Engineering properties of different aggregates and their effect on concrete strength properties

Document Type : Research Paper

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Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar Branch, Shabestar, Iran

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In this research, rocks were selected from different mines to evaluate the engineering properties of In this research, rocks were selected from different mines to evaluate the engineering properties of aggregates in concrete and then used for making concrete. At first, the physical and mechanical properties of the selected aggregates are determined in the laboratory, and then the aggregates are subdivided into sand-sized aggregates and some aggregate properties such as shape, porosity, impact value, compressive value and aggregation are determined. Then, using a fixed mixing scheme, the aggregates were prepared from concrete and the mechanical properties of the prepared concrete such as compressive strength, tensile strength and elastic modulus were determined after 7, 28 and 90 days. the effect of each of the aggregate properties on the concrete strength is investigated. This percentage is a useful guide for identifying the desired aggregates as well as the tests required to explore the aggregate resources. The results show that the resistance properties, abrasion, specific gravity and porosity, shape and texture, durability and stability of aggregates have the most effect on concrete strength, respectively.

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Concrete Research
Volume 13, Issue 3 - Serial Number 31
September 2020
Pages 107-124

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