Effectiveness of fly ash on the restrained shrinkage cracking resistance of self-compacting concrete |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Universidade do Algarve, Instituto Superior de Engenharia, Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Faro, Portugal;2. Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Lisboa, Portugal;3. INESC Coimbra, Universidade de Coimbra, Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal;1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Ave, ENB 118, Tampa, FL 33620, United States;2. Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, 1949 Stadium Road, P.O. Box 116580, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States;1. CEPAC, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal;2. Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Lisboa, Portugal;3. INESC Coimbra, Universidade de Coimbra, Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal;1. College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, PR China;2. Magnel Laboratory for Concrete Research, Department of Structural Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium;3. Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Chemistry, University of Aarhus, Aarhus C 8000, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents results from restrained shrinkage tests to assess the effectiveness of fly ash on cracking and relaxation behavior of Self Compacting Concrete (SCC). The effects of fly ash (FA) proportion, degree of restraint and curing regime are specifically addressed. The results show that curing condition and degree of restraint play a significant role on the effectiveness of FA on the cracking and relaxation behavior of SCC mixes. It was also found that addition of FA improves the cracking resistance and relaxation behavior of SCC relative to the control. The results further suggest that FA can replace cement by up to 50% for low degree of restraint, and up to 35% for high degree of restraint with significant improvement in cracking resistance, provided that appropriate moist curing is adopted. The normalized results presented may also prove to be an important tool in devising mixes best suited for onsite conditions. |
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| Keywords: | Self compacting concrete Shrinkage Cracking Degree of restraint Fly ash |
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