TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a flowchart for mixture simulation, showing the relationship between mix composition and properties of concrete, including deformation of Hardened Concrete, compressive strength and tensile strength.
Abstract: 1. Packing Density and Homogeneity of Granular Mixes 1.1. Virtual Packing Density of a granular mix 1.2. Actual Packing Density - The Compressible Packing Model (CPM) 1.3. Effect of Boundary Conditions on the Mean Packing Density 1.4. Granular Mixes of Maximum Packing Density 1.5. Segregation of Granular Mixes 1.6. Summary 2. Relationships Between Mix Composition and Properties of Concrete 2.1. Fresh Concrete Properties 2.2. Adiabatic Temperature Rise 2.3. Compressive Strength 2.4. Tensile Strength 2.5. Deformability of Hardened Concrete 2.6. Factors Affecting Concrete Permeability 2.7. Summary: the various types of granular system to be considered in concrete mix design 3. Concrete Constituents: Relevant Parameters 3.1. Aggregate 3.2. Cement 3.3. Mineral Admixtures (supplementary cementitious materials) 3.4. Plasticizers/Superplasticizers 4. Mix-Design of Concrete 4.1. Specifying a Concrete for a Given Application 4.2. Solution of the Mix-Design Problem 4.3. Questions relating to the Aggregate Skeleton 4.4. Questions Relating to the Binders 4.5. Stability of Concrete in an Industrial Process 4.6. Review of Some Standard Methods in the Light of the Present Approach 5. Applications: Various Concrete Families 5.1. Preliminary Simulations: From Normal-Strength to Very High-Strength Concretes 5.2. Normal-Strength Structural Concrete 5.3. High-Performance Concrete 5.4. Concretes with Special Placing Methods 5.5. Concretes with Special Composition Conclusion Appendix: flowchart for mixture simulation
TL;DR: A review of the published enhancement methods for recycled concrete aggregate can be found in this paper, where the authors suggest that carbonation treatment is an efficient and feasible method for improving the mechanical properties and durability of recycling concrete aggregate.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented two models allowing to predict the packing density of a particle mix, derived from the Mooney's suspension viscosity model, and made a selection of mixes with the help of the Solid Suspension Model, and tests are performed in order to verify that the mix obtained is definitely optimal.
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of elevated temperature on geopolymer paste, mortar and concrete made using fly ash as a precursor was investigated and it was shown that aggregate sizes larger than 10 mm resulted in good strength performances in both ambient and elevated temperatures.
TL;DR: In this paper, performance tests have been carried out for fresh and hardened properties of concrete made with commercially produced coarse recycled concrete aggregate and natural fine sand, and the results indicate that the difference between the characteristics of fresh-and hardened recycled aggregate concrete and natural aggregate concrete is perhaps relatively narrow than reported for laboratory-crushed recycled aggregatecrete mixtures.