Effect of recycled materials on strength and autogenous shrinkage of ultra-high performance concrete

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Department of CIVIL ENGINEERING , QAZVIN BRANCH, ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY, QAZVIN, IRAN

2 Faculty of Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

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The aim of this study is to decrease the silica fume (SF) content of UHPC by using natural zeolite (NZ) with different levels of replacement (25%, 50% ,75% and 100% by volume), in order to mitigate autogenous shrinkage with almost equivalent mechanical performance. The results demonstrated that addition of NZ as replacement of SF had a positive effect on maintaining internal RH in the higher range as well as in 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 containing 100% SF. The results of Thermogravimetric and microstructure analysis indicated that NZ had appropriate pozzolanic activity. The results of the compressive strength test showed that by replacing 50% SF with NZ, the 90 days compressive strength of 164.37 MPa could be achieved, which was only slightly lower than the reference mixture with a 90 days compressive strength of 169.07 MPa. replacing SF with NZ yielding a cost-effective solution. By replacing 50% NZ replacement of SF, UHPC mix with 90 days compressive strength over 150 MPa, with low autogenous shrinkage and relatively low cost can be produced.

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Amirkabir Journal of Civil Engineering
Volume 53, Issue 4
July 2021
Pages 1383-1402

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