The Usage of Perlitic Pumice from İzmir-Menderes (Turkey) in the Production of Low-Strength Lightweight Concrete

• Authors: H. Ceylan , S. Saraç
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Lightweight aggregates, used to produce cavity blocks in the construction sector, vary according to their technical properties and thus, technical analyses should be performed on lightweight aggregate specimens. Lightweight aggregates, like pumice, are widely employed for the production of construction elements, used as light masonry units. In literature there are studies related to applications of various lightweight aggregates, such as volcanic slag, ignimbrite and expanded clay, in addition to pumice, to produce porous cavity blocks. This study investigates the usability of perlitic pumice formations, present around Menderes, İzmir (Turkey), as lightweight aggregate. Many experiments were conducted to investigate this possibility and to determine the optimum mixing ratios of aggregate. Based on the results, for 10% of cement by volume, the optimum aggregate mixing ratio was 40% 0-4 mm and 60% 4-8 mm.

Keywords

EN

81.05.Rm; 81.05.-t

Discipline

• 81.05.Rm: Porous materials; granular materials(for granular superconductors, see 74.81.Bd)
• 81.05.-t: Specific materials: fabrication, treatment, testing, and analysis(for superconducting materials, see 74.70.-b, and 74.72.-h; for magnetic materials, see 75.50.-y; for optical materials, see 42.70.-a; for dielectric materials, see 77.84.-s; for disperse systems and complex fluids, see 82.70.-y; see also 82.75.-z Molecular sieves, zeolites, clathrates, and other complex solids; for materials properties, see sections 60 and 70)

• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 132
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 667-669

Dates

published

2017-09

Contributors

author

H. Ceylan

• Suleyman Demirel University, Technical Sciences Vocational School, Department of Construction, Isparta 32260, Turkey

author

S. Saraç

• Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Engineering, Mining Engineering Department, Isparta 32260, Turkey

References

• [1] H. Ceylan, Ph.D. Thesis, SDU Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, 2005
• [2] S. Demirdağ, L. Gündüz, in: 3rd Aggregate Symposium Proceedings Book, İstanbul 2003, p. 51
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• [7] TS 3234, Pumice Concrete Construction Rules: mixing calculation and experimental methods, Turkish Standards Institute, Ankara 1978
• [8] TS EN 771-3, Masonry Units-Properties - Chapter 3: Concrete masonry units (with dense and light aggregate), Turkish Standards Institute, Ankara 2015
• [9] TS EN 206-1, Concrete - Chapter 1: Property, Performance, Production and Conformity, Turkish Standards Institute, Ankara 2002

Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.132.667