FraMCoS 8 2013 Toledo, Spain

Fracture Energy of Concrete and Shear Strength of RC Beams Internally Cured using Porous Ceramic-Roof Tile Waste Aggregate

Fracture energy tests were carried out on Portland blast furnace cement-type B (BB) concrete where as an internal curing material, partial replacement of 20% of the total course aggregate volume was carried out with porous ceramic-roof material waste aggregate (PCA).…

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Abstract

Fracture energy tests were carried out on Portland blast furnace cement-type B (BB) concrete where as an internal curing material, partial replacement of 20% of the total course aggregate volume was carried out with porous ceramic-roof material waste aggregate (PCA). In addition, the effects of PCA on the shear strength of reinforced concrete (RC) beams of effective depth 210mm and 250 mm were also investigated. The results showed that PCA contributed to improved compressive, splitting tensile strengths as well as fracture energies. However, the effect of internal curing with PCA on shear strength of RC beams was not observed.