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Empirical Relationships for Prediction of Mechanical Properties of High-Strength Concrete

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An experimental study was carried out to develop empirical models for predicting the mechanical properties of high-strength concrete (HSC), incorporating the joint effects of silica fume, coarse aggregates type, water-to-cementitious materials ratio (W/CM), and curing time. A total of 45 HSC mixing designs containing five levels of silica fume (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% of cementitious material), three W/CM (0.4, 0.3, and 0.24), and three coarse aggregate types (calcareous, andesite, and quartzite) were made. The results revealed that in HSC with quartzite aggregate at a W/CM of 0.24 and 15% silica fume, the highest tensile, flexural, and compressive strengths were obtained as 143 MPa, 12 MPa, and 8 MPa, respectively. The highest modulus of elasticity was recorded at a W/CM of 0.24 and 10% silica fume. Multivariate regression analysis was used to predict the mechanical properties of the HSC after incorporating the effects of W/CM, curing time, percentage of silica fume replacement, and aggregate type. The models were verified with independent experiments and their credibility was proven at an error of less than 10%.

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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the Isfahan University of Technology (IUT) but restrictions apply to the availability of these data, which were used under license for the current study, and so are not publicly available. Data are, however, available from the authors upon reasonable request and with permission of the Isfahan University of Technology (IUT).

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    Davood Mostofinejad, Hadi Bahmani, Saadat Eshaghi-Milasi & Majid Nozhati

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DM: Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing—Review & Editing. HB: Conceptualization, Investigation, Visualization, Methodology, Validation, Writing—Original Draft. SEM: Investigation, Writing—Original Draft. MN: Resources, Investigation, Methodology.

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Mostofinejad, D., Bahmani, H., Eshaghi-Milasi, S. et al. Empirical Relationships for Prediction of Mechanical Properties of High-Strength Concrete. Iran J Sci Technol Trans Civ Eng 47, 315–332 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-022-01023-4

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