Effects of Fly Ash and Granular Blast-Furnace Slag on Development Rate of Strength of Concrete

Abstract:

Fly ash (FA) and granular blast-furnace slag (GBFS) are usual mineral admixtures to conventional concrete, and their contents substituted for Portland cement definitely affect development rate of strength of concrete. C30 and C60 concrete samples with FA and/or GBFS were prepared to study the influence of substitution content of the mineral admixtures on 3 d, 7 d and 28 d strength. The results reveal that the development rate of strength in period from 3 d to 7 d gets slow with increasing content of mineral admixtures except for concrete with only GBFS less than 20%. In the case of substituting FA as the only mineral admixture for part of cement, the development rate of strength of C30 concrete in period from 7 d to 28 d keeps roughly constant even that of C60 concrete increases. When substituting mineral admixtures in the presence of GBFS for cement within experimental range, the development rate of strength in period from 7 d to 28 d gets fast with increasing substitution content. The enhancing effect of combining FA and GBFS occurs in period from 7 d to 28 d for both C30 and C60 concretes (FA+GBFS≤40%), even occurs in period from 3 d to 7 d for C60 concrete. Based on 7 d strength and the development rate, 28 d strength of concrete can be predicted accurately.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 629-630)
• Pages: 371-375
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.629-630.371
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Ji Wei Cai*, Si Jia Yan, Gong Lei Wei, Lu Wang, Jin Jin Zhou
• Keywords: Concrete, Development Rate of Strength, Early Estimation, Fly Ash (FA), Granular Blast-Furnace Slag

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