Investigation of some physical and mechanical properties of concrete produced with barite aggregate

Abstract

This study analyzed some physical and mechanical properties of concrete produced with barite (BaSO4) aggregate supplied from Mus province of Turkey. Unit weight (UW), water absorption (%), ultrasound pulse velocity (UPV), Schmidt hardness (SH), modulus of elasticity (ME), compressive strength (CS), tensile strength (TS) and thermal conductivity (TC) of the concrete were analyzed. For the experiments, 6 series of concrete containing 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50% volume of barite aggregate were prepared. To determine thermal conductivity coefficient, this ratio was increased to 100%. Experimental results for normal concrete and barite concrete were compared.