Experimental study on size of aggregates, size and shape of specimens on strength characteristics of pervious concrete

Abstract

Pervious concrete has a wide range of applications including pervious pavements, rigid drainage layers and water-free floor. In this paper, the influence of aggregate size, shape, and size of specimens on the mechanical properties of pervious concrete has been investigated. Tests on pervious concrete include direct compression on cubes and cylinders, splitting tension, and flexural tests on respective cylinders and prisms were carried out on three different mixes with aggregate sizes of 10, 12.5, and 20 mm. The height of specimens was kept as the primary variable whereas the aspect ratio was kept constant. Experimental results indicated that when aggregate size and height of specimen increases, compressive, splitting tensile and flexural strength decreases. Using Size effect models such as Linear model, Bažant's Size Effect Law and Modified Size Effect law, an approach is proposed to predict non-standard specimen strength from known standard specimen strength with high accuracy.