Dry concrete mix, also known as pre-mix, is a combination of cement, sand, and aggregate that is pre-mixed and packaged for use. There are several advantages to using dry concrete mix. Firstly, it is more consistent than mixing concrete by hand, which can lead to variations in the mixture's strength and durability.
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Creep and drying shrinkage are two critical time-dependent properties of concrete. This study presents the outcomes of an investigational work that addresses one-year creep and drying shrinkage performance in addition to the strength development of concrete comprising waste polypropylene carpet fibre and palm oil fuel ash (POFA).
It is particularly interesting to achieve high performance concrete (HPC) or ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC). NS concrete shows reduced and refined pores, resulting in denser concrete structures. Adding a small amount of NS allows controlling the water-to-cement ratio to target different strength levels, ...
In situations where the water-cement ratio exceeded 0.4, drying shrinkage dominated, and to improve the drying shrinkage performance of cement mortar, fibers were often used to modify it [16]. A good crack resistance and toughness might be achieved by using fibers to spread the stress concentration in the fracture tip area and reduce the …
In this study, to investigate changes in the mechanical properties of RC beam-slab members due to drying of the concrete, cyclic loading tests are conducted on two RC beam-slab members with and without drying. It is found that the lateral structural stiffness of the specimen with drying decreased to 77% that of the specimen without …
Mexico: Cemento Cruz Azul will invest nearly US$40m to build a new grinding mill at its Lagunas cement plant in Oaxaca to increase cement production capacity.General manager Mario Morán said that construction will be completed by October 2025. Víctor Velázquez, chair of the board of directors, said "The mill is designed to be …
Improving the volume stability of cement paste is crucial for designing high-strength and high-durability cementitious materials. Therefore, this study proposes a novel approach using calcium carbonate whiskers (CW) with high aspect ratio and high modulus to control the autogenous shrinkage and drying shrinkage of cement paste, and reveals …
According to statistics released by the Statistical Institute of Mexico (INEGI) in 2019, the annual average production of gray cement was 3.32 million tons, while the previous year it was 3.55, thus …
Cement additives have a positive influence on cement performance characteristics by design. Dry dispersion provides enhanced grinding efficiency and narrower PSD. Selection of certain chemical …
Regarding the generation mechanism of the negative hybrid effect in HyFRC, Xu et al. [66] found that there was a critical value for the amount of fibers in concrete. When the content of cellulose-polyvinyl alcohol hybrid fiber exceeds the critical value, the fibers agglomerated due to the increased contact area between the fibers and the …
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The Fig. 1 shows the length comparator machine which is used to measure the drying shrinkage of concrete. Used to measure the length variation of cement specimens, the unit comprises a steel frame with an adjustable height beam, and an analog dial indicator ranging 5 × 0.002 mm. Drying shrinkage is a long-term loss of moisture in …
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133108 Corpus ID: 261453485; Wetting-drying durability performance of cement-stabilized recycled materials and lateritic soil using natural rubber latex
High performance concrete (HPC) and ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is engineered for performance that exceeds that of normal concrete. ... Distribute portland or blended cement (dry or slurry) and mix. Apply water and remix. Central mixing plant method Mix soil, portland or blended cement, and water. Haul mixed soil-cement to the ...
Drying equilibrium (close to 5.2% after 400 days) and drying kinetic are well modelled (Fig. 4 a).The accurate prediction of the relative mass variation allows to model the drying shrinkage according to equation (9).For mechanical modelling, the symmetry plans of the sample are blocked (Fig. 3 b).The resulting evolution with an identify value …
Many efforts have been devoted to understanding the moisture transport in CBMs during drying. In moisture transport models proposed previously, an empirical formula for moisture diffusivity is generally utilised, taking the influences of concrete composition, mix proportion, degree of hydration, and other factors into account [4], [5].Based on Fick's …
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Cement volume sales in Mexico (foreign currency: BBB+/Negative/A-2; local currency: A-/Negative/A-2) declined close to 10% in 2019, and S&P Global Ratings expects flat growth or even a slight …
The high-performance concrete (HPC) mixtures utilized Portland cement, drinkable water, crushed granite as coarse aggregate, river sand as fine aggregate, silica fume, Superplasticizer, and waste ...
