Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Deparment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University, International Institute for Urban Systems Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Egypt

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• Research Article   
  Effect of Silica Fume on the Behavior of Lightweight Rc Beams Made from Crushed Clay Bricks
  Author(s): Yahia M.S. Ali and Tarek Abdela*
  
  Crushed Over-burnt Clay Bricks (COBB) is a promising alternative to the natural gravel aggregate in Light Weight Concrete (LWC) production because of its high strength-to-weight ratio. In addition, COBCB is considered a green aggregate by solving the problem of disposing of this solid waste. in this paper, a total of fifteen Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams were constructed and tested up to failure. The experimental program was classified to five groups, the first group was casted with Normal Weight Concrete (NWC) as control, and the remaining four groups were casted with LWC. The test parameters were concrete type; reinforcement ratio and silica fume (SF) content. The behavior of beams was evaluated in terms of crack patterns, failure mode, ultimate deflection, and ductility. Based on the experimental results, the resulting concrete showed that it satisfies the requ.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2165-784X.2022.12.450

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