Open AccessMix design of high-volume fly ash ultra high performance concrete
Author(s) -
Nguyễn Văn Tuấn,
Pham Sy Dong,
Le Trung Thanh,
Nguyễn Công Thắng,
Yang Keun Hyeok
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
khoa học công nghệ xây dựng
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2734-9489
pISSN - 2615-9058
DOI - 10.31814/stce.huce(nuce)2021-15(4)-17
Subject(s) - fly ash , cementitious , compressive strength , curing (chemistry) , materials science , volume (thermodynamics) , cement , composite material , waste management , environmental science , engineering , quantum mechanics , physics
The addition of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) to replace cement, especially with a high volume (> 50%), is an effective way to reduce the environmental impact due to the CO2 emissions generated in the production of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). Unfortunately, no official guidelines of UHPC using a high volume of SCMs have been published up to now. This paper proposes a new method of mix design for UHPC using high volume fly ash (HVFA), that is referred to the particle packing optimization of the Compressive Packing Model proposed by F. de Larrard. This proposed method also considers the heat treatment curing duration to maximize the compressive strength of HVFA UHPC. The experimental results using this proposed mix design method show that the optimum fly ash content of 50 wt.% of binder can be used to produce HVFA UHPC with a compressive strength of over 120 MPa and 150 MPa under standard curing and heat treatment, respectively. Moreover, the embodied CO2 emissions of UHPC reduces 56.4% with addition of 50% FA.