Materials, Vol. 13, Pages 532: Physical and Mechanical Properties of HighStrength Concrete Modified with Supplementary Cementitious Materials after Exposure to Elevated Temperature up to 1000 °C (Materials)

This paper presents the experimental findings of a study on the influence of combining usage of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) on the performance of highstrength concrete (HSC) subjected to elevated temperatures. In this study, four types of HSC formulations were prepared: HSC made from cement and fly ash (FA), HSC made from cement and ultrafine fly ash (UFFA), HSC made from cement and UFFAmetakaolin (MK), and HSC made from cement and FAUFFAMK. Mechanical and physical properties of HSC subjected to high temperatures (400, 600, 800, and 1000 °C) were studied. Furthermore, the relation between residual compressive strength and physical properties (loss mass, water absorption, and porosity) of HSC was developed. Results showed that the combined usage of SCMs had limited influence on the earlyage strength of HSC, while the 28d strength had been significantly affected. At 1000 °C, the residual compressive strength retained 18.7 MPa and 23.9 MPa for concretes containing 30% UFFA5% MK and 10% FA20% UFFA5% MK, respectively. The specimen containing FAUFFAMK showed the best physical properties when the temperature raised above 600 °C. Combined usage of SCMs (10% FA20% UFFA5% MK) showed the lowest mass loss (9.2%), water absorption (10.9%) and porosity (28.6%) at 1000 °C. There was a strongly correlated relation between residual strength and physical properties of HSC exposed to elevated temperatures.