Durability performance and dimensional stability of roller compacted concrete: Comprehensive review

Abstract

Nowadays, roller compacted concretes (RCC) are preferred because of their fast production, low cost and better durability performance than the conventional concretes. RCC mixtures are applied in many areas such as airports, factories, oil stations, different industrial floors and especially in dams and roads. In this study, a comprehensive literature review about the advantages, disadvantages, history, mechanical and durability performance of RCC application was made. For this purposes, the mechanical properties, such as compressive, flexural, tensile strengths, modulus of elasticity, fatigue behaviour and creep performance of RCC mixtures containing fly ash, blast furnace slag, steel and polypropylene type fibers and recycled materials were reviewed. Besides, Studies about the durability performance of RCC mixtures, such as transport properties, freeze-thaw resistance, dimensional properties, density and thermal characteristics in the literature were investigated.

Keywords

• Roller compacted concretes,Mechanical properties,Durability performance,Mineral admixtures,Dimensional stability

Silindirle sıkıştırılmış betonun dayanıklılık performansı ve boyutsal kararlılığı: Kapsamlı inceleme

Abstract

Silindirle sıkıştırılmış betonların (SSB), geleneksel betonlara kıyasla üretiminin hızlı olması, maliyetinin düşük olması ve daha iyi dayanıklılık performansı göstermesi nedeniyle günümüzde yaygın olarak tercih edilmektedir. SSB karışımları hava limanları, fabrikalar, petrol istasyonları, çeşitli endüstriyel zeminler ve özellikle barajlar, yollar gibi birçok alanda uygulanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada SSB uygulamalarının avantaj, dezavantaj, tarihçesi, mekanik ve durabilite özellikleri üzerine yapılan araştırmalar ayrıntılı olarak incelenmiştir. Mekanik özellikler kapsamında uçucu kül, yüksek fırın cürufu, çelik ve polipropilen lifler, geri kazanılmış malzemeleri içeren SSB karışımların basınç, eğilme dayanımı, çekme dayanımı, elastisite modülü, yorulma davranışı ve sünme performansı araştırılmıştır. Durabilite performansı olarak SSB karışımların yoğunluk özellikleri, geçirgenlik, boyutsal kararlılığı, donma-çözülme direnci ve termal özellikleri kapsamında literatürde yapılan çalışmalar incelenmiştir.

Keywords

• Silindirle sıkıştırılmış beton,Mekanik özellikler,Durabilite performansı,Mineral katılar,Boyutsal kararlılık

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