Durability against freeze-thaw cycle of natural pozzolan concrete

Authors

  • Eddie Franck Rajaonarison Sciences of Materials and Metallurgy, Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique, University of Antananarivo, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar Author
  • Alexandre Gacoin Search Group on Sciences for the Engineers, GRESPI/ Thermomécanique, University of Reims Champagne-Ardennes, Campus du Moulin de la Housse - BP 1039, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France Author
  • Bam Haja Nirina Razafindrabe Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan Author
  • Vincent Emile Rasamison Researcher at the CNARP Department of Chemistry, B.P.702, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar Author

Keywords:

Natural pozzolan; freeze-thaw; compressive strength; light concrete; scaling

Abstract

In this research, an attempt was made to produce several types of mixing rate materials by the implementation of the procedure adopted. The evolution of the damage factor due to freezing, under loading of 20 to 60% of the flexural breaking load at 28 days, was determined during the freeze-thaw cycles. A study of the microstructure of materials gives explanations of the phenomena involved. A durability factor, was calculated from the damage factor after 40 freeze-thaw cycles and, in an original way, revealed the relative importance of characteristics of the materials affecting their frost resistance. Freeze–thaw stability tests were conducted for 400 cycles or until specimens deteriorated.

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Published

2018-10-31

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 5 (2018)

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Articles

How to Cite

Durability against freeze-thaw cycle of natural pozzolan concrete. (2018). International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, 8(5), 1310-1317. https://ijcet.evegenis.org/index.php/ijcet/article/view/1943