ECDP332 Concrete Technology Faculty of Applied Engineering and Urban Planning Civil Engineering Department Lect. 1 2 nd Semester 2008/2009 UP Copyrights 2009 Concrete Technology Eng: Eyad Haddad

Chapter 1: Introduction Definition of Concrete Concrete is a mixture of cement (11%), fine aggregates (26%), coarse aggregates (41%) and water (16%) and air (6%). Cement → Powder Cement + Water →Cement Paste Cement Paste + Fine Aggregate (FA) → Mortar Mortar + Coarse Aggregate (CA) → Concrete Portland cement, water, sand, and coarse aggregate are proportioned and mixed to produce concrete suited to the particular job for which it is intended.

Chapter 1: Introduction Definition of Cement Portland cements are hydraulic cements, meaning they react and harden chemically with the addition of water. Cement contains limestone, clay, cement rock and iron ore blended and heated to 1200 to 1500 C°. The resulting product "clinker" is then ground to the consistency of powder. Gypsum is added to control setting time. Definition of Fine Aggregate Normally called sand, this component can be natural sand or crushed stone, and represents particles smaller than 3/8". Generally accounts for 30%-35% of the mixture.

Chapter 1: Introduction Definition of Coarse Aggregate May be either gravel or crushed stone. Makes up 40%-45% of the mixture, comprised of particles greater than 1/4". Definition of Chemical Admixtures Materials added to alter the properties of concrete including: Air entrainment Set accelerators Set retarders Water reducers Air entraining admixtures add microscopic air bubbles to the concrete, enhancing its resistance to freeze/thaw cycles and makes the concrete easier to finish.

Chapter 1: Introduction Set accelerators speed the set-time of the mixture, enabling finishing operations to begin sooner, useful during cold weather pours. Set retarders have the opposite effect, slowing the set and enabling delivery to distant sites and finishing during hot weather. Water reducers are used to reduce the amount of water required to produce a given slump. They also provide a ball bearing effect, making the concrete easier to finish, and produce better cement hydration. By reducing the amount of water required, cement amounts can be reduced because concrete strength is directly related to the water/cement ratio

Chapter 1: Introduction Definition of Mineral Admixtures Mineral admixtures include fly ash, hydrated lime, silica fume and ground blast furnace slag. Many of these materials have cement-like properties, augmenting the strength and density of the finished concrete. They generally improve the workability, density and long-term strength of concrete, at the expense of set time and early strengths.silica fume Definition of Synthetic Fibres These are thin polypropylene fibres used as secondary reinforcement. They help control shrinkage cracking and provide some impact resistance.

Chapter 1: Introduction Definition of Grout Grout is a mixture of cement, water and (most generally) fine aggregate. It is mixed to a pourable consistency and used to fill spaces within block walls, or other cavities. They generally contain large amounts of cement. Definition of Flowable Fill Flowable fillFlowable fill is a self-leveling, self-compacting backfill material. Can be produced in structural and excavatable (by hand or machine) forms, making it ideal for use around utilities that may need to be uncovered at a later date. When calculated against labor costs, flowable fill provides an economical alternative to granular backfill.

Chapter 1: Introduction Definition of Yield Yield is the volume of fresh concrete produced from known quantities of component materials, generally expressed in cubic yards or cubic meters. Advantages of Concrete  Concrete has many environmental advantages, including durability, longevity, heat storage capability, and chemical inertness.  Ability to be Cast  Fire resistant  On-site fabrication  Aesthetic properties.

Chapter 1: Introduction Advantages of Concrete (Cont.)  The raw materials used in cement production are widely available in great quantities.  Needs little or no finish or final treatments.  Chemically inert concrete doesn't require paint to achieve a given colour; natural -mineral pigments and colouring agents can be added at the mixing to provide a rainbow of options.  Low maintenance.  Can be reused or recycled.  Concrete can be reused with bituminous asphalt as road base materials, can be recycled and reused by crushing into aggregates for new concrete or as fill material for road beds or site works.

Chapter 1: Introduction Limitations of Concrete  Low tensile strength  Low ductility  Volume instability  Low strength-to-weight ratio Progress in Concrete Technology  Lightweight Concrete  High-Strength Concrete  High Workability or Flowing Concrete  Shrinkage Compensating Concrete  Fiber-Reinforced Concrete  Concrete Containing polymers  Heavyweight Concrete  Mass Concrete  Roller-Compacted Concrete

Chapter 1: Introduction The History of Concrete Cement has been around for at least 12 million years. When the earth itself was undergoing intense geologic changes natural cement was being created. It was this natural cement that humans first put to use. Eventually, they discovered how to make cement from other materials.

Reactions between limestone and oil shale during spontaneous combustion occurred in Palestine to form a natural deposit of cement compounds. The deposits were characterized by the geologists in the 1960's and 70's.limestone cement 12,000,000 BC Used mud mixed with straw to bind dried bricks. They also used gypsum mortars and mortars of lime in the pyramids.gypsum 3000 BC Egyptians Used cementitious materials to hold bamboo together in their boats and in the Great Wall.Chinese Used lime mortars which were much harder than later Roman mortars. 800 BC Greeks, Crete & Cyprus Used bitumen to bind stones and bricks. 300 BC Babylonians & As Syrians The quality of cementing materials deteriorated. The use of burning lime and pozzolan (admixture) was lost, but reintroduced in the 1300's.pozzolan The Middle Ages James Frost of England prepared artificial hydraulic lime like Vicat's and called it British Cement Joseph Aspdin of England invented portland cement by burning finely ground chalk with finely divided clay in a lime kiln until carbon dioxide was driven off. The sintered product was then ground and he called it portland cement named after the high quality building stones quarried at Portland, England.portland cementkiln 1824 I. K. Brunel is credited with the first engineering application of portland cement, which was used to fill a breach in the Thames Tunnel The first production of lime and hydraulic cement took place in Canada.1830 The first systematic tests of tensile and compressive strength took place in Germany.1836 The History of Concrete

Isaac Johnson claims to have burned the raw materials of portland cement to clinkering temperatures.clinkering 1845 Pettenkofer & Fuches performed the first accurate chemical analysis of portland cement.1849 The beginning of the era of portland cements of modern composition.1860 The first rotary kiln was introduced in England to replace the vertical shaft kilns.1886 The first concrete reinforced bridge is built.1889 The addition of gypsum when grinding clinker to act as a retardant to the setting of concrete was introduced in the USA. Vertical shaft kilns were replaced with rotary kilns and ball mills were used for grinding cement.retardantsetting 1890 George Bartholomew placed the first concrete street in the USA in Bellefontaine, OH. It still exists today! 1891 Basic cement tests were standardized.1900 Air entraining agents were introduced to improve concrete's resistance to freeze/thaw damage First concrete domed sport structure, the Assembly Hall, was constructed at The University of Illinois, at Urbana-Champaign Fiber reinforcement in concrete was introduced.1970's Superplasticizers were introduced as admixtures.1980's Silica fume was introduced as a pozzolanic additive. The "highest strength" concrete was used in building the Union Plaza constructed in Seattle, Washington The History of Concrete (Cont.)