Open AccessEvaluation of the Fresh and Hardened Properties of Steel Fibre Reinforced Self-Compacting Concrete Using Recycled Aggregates as a Replacement Material
Author(s) -
N. Nalanth,
Perumal Venkatesan,
M. S. Ravikumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advances in civil engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.379
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1687-8094
pISSN - 1687-8086
DOI - 10.1155/2014/671547
Subject(s) - materials science , ultimate tensile strength , brick , demolition , economic shortage , flexural strength , ductility (earth science) , compressive strength , composite material , properties of concrete , civil engineering , engineering , creep , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)
In this world of rapid urbanization the demand for natural construction materials is increasing day by day which has created a necessity for alternative construction materials. Recycling of materials is a possible way of eradicating the acute shortage of materials. Considerable work has been done in the area of self-compacting concrete by partial replacement of coarse aggregates (CA) with recycled coarse aggregates (RCA) obtained from construction and demolition debris. The present study has been done by adding steel fibers to concrete in a view of improving the mechanical properties of SCC so that it can be applied in beam column joints. An ideal mix proportion was arrived at, as a result of repeated trials and specimens that were cast and cured. The compression, tensile, and flexural strength parameters were determined and the result has been presented. The results obtained reveal that brick bats in combination with steel fibres may be used extensively in SCC
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