Probability distributions of mechanical properties of natural aggregates using a simple method

Autor(es)

Angulo, Sergio C. ^[1] ; Silva, Natalia V. ^[1] ; Lange, David A. ^[2] ; Tavares, Luis Marcelo ^[3]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Politecn, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Illinois, Urbana, IL - USA

^[3] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Dept Met & Mat Engn, Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS; v. 233, FEB 10 2020.
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Resumo

Characterizing the strength and the elastic modulus of single aggregate particles is relevant, in particular for use in high-strength concrete. One problem of methods normally used in this task is the time and effort demanded. The work proposes a rapid and simple test method to measure the probabilistic distributions of those properties for coarse aggregates contained in the range of particle sizes between 9.5 and 25-mm, approximately, applying it to granite and limestone. Water absorption (WA) of a hundred individual particles of each type of coarse aggregate was measured. Afterwards, the Point Load Test method is used to determine the tensile strength of all particles. A Linear Variable Differential Transducer (LVDT) coupled to the mechanical essay measured the displacements, under Hertz contact conditions, between artificially flat-made irregular particles and the testing machine fixture, allowing to determine the elastic moduli. Results were represented using the Weibull probabilistic distribution function. The one hundred individual particles, when stratified on the basis of non-destructive WA measurements, allowed capture the mechanical variability in the data. As such, mechanical tests could be performed only with approximately 20 specially selected particles of each aggregate type. Fundamental inverse exponential functions between the mechanical properties and WA confirmed the possibility of using this artifice. The tensile strengths ranged from 3 to 22 MPa for granite aggregates and from 3 to 16 MPa for limestone aggregates. Elastic moduli of the aggregates were also variable: 18-78 GPa for granite aggregates, and 18-66 GPa for limestone aggregates. Values within these ranges may influence the mechanical performance of high strength concretes. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/19974-3 - Avanços na caracterização dos agregados para melhoria da ecoeficiência de concretos
• Beneficiário: Sérgio Cirelli Angulo
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Exterior - Pesquisa
• Processo FAPESP: 16/02902-0 - Resistência das partículas de agregados graúdos naturais e sua influência no comportamento mecânico do concreto
• Beneficiário: Natália Vieira da Silva
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado
• Processo FAPESP: 14/50948-3 - INCT 2014: tecnologias ecoeficientes avançadas em produtos cimentícios
• Beneficiário: Vanderley Moacyr John
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 16/20420-2 - Resistência dos Agregados: controle e análise de efeitos no comportamento mecânico dos concretos
• Beneficiário: Sérgio Cirelli Angulo
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular