Effect of Natural Zeolite on Mechanical Properties and Autogenous Shrinkage of Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 32, Issue 5
Abstract
In this study, different percentages of silicafume (SF) were replaced with natural zeolite (NZ) (25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%), in order to mitigate autogenous shrinkage of ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) with almost equivalent mechanical properties. The results showed that replacement of SF with NZ had a positive effect on maintaining internal relative humidity (RH) in the higher range and consequently reducing the autogenous shrinkage of UHPC. The mixtures with 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% replacing SF by NZ had lower autogenous shrinkage compared to reference mixtures with 100% SF. The results of microstructure and thermogravimetric analysis showed that NZ had a good pozzolanic activity. The results of the compressive strength indicated showed that by replacing 50% SF with NZ, the 90 days compressive strength was only slightly lower than the reference mix. The relative cost analysis of the samples indicated that replacing SF with NZ yields a cost-effective solution. By replacing SF with NZ, UHPC mix with appropriate compressive strength, low autogenous shrinkage and relatively low cost, can be produced.
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Volume 32 • Issue 5 • May 2020
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Received: Sep 27, 2018
Accepted: Jun 14, 2019
Published online: Feb 29, 2020
Published in print: May 1, 2020
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