Effects of Aggregate Micro Fines (AMF), Aluminum Sulfate and Polypropylene Fiber (PPF) on Properties of Machine-Made Sand Concrete

With the depletion and increasing demand of river sand, machine-made sand could be used more and more in concrete. In order to improve the properties of machine-made sand concrete, the effects of the aggregate micro fines (AMF) content, aluminum sulfate, and polypropylene fibers (PPF) on the slump,...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Hang He, Yuli Wang, Junjie Wang
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Språk:English
Publicerad: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
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Yuli Wang
Junjie Wang
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Junjie Wang
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description With the depletion and increasing demand of river sand, machine-made sand could be used more and more in concrete. In order to improve the properties of machine-made sand concrete, the effects of the aggregate micro fines (AMF) content, aluminum sulfate, and polypropylene fibers (PPF) on the slump, compressive strength, water permeability, and the chloride permeability coefficients were investigated through a single factor test method, and related mechanisms were analyzed. The results show that the optimum contents of AMF, aluminum sulfate, and the polypropylene fiber are 10 wt%, 1 wt%, and 0.6 kg/m<sup>3</sup>, respectively. The optimum content of AMF improved the compactness of concrete. The addition of aluminum sulfate promoted the initial formation of ettringite, and thereby improved the compressive strength and the permeability resistance. The polypropylene fiber can modify the pore structure distribution of concrete and reduce the porosity, thereby improving the impermeability of the concrete. The compressive strength of the machine-made sand concrete could be increased by more than 20%, and the water/chloride permeability coefficients could be decreased by more than 45%.
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spelling doaj.art-464894dabdb5472995217f29ae9cfbcd2022-12-22T03:34:05ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172019-05-01911225010.3390/app9112250app9112250Effects of Aggregate Micro Fines (AMF), Aluminum Sulfate and Polypropylene Fiber (PPF) on Properties of Machine-Made Sand ConcreteHang He0Yuli Wang1Junjie Wang2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454003, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454003, ChinaDivision of Engineering, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188, UAEWith the depletion and increasing demand of river sand, machine-made sand could be used more and more in concrete. In order to improve the properties of machine-made sand concrete, the effects of the aggregate micro fines (AMF) content, aluminum sulfate, and polypropylene fibers (PPF) on the slump, compressive strength, water permeability, and the chloride permeability coefficients were investigated through a single factor test method, and related mechanisms were analyzed. The results show that the optimum contents of AMF, aluminum sulfate, and the polypropylene fiber are 10 wt%, 1 wt%, and 0.6 kg/m<sup>3</sup>, respectively. The optimum content of AMF improved the compactness of concrete. The addition of aluminum sulfate promoted the initial formation of ettringite, and thereby improved the compressive strength and the permeability resistance. The polypropylene fiber can modify the pore structure distribution of concrete and reduce the porosity, thereby improving the impermeability of the concrete. The compressive strength of the machine-made sand concrete could be increased by more than 20%, and the water/chloride permeability coefficients could be decreased by more than 45%.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/11/2250aggregate micro finesmachine-made sandconcretealuminum sulfatepolypropylene fiberperformance
spellingShingle Hang He
Yuli Wang
Junjie Wang
Effects of Aggregate Micro Fines (AMF), Aluminum Sulfate and Polypropylene Fiber (PPF) on Properties of Machine-Made Sand Concrete
Applied Sciences
aggregate micro fines
machine-made sand
concrete
aluminum sulfate
polypropylene fiber
performance
title Effects of Aggregate Micro Fines (AMF), Aluminum Sulfate and Polypropylene Fiber (PPF) on Properties of Machine-Made Sand Concrete
title_full Effects of Aggregate Micro Fines (AMF), Aluminum Sulfate and Polypropylene Fiber (PPF) on Properties of Machine-Made Sand Concrete
title_fullStr Effects of Aggregate Micro Fines (AMF), Aluminum Sulfate and Polypropylene Fiber (PPF) on Properties of Machine-Made Sand Concrete
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Aggregate Micro Fines (AMF), Aluminum Sulfate and Polypropylene Fiber (PPF) on Properties of Machine-Made Sand Concrete
title_short Effects of Aggregate Micro Fines (AMF), Aluminum Sulfate and Polypropylene Fiber (PPF) on Properties of Machine-Made Sand Concrete
title_sort effects of aggregate micro fines amf aluminum sulfate and polypropylene fiber ppf on properties of machine made sand concrete
topic aggregate micro fines
machine-made sand
concrete
aluminum sulfate
polypropylene fiber
performance
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/11/2250
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