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Computers and Concrete
  Volume 17, Number 6, June 2016 , pages 815-829
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/cac.2016.17.6.815
 


Effect of the PC, diatomite and zeolite on the performance of concrete composites
Yilmaz Kocak and Muhsin Savas

 
Abstract
    This study has been carried out to investigate the effect of the surface properties of Portland cement, diatomite and zeolite on the performance of concrete composites. In this context, to describe the materials used in this study and determine the properties of them, chemical, physical, mineralogical, molecular, thermal, and zeta potential analysis have been applied. In the study, reference (Portland cement), 10%–20% diatomite, 10%–20% zeolite, 5+5%–10+10% diatomite and zeolite were substituted for Portland cement, a total of 7 different cements were obtained. Ultrasonic pulse velocity, capillary water absorption and compressive strength tests were performed on the hardened concrete specimens. Hardened concrete tests have been done on seven different types of concrete, for 28, 56 and 90 days. As a result of experiments it has been identified that both the zeolite and diatomite substitution has a positive effect on the performance of concrete.
 
Key Words
    concrete; diatomite; zeolite; zeta potential; strength
 
Address
Yilmaz Kocak: Department of Construction, Kutahya Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey

Muhsin Savas: Department of Construction, Institute of Sciences, Duzce University, Düzce, Turkey
 

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