A Research study of the effect of using basalt local pebbles (graves) on hardened (rigid) concrete specification


Abstract in English

This paper studies a practical laboratory research of the possibility of utilizing the natural resources available in the country, namely Basalt, which is available in large quantities in the southern region (Al-Suwayda) in order to demonstrate the extent to which it meets the requirements of standard specifications for use in the manufacture of (Reinforced) concrete by means of testing the resistance of pressure and tensile by splitting and the elasticity coefficient of hardened (rigid concrete) at Different ages (3-7- 28) days. As a result, pressure resistance tests increased by approximately 20 % with the maturating period progress of concrete mixtures. The pressure resistance of concrete mixtures prepared using basalt pebbles was approximately 18% higher than the pressure resistance of concrete formed usingcalcite(calcareous) pebbles in ages above 7 days There was also a slight decrease of 8% in the split tensile resistance of the studied samples prepared with basalt minerals , compared with the samples prepared using calcite (calcareous) pebble and this resistance increases over time . As for the elasticity coefficient , a 20% increase in the elasticity coefficient of the concrete was noticed with the maturating of the concrete mixtures compared to the referential mixture.

References used

HAMAD ALLAH MOHAMMAD AL-BAIJAT, "The Use of Basalt Aggregates in Concrete Mixes in Jordan”، Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering, Volume 2, No. 1, 2008
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