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“Properties of Concrete” Introduction
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Overview What is concrete made of? What Is Concrete Used For?
Why Is Concrete Used? Why Do We Reinforce Concrete? Curing of concrete
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What is concrete made of?
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What is concrete made of?
Concrete is basically a mixture of two components: Paste Aggregates Paste (Portland cement, water, and air) Aggregates (sand, gravel, crushed stone)
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CEMENT Cement (Dry powder of very fine particles) is a building material made by grinding calcined limestone and clay into a fine powder Portland Cement chemical composition Limestone, shale and clay CaO (lime) Al2O3 (Alumina) SO3 (Sulfite)
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CEMENT When mixed with water, forms a paste
it undergoes chemical changes (chemical reaction-Hydration) Glue paste coats all the aggregates together hardens and forms a solid mass
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WATER Water good for drinking is good for concrete……
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WATER needed for two purposes:
chemical reaction with cement workability only 1/3 of the water is needed for chemical reaction extra water remains in pores and holes results in porosity Good for preventing plastic shrinkage cracking and workability Bad for permeability, strength, durability.
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AGGREGATES cheap fillers hard material provide for volume stability
reduce volume changes provide abrasion resistance
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AGGREGATE Aggregate are divided into two groups:
Fine - AASHTO M-6 or ASTM C-33 Coarse - AASHTO M-80 or ASTM C-33 Fine aggregate consist of natural or manufactured sand with particle size up to 3/8 inch Coarse aggregate particles are retained on the #4 sieve and range up to 6 inches
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COARSE AGGREGATE
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FINE AGGREGATE
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CONSTITUENTS paste 25 to 40% Aggregates 60% to 75% Admixtures
portland cement 7% to 15% by Vol. water 14% to 21% by Vol. Aggregates 60% to 75% coarse aggregates Fine aggregates Admixtures
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CONSTITUENTS Cement Water Air Fine Aggregate Coarse Aggregate Cement paste constitutes about 25% to 40% volume of concrete
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AIR ENTRAINED CONCRETE
Why the difference between line #1 and line #2? Line 1, small size CA, increased H2O and cement Line 2, larger CA, less H20, air, cement
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NON-AIR ENTRAINED CONCRETE
Cement Water Air Fine Aggregate Coarse Aggregate Similar to Air Entrained Concrete slide See how aggregate size impacts water demand and amount of “paste” in the mix
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ADMIXTURES Plastic and hardened properties of concrete may be changed by adding admixtures Admixtures are commonly used to: increase set time decrease set time increase workability adjust other concrete properties reduce water demand entrain air inhibit corrosion
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ADMIXTURES chemical mineral retarders accelerators water reducing
air entraining mineral fly ash silica fume slags
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QUALITY OF CONCRETE Quality of concrete depends on quality of paste and quality of aggregates each particle of aggregate is completely coated with paste All spaces between aggregate is filled with paste
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QUALITY OF CONCRETE Is determined by: W/C Ratio –
Advantage of reducing water Increased compressive and flexural strength lower permeability increased resistance to weathering reduced shrinkage cracking tendencies The less water used, the better quality of concrete, provided it can be consolidated properly.
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Ten cement-paste cylinders with water-cement
ratios from 0.25 to The band indicates that each cylinder contains the same amount of cement. Increased water dilutes the effect of the cement paste, increasing volume, reducing density, and lowering strength.
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FORMS A form is the mold for setting concrete into a desired shape
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What Is Concrete Used For?
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What Is Concrete Used For?
Construction Material Art Work
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Picture of Bench
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Why Is Concrete Used?
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Why Is Concrete Used? Economics Material Properties
Inexpensive, readily available Material Properties Long Lasting Molded into a desired shape Great insulator Hard
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Material Properties (cont.)
Great Compressive Strength (up to 8000 psi and even more than that) Poor Tensile Strength (almost 0) Reinforcement methods ($)
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Why Do We Reinforce Concrete?
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Why Do We Reinforce Concrete?
Prevent cracking due to tension forces
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Question What is the difference between tension and compression?
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Question Why would concrete never be used in tension?
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How Do We Reinforce Concrete?
Steel rebar Excellent in tension, poor in compression
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CURING OF CONCRETE
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CURING OF CONCRETE Over time concrete will cure, which is a hardening process. Concrete has a 28 day curing time, this is the amount of time it takes to be considered completely cured
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Curing Critical to durable concrete Increases strength
Decreases permeability Increases durability
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Curing Concrete How concrete is cured: Ponding or Immersion
Spraying or Fogging Wet Coverings Impervious Paper Plastic Sheets Membrane-Forming Curing Compounds
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Questions? Remember: Use Common Sense
Temperature effects on your body have very similar effects on concrete If you are not sure, ASK!!!
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