Study on Mechanical properties of Geo Polymer Concrete Using M-Sand and Glass Fibers

ABSTRACT-Fly Ash is one of the major waste materials available from thermal power plants. Its treatment and disposal was a problem in the early stages. Researchers found out a useful method of replacing fly ash for cement in calculated qualities.Here an experiment has been conducted to study the performance of concrete using fly ash as the major binding material without of cement. Low calcium fly ash is preferred as a source material than High calcium fly ash because of to reducing more carbon di-oxide emission. Alkaline liquid Sodium hydroxide and Sodium silicate solution are used in this project as binders. It is used in Geo polymerization process.A mix proportion for Geopolymer concrete was designed and tests were carried out. The compressive, tensile & flexural strength of Geopolymer concrete have been studied and compared with OPC.Glass is one of the cheapest & abundantly available fibers. Glass fiber has been extensively used in reinforced cement. Glass fibers were added to the mix in fractions of 0.5%, 1%,1.5% and 2% to the weight of cement. Based on the test results, optimum % were formulated with respect to compressive,tensile & flexural strength

Flexural Performance of Engineered Cementitious Compositelayered Reinforced Concrete Beams

This study focuses to develop a new hybrid Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC) and assesses the performance of a new hybrid ECC based on the steel short random fiber reinforcement. This hybrid ECC aims to improve the tensile strength of cementitious material and enhance better flexural performance in an RC beam. In this study, four different mixes have been investigated. ECC with Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA) fiber and PolyPropylene (PP) fiber of 2.0% volume fraction are the two Mono fiber mixes; ECC mix with PVA fiber of 0.65% volume fraction hybridized with steel fiber of 1.35% volume fraction, PP fiber of 0.65% volume fraction hybridized with steel of 1.35% volume fraction are the two additional different hybrid mixes. The material properties of mono fiber ECC with 2.0 % of PVA is kept as the reference mix in this study. The hybridization with fibers has a notable achievement on the uniaxial tensile strength, compressive strength, Young’s modulus, and flexural behavior in ECC layered RC beams. From the results, it has been observed that the mix with PVA fiber of 0.65% volume fraction hybrid with steel fiber of 1.35% volume fraction exhibit improvements in tensile strength, flexural strength, and energy absorption. The PP fiber of 0.65% volume fraction hybridized with steel of 1.35% volume fraction mix has reasonable flexural performance and notable achievement in displacement ductility over the reference mix

Zaprojektowana fleksyjna wydajność belki żelbetowej pokrytej kompozytem cementowym

This study focuses to develop a new hybrid Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC) and assesses the performance of a new hybrid ECC based on the steel short random fiber reinforcement. This hybrid ECC aims to improve the tensile strength of cementitious material and enhance better flexural performance in an RC beam. In this study, four different mixes have been investigated. ECC with Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA) fiber and PolyPropylene (PP) fiber of 2.0% volume fraction are the two Mono fiber mixes; ECC mix with PVA fiber of 0.65% volume fraction hybridized with steel fiber of 1.35% volume fraction, PP fiber of 0.65% volume fraction hybridized with steel of 1.35% volume fraction are the two additional different hybrid mixes. The material properties of mono fiber ECC with 2.0 % of PVA is kept as the reference mix in this study. The hybridization with fibers has a notable achievement on the uniaxial tensile strength, compressive strength, Young’s modulus, and flexural behavior in ECC layered RC beams. From the results, it has been observed that the mix with PVA fiber of 0.65% volume fraction hybrid with steel fiber of 1.35% volume fraction exhibitimprovements in tensile strength, flexural strength, andenergy absorption. ThePP fiber of 0.65% volume fraction hybridized with steel of 1.35% volume fraction mix has reasonable flexural performance and notable achievement in displacement ductility overthe reference mix.Zaprojektowany kompozyt cementowy (ECC) jest materiałem przygotowywanym na bazie zaprawy cementowej z wykorzystaniem krótkiego włókna, z udziałem objętościowym do 2,0%. Należy do rodziny Kompozytu Cementowego o Bardzo Wysokiej Wytrzymałości (UHTCC), który wykazuje wyjątkowe właściwości mechaniczne w zakresie umocnienia odkształceniowego, wytrzymałości na rozciąganie i odporności na odkształcenia. Typ, geometria, udział objętościowy i inne właściwości wytrzymałościowe włókien stosowanych w mieszance decydują o mechanicznych zachowaniach ECC. Mieszanki ECC są zwykle opracowywane z wykorzystaniem włókna polialkoholu winylowego (PVA), włókna stalowego (SE), włókna polipropylenowego (PP) i włókna polietylenowego (PE). Celem zastosowania włókien jest poprawa umocnienia odkształceniowego, wytrzymałości na rozciąganie i pochłaniania energii betonu, co zmniejsza uszkodzenia w konstrukcji betonowej poddanej wpływom dynamicznym i uderzeniowym. W celu zbadania zachowania ECC podczas testu ściskania, wykonano test modułu Younga, bezpośrednią próbę rozciągania oraz test zginania na belkach dla 4 różnych mieszanek. Mieszanka 1 (M1) zawiera 2% włókna PVA, mieszanka 2 (M2) zawiera 2% włókna PP, mieszanka 3 (M3) zawiera 0,65% PVA i 1,35% włókien stalowych, mieszanka 4 (M4) zawiera 0,65% PP i 1,35% włókien stalowych

Evolution of the RNase P RNA structural domain in Leptospira spp

We have employed the RNase P RNA (RPR) gene, which is present as single copy in chromosome I of Leptospira spp. to investigate the phylogeny of structural domains present in the RNA subunit of the tRNA processing enzyme, RNase P. RPR gene sequences of 150 strains derived from NCBI database along with sequences determined from 8 reference strains were examined to fathom strain specific structural differences present in leptospiral RPR. Sequence variations in the RPR gene impacted on the configuration of loops, stems and bulges found in the RPR highlighting species and strain specific structural motifs. In vitro transcribed leptospiral RPR ribozymes are demonstrated to process pre-tRNA into mature tRNA in consonance with the positioning of Leptospira in the taxonomic domain of bacteria. RPR sequence datasets used to construct a phylogenetic tree exemplified the segregation of strains into their respective lineages with a (re)speciation of strain SH 9 to Leptospira borgpetersenii, strains Fiocruz LV 3954 and Fiocruz LV 4135 to Leptospira santarosai, strain CBC 613 to Leptospira kirschneri and strain HAI 1536 to Leptospira noguchii. Furthermore, it allowed characterization of an isolate P2653, presumptively characterized as either serovar Hebdomadis, Kremastos or Longnan to Leptospira weilii, serovar Longna