Abstract
Synergistic effects of micro-silica (MS) and nano-silica (NS) on moderate and high strength concrete properties were investigated. Efficacy of micro and nano refinement remarkably increased as the W/Cm ratio decreased, and up to 37% improvement in compressive strength was obtained. Moreover, the linear-elastic region of the stress vs. strain diagrams significantly extended. As a result of the synergistic effect, a very dense interfacial transition zone was formed. The time-dependent evolution of the elastic modulus was much more effective than the compressive strength development. However, the combined use of MS and NS significantly decreased ductility.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 127404 |
| Journal | Construction and Building Materials |
| Volume | 333 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 23 May 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022 Elsevier Ltd
Funding
The authors gratefully acknowledge the “Ravago Chemicals Turkey” for providing colloidal nano-silica samples.
Keywords
- Compressive strength
- Discontinuity and critical stress limit
- ITZ
- Micro-silica
- Microstructure
- Nano-silica
- Rheology
- Splitting tensile strength
- Synergistic effect
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