Construction and technical properties of vermiculite concrete and fibro vermiculite concrete with volcanic pumice under the influence of elevated temperatures

Objective. Development of compositions of vermiculite concrete and fibro vermiculite concrete with volcanic pumice. Investigation of the construction and technical properties of the developed compositions of vermiculite concrete and fibrovermiculite concrete with volcanic pumice under the influence of elevated temperatures.

Method. Methods of increasing the fire resistance of reinforced concrete structures are considered. The research is aimed at the development of vermiculite concrete and fibro vermiculite concrete with volcanic pumice for fire protection of building structures and the manufacture of heat-resistant products and structures. To reduce the cost of vermiculite concrete, its partial replacement with volcanic pumice is proposed. For the study of vermiculite concrete with volcanic pumice reinforced with basalt fiber, a rotatable plan of the second order of the regular hexagon type was used.

Result. Replacing a part of an expensive aggregate (expanded vermiculite) with pumice leads to a slight increase in the average density of the composite, while the bending and compressive strength increases. In addition, the heat-resistant properties of vermiculite concrete with pumice are increased. This is due to the fact that volcanic pumice, being a hydraulically active additive, is able to react hydration with cement components, eliminating the harmful effect of secondary hydration of free calcium oxide. The influence of the heating temperature on the change in the construction and technical properties of vermiculite concrete and fibrovermiculic concrete, including with the addition of pumice, has been studied. It was found that dispersed reinforcement with basalt fibers reduces shrinkage deformations, when heated to t = 800, the shrinkage decreases from 0.7 to 0.5% compared to the original concrete matrix.

Conclusion. The dependence "compressive strength = f (average concrete density)" significantly depends on the presence and ratio of pumice in the composition of vermiculite concrete, while an increase in the holding temperature to 600 oC or 800 oC leads to a decrease in the compressive strength from 15 to 25%, and the main decrease occurs when heated to 600 oC, further the increase in temperature has a negligible effect. The dependence of the bending strength on the compressive strength is generally maintained regardless of the heating temperature, and the heating of concrete does not reduce the relative bending strength, i.e. the ratio of bending strength / compressive strength is not reduced. Dispersed fiber reinforcement increases the relative bending strength by about 70% regardless of the heating temperature.

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