Journal
FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL
Volume 45, Issue 6-8, Pages 385-391Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2010.08.002
Keywords
Concrete; Elevated temperature; Finely ground pumice; Silica fume; C-S-H gel
Funding
- Scientific Research Projects Management Council of the Firat University of Turkey [2008/1586]
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This study investigated the effect of elevated temperature on the mechanical and physical properties of concrete specimens obtained by substituting cement with finely ground pumice (FGP) at proportions of 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% by weight. To determine the effect of silica fume (SF) additive on the mechanical and physical properties of concrete containing FGP, SF has been added to all series except for the control specimen, which contained 10% cement by weight instead. The specimens were heated in an electric furnace up to 400, 600 and 800 C and kept at these temperatures for one hour. After the specimens were cooled in the furnace, ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV), compressive strength and weight loss values were determined. The results demonstrated that adding the mineral admixtures to concrete decreased both unit weight and compressive strength. Additionally, elevating the temperature above 600 C affected the compressive strength such that the weight loss of concrete was more pronounced for concrete mixtures containing both FGP and SF. These results were also supported by scanning electron microscope (SEM) studies. Crown Copyright (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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