Effect of magnetic water on strength and workability of high performance concrete

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Associate professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

2 MSc student, Department of Civil Engineering, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

Abstract

Nowadays, concrete is one of the most important and widely used human product. Improving concrete characteristics have always been one of the fundamental subjects for engineers. Improve the physical properties of water, as one of the main elements of concrete, is one way to improve the characteristics of the concrete. When water passes through the magnetic field, its physical quality has changed, it is called Magnetic water. This study examines the effect of the use of magnetized water (MW) with a solenoid current-carrying, on the compressive strength and workability of high performance concrete. The variables of this study were the intensity of magnetic field, the silica fume replacement level and water to cement ratio in different mixes. The results show that using MW increases the workability of concrete about 36% in average.MW in combination with superplasticizer is more effective than MW on workability and compressive strength of concrete. MW had more positive effects on the samples without silica fume. Increasing the intensity of magnetic field improved the workability, 28 and 90 days compressive strength concrete.

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Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering
Volume 3, Issue 2 - Serial Number 7
September 2016
Pages 30-41

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  • Receive Date: 30 October 2015
  • Revise Date: 21 May 2016
  • Accept Date: 20 August 2016

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