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    Concrete is a three-phase system consisting of a hardened cement paste matrix, coarse aggregate stones for strength, and a transition zone between the matrix and aggregate. The document discusses the relationship between concrete strength and porosity, describing different types of pores in cement paste and how porosity reduces strength according to a mathematical formula. It also outlines various types of concrete strength that are tested, including compressive, flexural, and tensile strength. Finally, it mentions concrete's behavior is affected by stress variation, time and temperature, and cyclic or dynamic loads.

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    Concrete is a three-phase system consisting of a hardened cement paste matrix, coarse aggregate stones for strength, and a transition zone between the matrix and aggregate. The document discusses the relationship between concrete strength and porosity, describing different types of pores in cement paste and how porosity reduces strength according to a mathematical formula. It also outlines various types of concrete strength that are tested, including compressive, flexural, and tensile strength. Finally, it mentions concrete's behavior is affected by stress variation, time and temperature, and cyclic or dynamic loads.

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    3.0 Strength of Concrete

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    Concrete is a three-phase system consisting of a hardened cement paste matrix, coarse aggregate stones for strength, and a transition zone between the matrix and aggregate. The document discusses the relationship between concrete strength and porosity, describing different types of pores in cement paste and how porosity reduces strength according to a mathematical formula. It also outlines various types of concrete strength that are tested, including compressive, flexural, and tensile strength. Finally, it mentions concrete's behavior is affected by stress variation, time and temperature, and cyclic or dynamic loads.

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    03/02/2015

    3.1Concreteasathreephasesystem
    Concreteconsistsofthreephases:
    i. Matrixormortar(hardenedcementpaste)
    ii. Coarseaggregate thesemeansthestone
    chips,whicharemainlyresponsiblefor
    impartingstrengthtoconcrete.
    iii. Interfacialtransitionzone thezoneofbond
    betweenthematrixandthecoarseaggregate
    Eachphasecanbefurtherdividedintomultiple
    phases.Forexample,theaggregatecontainsvarious
    minerals,voidsandmicrocracks.

    3.2Strengthporosityrelationship
    Porosity may be divided into the following groups:
    i.

    Gel porosity: It is the ratio of the volume of gel pores


    to the total volume of hydrated cement paste.
    ii. Capillary porosity: It is the ratio of the volume of the
    capillary pores to the total volume of hydrated cement
    paste. Capillary pores are much larger than gel pores.
    iii. Total porosity of cement paste: Gel porosity + Capillary
    porosity
    iv. Concrete porosity: It is independent of whether the
    capillary pores are full of water or empty and has
    some entrapped air in it.

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    Strengthporosityrelationshipcont.

    Strengthporosityrelationshipcont.
    Theinfluenceofvolume
    ofporesonstrengthcan
    beexpressedas
    fc =fco(1p)n
    Where,
    fc isstrengthofconcreteat
    porosityp
    fco isstrengthofconcreteat
    zeroporosity
    p=porosity
    n=coeff.Whichneednotto
    beconstant

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    3.3Varioustypeofstrengthandtheirtest
    Compressivestrength

    3.3Varioustypeofstrengthandtheirtest

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    Concretestrengthandtheirtestcontd.
    Flexuralstrength

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    Tensilestrength:

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    3.4Behaviorofconcreteundervarious
    conditions:
    i. Stressvariation
    ii. Effectoftime,andtemperature
    iii. Cyclicanddynamicloads

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