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This paper reports on drying shrinkage undergone by ready-mixed high-performance concrete (HPC). Shrinkage measurements were carried out on concrete specimens as well as on instrumented reference columns. Two different HPC were tested. The first one had a compressive strength of 98 MPa (14,200 psi) at 91 days and the …
Adequate moisture is very important during early age of portland cement concrete. The Single Point Magnetic Resonance Imaging technique was used to study the effects of various lengths of moist curing, and the use of curing compound, on the amount and distribution of evaporable water during drying of ordinary and high performance …
Therefore, the filtered tailings used herein are termed 80/20 and were generated with moisture content values ranging from 12 to 18%. The grain size distribution of the 80/20 tailings used is highlighted in Fig. 1.Table 1 summarizes the main physical characteristics of the iron ore tailings. According to the Unified Soil Classification System …
1. Introduction. Ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) typically requires a low water–binder ratio (w/b < 0.25), a high content of cementitious material, and a great amount of water reducer [1, 2].Moreover, as coarse aggregates were removed, the UHPC matrix may reveal fewer internal defects with improved mechanical properties [3].At the …
This manuscript aims to describe the different elements involved in the phenomenon of concrete cracking, and to discover the impact of the addition of plastic grains of type (PVC) coming from industrial waste and …
While the concrete shrinks, it is simultaneously restrained by many things such as reinforcement and subgrade. This restraint creates tensile stresses in the concrete slab which in turn may produce drying shrinkage cracking. Concrete slab drying shrinkage cracking can be the unfortunate end result of a combination of factors related to:
Below, this paper analyzes and identifies some of the determinants that explain cement industry production in Mexico. The objective of this study was to identify the effect of exports and external competition on cement production, as well as internal drivers, such …
This paper reviews the principles of shrinkage and stress development during drying of cement paste and concrete, taking particular account of the changes …
This study focuses on understanding why the drying shrinkage of alkali-activated fly ash and slag (AAFS) paste is much more significant than that of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) paste.
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This study focuses on understanding why the drying shrinkage of alkali-activated fly ash and slag (AAFS) paste is much more significant than that of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) paste. Based on the tests of microstructure characterization, a drying shrinkage prediction model is established.By comparing the results of the test …
A total of ten batches of UHPC mortar were manufactured. The first five batches of UHPCs designated as U- series were prepared using the same water-to-binder (w/b) ratio but with different binder-to-sand (b/s) ratios.A UHPC mix with a b/s ratio of 1.266 and w/b ratio of 0.152, which was identified as optimal using the same raw materials in …
2.2. Mixture design. The cement hydration experiment was conducted following the established standard [21].The control group (CG) was cement (50 g cement + 25 g water), while the experimental groups were SSA (50 g cement + 2.5 g SSA + 28.2 g water, considering the water absorption rate of SSA) and leachate of SSA (50 g cement …
The free drying shrinkage of concrete, determined in the laboratory by ASTM C157 test method, is expressed as a percentage or in millionths (×10 6).If the concrete is restrained from shrinkage, and the tensile stress, induced in the hydrated cement paste by the capillary forces, exceeds the local tensile strength of the concrete, …
1. Introduction. Normal cement concrete and mortar have been observed to entertain reduction in volume primarily due to loss of moisture during drying [1], [2].According to Benoit [3], shrinkage usually leads to cracking and, even though it may not affect the structural integrity, durability problems are generally increased.Indeed, where …
The cause of cracks is related to the dry shrinkage performance of the mixture [10]. Thus, to reasonably and effectively use RLFM in the construction of a road base, studying the dry shrinkage performance of cement-stabilized RLFM (CSR) is necessary [11], [12]. Based on the dry shrinkage strain, water loss rate, shrinkage …