The Toughness And Durability Of Recycled Aggregate Concrete Made With Magnetic Water

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1 Department Of Civil Engineering, Faculty Of Engineering, Ferdowsi University Of Mashhad, Mashhad, IRAN

2 Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ferdowsi University Of Mashhad (FUM)

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In this study, the toughness and durability of concrete with recycled aggregates and magnetic water against melting and freezing cycles and mechanical properties such as compressive and tensile strengths are investigated. Variables include the number of different cycles of water in the magnetic field, different amounts of super-plasticizer, steel fibers and micro-silica. A total of 242 samples were made in 11 different mix designs. It should be noted that half of the samples mentioned contains steel fibers. The results of most experiments have shown that magnetic water, although having a very high effect on the mechanical properties of concrete, should not be used alone as a compensating agent for defects caused by recycled aggregates. Using microsilica as a mineral admixture with magnetic water improves the concrete properties, significantly. The toughness indices were determined by ASTM C1018, JSCE and PCS method and concrete durability test by BS EN 140: 2003. Among the recycled aggregate concrete mixes, the best toughness results were for the samples containing microsilica and steel fibers. Also, ten round magnetic water resulted in an increase in the durability of recycled aggregate concrete by approximately 25% compared to one round of magnetization.

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