Effect of Clay Fines on the Behavior of Self-Compacting Concrete.docVIP

Engineering, 2013, 5, 213-218 doi:10.4236/eng.2013.52031 Published Online February 2013 (/journal/eng) Effect of Clay Fines on the Behavior of Self-Compacting Concrete Zine Eddine Abib, Haifa Gaher-Abib, Fattoum Kharchi Laboratory of Building in Environment, Faculty of Civil Engeenering, University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumedienne (USTHB), Algiers, Algeria Email: abibzineeddine@yahoo.fr Received October 16, 2012; revised November 30, 2012; accepted December 20, 2012 ABSTRACT The technology of concrete has significantly increased in recent years through the use of superplasticizer and availabil- ity of mineral additions. One of the most recent materials used as an additive, replacing a portion of cement in concrete, is fine clay fired at a temperature of 800?C to 900?C. This research is based on trials that complied with artificial poz- zolan (waste crushed brick), and their effect on the rheological and mechanical behavior of mortar. The addition of 5% of a waste crushed brick has helped not only to improve the strength (tensile and compression), but also to foster a bet- ter rheological behavior in terms of fluidity and stability, with a low heat of hydration compared to control. However, tests of optimizing the content of self-compacting concrete (SCC) in coarse aggregates, sand and binder, led us to con- firm that the combined mass of more optimal (better workability and stability) is that based on low in volumetric per- centage of sand/paste with a granular skeleton richest gravel low dimensions (2/3 of G 3/8 and 1/3 of G 8/15). Keywords: Waste Crushed Brick; Pozzolanic Activity; Heat of Hydration; Workability; Strength; Self Compacting Concrete 1. Introduction The development of self compacting concrete requires a large volume of paste (≈330 to 400 l/m ) in order to 3 Currently, the use of treated clays, particularly that are rich in SiO and Al O , is a new development in concrete satisfy the stability