy bonded steel plates","authors":"O. Vilnay","doi":"10.1016/0262-5075(88)90033-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0262-5075(88)90033-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>An analytical method for the elastic analysis of the interaction between a concrete beam and a steel plate bonded to it by epoxy adhesive is presented. The shear and the peeling distributed forces induced into the epoxy are formulated. It is observed that large shear and peeling distributed forces are induced into the epoxy at a samll region at the edges of the steel plate. The cases where large tensile distributed peeling force is induced, are discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100692,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cement Composites and Lightweight Concrete","volume":"10 2","pages":"Pages 73-78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0262-5075(88)90033-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87371385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Properties of concrete made with fly ash","authors":"Marina Álvarez , Julián Salas , Janer Veras","doi":"10.1016/0262-5075(88)90037-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0262-5075(88)90037-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper presents the results of research to obtain low cost concrete, using industrial by products and waste. The objective is to use these materials in low cost construction with adequate durability and compressive strength.</p><p>Different cement replacements have been studied by substituting 20%, 40% and 60% cement with two kinds of fly-ashes, in their natural state and after being subjected to a grinding process until a greater ash fineness than that of cement was obtained.</p><p>Data on the physical and chemical properties of the ashes, workability and compressive strength data of control and fly ash concrete are presented.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100692,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cement Composites and Lightweight Concrete","volume":"10 2","pages":"Pages 109-120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0262-5075(88)90037-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91756448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Uniformity of cement strength","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/0262-5075(88)90045-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0262-5075(88)90045-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100692,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cement Composites and Lightweight Concrete","volume":"10 2","pages":"Page 133"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0262-5075(88)90045-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91756450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TENSILE STRENGTH AND TOUGHNESS OF FRC MATERIALS","authors":"B. Barr, A. Asghari, T. Hughes","doi":"10.1016/0262-5075(88)90036-X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0262-5075(88)90036-X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100692,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cement Composites and Lightweight Concrete","volume":"26 1","pages":"101-107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81586654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Properties of concrete made with fly ash","authors":"Marina Alvarez, Julián Salas, J. Veras","doi":"10.1016/0262-5075(88)90037-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0262-5075(88)90037-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100692,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cement Composites and Lightweight Concrete","volume":"198 1","pages":"109-120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73954716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of high strength lightweight concrete for structural applications","authors":"H. S. Wilson, V. Malhotra","doi":"10.1016/0262-5075(88)90034-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0262-5075(88)90034-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100692,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cement Composites and Lightweight Concrete","volume":"91 2 1","pages":"79-90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74577149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"News: conferences and symposia","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/0262-5075(88)90046-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0262-5075(88)90046-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100692,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cement Composites and Lightweight Concrete","volume":"10 2","pages":"Pages 134-139"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0262-5075(88)90046-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91756453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}