Effect of Using Grids On the Behaviour of Portland Limestone Cement Self Compacted Concrete

Abstract

The civil engineering field currently focus on sustainable development. It is important to develop a new sustainable and economic generations of concrete, using eco-friendly materials in the construction industry with fair amount of costs and minimizing the impact upon the environment by reducing CO₂ emissions from the cement industry as a whole while still obtaining high cement quality and strength. The main objective of this research is to clarify the mechanical behavior and ability to use Portland limestone cement in producing self compacted concrete, due to the economic and environmental benefits of the limestone cement. The research investigates the effect of using steel and polymer meshs as reinforcement, where the results showed that the steel meshs had the highes results which indicates that the steel mesh was stronger because it had absorbed more impacting energy till it reached failure. Mechanical tests were conducted to detect the benefits of using such meshs on the concrete mixes.