Experimental Study of Frost-Resistance Properties of Silica Fume Concrete

Abstract:

The frost resistance of low strength concrete is researched. In order to evaluate the effect of different content of silica fume on frost resistance，the quality of the cement 6%, 9%, 12% silica fume are respectively added into concrete. Freezing-thawing test results show that: the silica fume concrete has good frost resistance. Content of silica fume on concrete is not almost effect to quality loss rate. In 0-250 times of freezing-thawing cycle range, it is smaller that relative dynamic elastic modulus change rate. Relative dynamic elastic modulus of ordinary concrete decreases rapidly after 250 times of freezing-thawing cycle while dynamic elastic modulus decrease rate of the silica fume concrete tends to slow. The freezing -thawing cycles up to 350 times, silica fume concrete relative dynamic elastic modulus is 1.5 times that of ordinary concrete that show the silica fume concrete frost resistance is better than that of ordinary concrete.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 584-586)
• Pages: 1626-1629
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.584-586.1626
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Zhi Gang Yin*, Jun Feng, Shu You Huang, Bing Fang Zhao
• Keywords: Concrete, Freezing-Thawing, Mass Loss, Relative Dynamic Elastic Modulus, Silica Fume (SF)

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