Effect of Silica Fume and Nano Silica on Mechanical Properties of Fiber-Reinforced Lightweight Concrete

Document Type : Research Note

Authors

• Seyed Hosein ‎ Ghasemzadeh Mousavinejad ‎ ¹
• yasser ghorbani ²

¹ University of Guilan ‎‏ ‏‎ ‎

² The nonprofit Institute of Deylaman Lahijan

10.22067/civil.v31i2.53442

Abstract

Lightweight concrete has significant importance due to its special features including weight reduction of structures.This article aims to study ‎the effect of silica fume (SF) and ‎nano silica (Na) on mechanical properties of fiber reinforced concrete containing lightweight scoria aggregates. SF ‎and Na are replaced by different amounts of cement weight. The used amounts of Steel and ‎polypropylene fibers having different length to ‎diameter ratios are different.‎ For this study, seventeen different lightweight mixtures ‎were made and tested for mechanical strengths, water absorption and density. ‎Results show that optimized replacement ‎amount of SF and Na is 10% and 3%, respectively. Steel fiber in comparison to ‎Polypropylene fiber had‎ better effect on mechanical characteristics of lightweight concrete.‎

Keywords

• Lightweight Scoria
• Silica fume
• Nano Silica
• Steel and Polypropylene Fibers
• Mechanical properties

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