Performance of Concrete Made with Different Coarse Aggregate Particle Sizes under Sulfate Solution
Trong-Phuoc Huynh 1, Si-Huy Ngo 2, Chao-Lung Hwang 3
1. Department of Rural Technology, College of Rural Development, Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam.
2. Department of Engineering and Technology, Hong Duc University, Thanh Hoa City, Vietnam.
3. Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei City, Taiwan.
2. Department of Engineering and Technology, Hong Duc University, Thanh Hoa City, Vietnam.
3. Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Abstract: This paper presents the result of an investigation on the performance of concrete produced with different coarse aggregate sizes (CAS) and fully immersed in 5% sodium sulfate solution. Concrete mixtures were prepared with two water-to-binder ratios of 0.35 and 0.45 using four different maximum particle sizes (Dmax) of coarse aggregates (9.5 mm, 12.5 mm, 19 mm, and 25 mm). Test results indicate that the workability of concrete increases with increasing the CAS. Concrete made with Dmax of 12.5 mm shows the highest compressive strength, whereas concrete made with Dmax of 25 mm shows the lowest compressive strength. In addition, the compressive strength of concrete immersed in sulfate solution reduces around 8–13% in comparison with that of concrete cured in water. Moreover, all of the concrete samples perform good durability with ultrasonic pulse velocity values of all greater than 4200 m/s.
Key words: Concrete, coarse aggregate size, sulfate solution, compressive strength, workability, ultrasonic pulse velocity.
Cite:Trong-Phuoc Huynh, Si-Huy Ngo, Chao-Lung Hwang, "Performance of Concrete Made with Different Coarse Aggregate Particle Sizes under Sulfate Solution," International Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 140-144, December 2017. doi: 10.17706/ijmse.2017.5.4.140-144
Cite:Trong-Phuoc Huynh, Si-Huy Ngo, Chao-Lung Hwang, "Performance of Concrete Made with Different Coarse Aggregate Particle Sizes under Sulfate Solution," International Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 140-144, December 2017. doi: 10.17706/ijmse.2017.5.4.140-144
General Information
ISSN: 2315-4527 (Print)
Abbreviated Title: Int. J. Mater. Sci. Eng.
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Emeritus Dato' Dr. Muhammad Yahaya
DOI: 10.17706/ijmse
Abstracting/ Indexing: Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Google Scholar, Crossref
E-mail: ijmse@iap.org
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