Mechanical and Durability Performance of Concrete Made with Manufactured Sand and Biomass Fly Ash

摘要: The need to improve the durability and performance of concrete structures has led to higher research efforts on performance based concrete design. The ability of concrete to withstand aggressive chloride and deicing environments is a requirement in regions associated with high amount of snow fall. In other regions with high seismic activities, the requirements would be sufficient ductility for the concrete structure to undergo the inelastic deformation that usually occur during earthquakes. Therefore, the focus of this study is to evaluate, and develop new guidelines on sustainable and affordable concrete mixtures that could be used in aggressive chloride and deicing environments as well as in high seismic regions.