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    onstrvtion and Bung Matas 66 (2014) 723-730 Contonts lists available at ScionooDiroct Construction and Building Materials journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/conbuildmat = Effect of the coarse aggregate size on pipe flow of pumped concrete Mews Myoung Sung Choi *®, Young Jin Kim’, Kyung Pil Jang‘, Seung Hee Kwon‘* “ch ngncering Research Team, Daewoo asic of Construction Technol Suwon 440-210, Repub of Korea ape ofc and Environmental Eine Karen vanced natu cence and Technolgy. Daejeon 20570 Repub of Korea Dept. of Chil and EnvonmentlEngineeing Myon Universiy, Yongin 49-728, Reb of Kren «The pipe flow of pumped concrete is significantly affected by the coarse aggregate size {The thickness ofthe lubrication layer does not change with coarse aggregate size. ‘the rheology of the concrete and the lubrication layer change with coarse aggregate size. ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Received 9 Api 2014 Becelved in eised form 14 June 2014 ‘eceped 17 June 2014 ‘able nine 8 fly 2014 ‘The objective ofthis study isto find the influence ofthe coarse aggresate size on pipe flow of pumped ‘concrete Six diferent concrete mixes having two mixture proportions (24 and 50 MPa) and three max- imum coarse aggregate sizes (10, 20 and 25 mim) were selected and pumped into 170m and 1000 m Pipelines at different pumping pressures. The rheological properties ofthe concrete and the lubrication layer were measured before pumping. andthe thickness ofthe layer was also experimentally observed with a special sensor. An analytical equation considering the effect ofthe layer was used 0 calculate low rate. I is worth noting thatthe pipe ow of pumped conerete is significantly affected by the ‘coarse aggregate size due tothe variation of theological properties on concrete andthe layer depending ‘0n coarse aggregate size, whereas the thickness of the layer does nat change. Keywords: (Coase apsresate sie Conerete pumping Rheology Labrieation layer 1. Introduction Since concrete pumping was originally introduced in 1930s, it has been a common technique that is used to transport fresh con- crete for the construction of concrete structures such as high-rise ‘buildings and long-span bridges. There are numerous factors inf eencing the pipe flow of pumped concrete such as material proper ties, pump, geometry of the pumping circuit, lubrication layer, pressure, and flow rate. During the actual construction of super” high-rise buildings and super-long-span bridge pylons, a smaller size coarse aggregate has been empirically determined to facilitate cconerete pumping, Even fora structure designed to use a large size coarse aggregate for structural durability, based on hands-on expe- sence, a coarse aggregate size sometimes is replaced with a smal- ler size coarse aggregate to ensure the secure pumping of concrete at high speeds or long distances, This indicates that a coarse aggre- gate size Is closely related with the pipe flow of pumped concrete * Goresponding author. Tel: +231 3906416: fox: #82 313369705, mal odes hwontssomjsacke (SH. Kwon) ne door. 1016jconbuldma. 2014.06.27 (950-0518/0 2014 Elsevier Ud Al rigs reser '© 2014 Elsevier Le. All rights reserved From a general rheological point of view, a change ofthe coarse aggregate size can result in a change of the rheological properties in a concrete mixture. Various studies [110] have indicated that the theological properties are affected by the aggregate character- istics, which may be a function of the particle size, concentration, shape and surface texture. However, most studies have focused ‘on the effects of the aggregate characteristics on the rheological properties of mortar or concrete itself. Research on the effects of the aggregate characteristics on the pipe flow of pumped concrete has scarcely been performed thus far due to the difficulty in exper- mentation on concrete pumping, Recent studies [11-14] have indicated that the lubrication layer plays a crucial role to facilitate concrete pumping. A possible ‘mechanism that contributes to the formation of the layer is shear-induced particle migration [15-17], When concrete is pumped, a redistribution of particles occurs near the wall of the pipe due to the gradient of the shear stress. Ths is a common fea- ture of particle suspensions, and initially well-mixed particles sus- pension undergoes migration from regions of higher shear stress to ‘those of lower shear stress, The concrete pumping can therefore be considered in most cases asthe shearing of an annular layer that is mm (MS Cho et ol fComtruction and Buin Materials 65 (2014) 723-730 2 few millimeters thick and has much lower viscosity than the ‘concrete itself. Therefore, in order (0 investigate the effect of the ‘coarse aggregate size on the pipe flow of pumped conerete, itis necessary to determine how the thickness and rheological proper- ties ofthis layer vary according to the coarse aggregate size. Six concrete mixes having two different mixture proportions (24 and 50 MPa) and three different maximum coarse aggregate sizes (10, 20, and 25mm) were selected, and each mix was pumped into 170 m and 1000:m pipelines. The plastic viscosity ‘and yield stress of the concrete and the layer were measured before pumping, The thickness of the layer was analytically calcu- lated and experimentally verified using a special sensor known as ‘an ultrasonic velocity profiler [18,19]. An analytical method con- sidering the properties ofthe lubrication layer was also used to cal- culate the flow rates. From two full-scale tests and analytical calculations, the manner in which the rheological properties of the concrete and the layer as well as the thickness ofthe layer vary according to the coarse aggregate size and ultimately results per~ taining to the pipe flow of pumped concrete were analyzed, 2. Analytical predictions of the flow rates of pumped concrete ‘To derive an analytical method to determine the pipe flow of pumped concrete, the general fuid mechanical equilibrium was uused [20,21]. When pump pressure is applied to the pipe, the velocity profile is developed having three flow layers, as shown in Fig, 1. The velocity increases steeply within the lubrication layer ‘and gradually approaches the maximum value near the center of the pipe. The shear rate on each layer can be written as follows; (0) - the H= 8 cree 1 ye merck) a y-He me

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