Journal
CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH
Volume 41, Issue 4, Pages 392-402Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2011.01.005
Keywords
Aggregate (D); Concrete (E); Mechanical properties (C); Temperature (A); Thermal treatment (A)
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An experimental study is carried out on concretes composed of three different types of aggregates: semi crushed silico-calcareous, crushed calcareous and rolled siliceous. For each aggregate type, two water/cement ratios (W/C), 0.6 and 03 are studied. Aggregates and concrete specimens were subjected to 300, 600 and 750 degrees C heating-cooling cycles. We analyse the evolution of thermal, physical and mechanical properties of concrete in terms of behaviour and physical characteristic evolutions of aggregates with temperature. The study of thermal behaviour of aggregates showed the importance of initial moisture state for the flints. The crystallisation and microstructure of quartz play an important role in the thermal stability of siliceous aggregates. The residual mechanical behaviour of concrete varies depending on the aggregate and the influence of aggregates is also dependent on paste composition. This study allowed to better understand the influence of chemical and mineralogical characteristics of aggregates on the thermomechanical behaviour of concrete. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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