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Effect of Aggregate Size on Strength Characteristics of High Strength Lightweight Concrete.

ABSTRACT: Effects of aggregate size on the mechanical properties of lightweight concrete (LC) were investigated. Four gradings of lightweight aggregate (LWA) were designed and used to prepare the specimens for compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, and flexural strength tests. An estimating method for compressive strength of LC was then established. The compressive strength of tested LC was up to 95 MPa at 90-day curing time. The test results suggested that the absence of medium-size particles decreased the compaction of LC, therefore the density and compressive strength were negatively affected. Specimens having single size of aggregate showed lower splitting tensile and flexural strengths than that having three sizes of LWA. The parameters of the estimating model were determined according to the test results, and the compressive strength predictions of estimation model were compared with the results from other literature.

SUBMITTER: Wei H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7143055 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

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Effect of Aggregate Size on Strength Characteristics of High Strength Lightweight Concrete.

Wei Hui H Liu Yang Y Wu Tao T Liu Xi X

Materials (Basel, Switzerland) 20200313 6

Effects of aggregate size on the mechanical properties of lightweight concrete (LC) were investigated. Four gradings of lightweight aggregate (LWA) were designed and used to prepare the specimens for compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, and flexural strength tests. An estimating method for compressive strength of LC was then established. The compressive strength of tested LC was up to 95 MPa at 90-day curing time. The test results suggested that the absence of medium-size particles ...[more]

PMID: 32183197

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