Investigation of mechanical and thermal properties of nano SiO2/hydrophobic silica aerogel co-doped concrete with thermal insulation properties

Al Zaidi I. K., DEMİREL B., ATİŞ C. D., AKKURT F.

STRUCTURAL CONCRETE, cilt.21, sa.3, ss.1123-1133, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/suco.201900324
  • Dergi Adı: STRUCTURAL CONCRETE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Aerospace Database, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, INSPEC, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1123-1133
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: aerogel, compressive strength, concrete, thermal insulation, PERFORMANCE, BINDER, CEMENT
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Lightweight concretes with thermal insulation properties and good compressive strength can be produced by the replacement of normal aggregate of cement mixture with low-density materials. In this study, sand in a cement mixture has been replaced totally with silica aerogel powder as well as replacement of cement with fly ash. Furthermore, nano silica and silica-fume were added and incorporated into the concrete matrix. The most obvious finding to emerge from this study was that a lighter sample with no sand contributed to the lowest thermal insulation reduction by 58% of the reference sample and reduction in density to 22.8%, with reduced compressive strength of 27.11 MPa at 28 days. Obtaining of a lighter concrete by using aerogel, a chance of reduced building cooling and heating energy consumption and enhanced indoor comfort with the reduction of mold and condensation on buildings wall was obtained.