PMID- 35329512
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220329
IS  - 1996-1944 (Print)
IS  - 1996-1944 (Electronic)
IS  - 1996-1944 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 6
DP  - 2022 Mar 10
TI  - Effect of Silicon Carbide and Tungsten Carbide on Concrete Composite.
LID - 10.3390/ma15062061 [doi]
LID - 2061
AB  - Flexural strength of concrete is an important property, especially for pavements. 
      Concrete with higher flexural strength has fewer cracking and durability issues. 
      Researchers use different materials, including fibers, polymers, and admixtures, 
      to increase the flexural strength of concrete. Silicon carbide and tungsten 
      carbide are some of the hardest materials on earth. In this research, the 
      mechanical properties of carbide concrete composites were investigated. The 
      silicon carbide and tungsten carbide at different percentages (1%, 2%, 3%, and 
      4%) by weight of cement along with hybrid silicon carbide and tungsten carbide 
      (2% and 4%) were used to produce eleven mixes of concrete composites. The 
      mechanical tests, including a compressive strength test and flexural strength 
      test, along with the rapid chloride permeability test (RCPT), were conducted. It 
      was concluded that mechanical properties were enhanced by increasing the 
      percentages of both individual and hybrid carbides. The compressive strength was 
      increased by 17% using 4% tungsten carbide, while flexural strength was increased 
      by 39% at 4% tungsten carbide. The significant effect of carbides on flexural 
      strength was also corroborated by ANOVA analysis. The improvement in flexural 
      strength makes both carbides desirable for use in concrete pavement. 
      Additionally, the permeability, the leading cause of durability issues, was 
      reduced considerably by using tungsten carbide. It was concluded that both 
      carbides provide promising results by enhancing the mechanical properties of 
      concrete and are compatible with concrete to produce composites.
FAU - Idrees, Maria
AU  - Idrees M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5508-4393
AD  - Department of Architectural Engineering & Design, University of Engineering 
      &Technology, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
FAU - Chaudhary, Husnain Ahmad
AU  - Chaudhary HA
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8594-2587
AD  - Department of Architectural Engineering & Design, University of Engineering 
      &Technology, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
FAU - Akbar, Arslan
AU  - Akbar A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0676-5242
AD  - Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 
      Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China.
FAU - Mohamed, Abdeliazim Mustafa
AU  - Mohamed AM
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7141-5057
AD  - Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Prince Sattam bin 
      Abdulaziz University, Alkharj 16273, Saudi Arabia.
AD  - Building & Construction Technology Department, Bayan University, Khartoum 210, 
      Sudan.
FAU - Fathi, Dina
AU  - Fathi D
AD  - Structural Engineering and Construction Management Department, Faculty of 
      Engineering and Technology, Future University in Egypt, New Cairo 11745, Egypt.
LA  - eng
GR  - HEC-TDF-02-111/Higher Education Commission/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220310
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Materials (Basel)
JT  - Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101555929
PMC - PMC8953363
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - compressive strength
OT  - flexural strength
OT  - permeability
OT  - silica carbide
OT  - tungsten carbide
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2022/03/26 06:00
MHDA- 2022/03/26 06:01
PMCR- 2022/03/10
CRDT- 2022/03/25 01:10
PHST- 2022/01/21 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/03/01 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/03/07 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/03/25 01:10 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/03/26 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/03/26 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2022/03/10 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ma15062061 [pii]
AID - materials-15-02061 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ma15062061 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Materials (Basel). 2022 Mar 10;15(6):2061. doi: 10.3390/ma15062061.