A influência do agregado graúdo na resistência mecânica e propriedades de fratura de um concreto para pavimentação rígida

摘要

This study aims to analyze the influence of the large aggregate on the mechanical strength and fracture properties of a concrete headed for rigid paving, used in the constructions of duplication and capacity adaptation of the BR-101 / RN, Northeast corridor, between cities from Parnamirim / RN and Arês /RN. In the first analysis, the content of the aggregate was varied in the reference tract, in which the percentage of large aggregate as a function of the total amount of the aggregates was from 59% to 69%. For the second analysis, the reference trace was reproduced only with aggregates with maximum diameters, such as 12.5 mm, 19 mm and 25 mm. For both analyzes, axial compression, flexural tensile and diametral compression, modulus of elasticity, fracture toughness and fracture energy were tested. The results of the analysis of the contente influence showed that the trait with lower content of large aggregate – T (59%) presented higher mechanical resistance in relation to the reference trait – REF (64%), with increases of 8% for resistance to compression and tensile strength in flexion, while its fracture toughness and fracture energy decreased by 7% and 12%, respectively. On the other hand, the trait with higher T - aggregate content (69%) showed a decrease in mechanical strength of 12% for compression strength and flexural tensile strength, but an increase of fracture toughness and fracture energy of 4% and 2%, respectively. With regard to the results of the influence analysis of the maximum diameter of the large aggregate showed that the reduction of the maximum diameter of the aggregate caused an increase in the mechanical resistance and decrease of the fracture parameters. The VAR - 12 trait presented increases with respect to the reference trajectory (REF) by 12% for the axial compressive strength and 19% for tensile strength in the flexure, but with reductions of 38% for fracture toughness and 22% for energy of fracture. The greatest results of the fracture parameters in this analysis were presented by the REF- reference trait , but with a difference considered insignificant in relation to the VAR- 25 trait.