Abstract
A considerable number of investigations have been conducted on the physical and mechanical properties of concrete made with crushed calcareous sand at room temperature. However, no attention has been directed at studying the performance of concrete made with crushed calcareous sand at elevated temperature. This study investigates the effects of elevated temperatures on the residual mechanical and physical properties of concretes made of two types of sand (siliceous and calcareous). For each sand type, three water/cement ratios (w/c = .6, .42 and .27) were tested. Specimens were heated under six different temperatures: 20 °C (ambient temperature), 150, 250, 400, 600 and 900 °C. After cooling down to ambient temperature, the compressive strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity, mass loss, water porosity, density and specimens’ volume were determined. Also surface crack observations were conducted with Microscope. Results obtained show that there are no significant differences in the physical properties of concrete made with calcareous sand when compared to concrete made with siliceous sand. The evolution of the residual compressive strength with temperature depends on the mineralogical nature of sand and the water/cement ratio.
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