High strength aggregate for concrete

摘要

Concretes containing a hydratable cementitious binder such as Portland cement and a high strength aggregate material are described. The high strength aggregate material is produced from hydrated cementitious compositions which contain relatively low proportions of Portland cement and relatively high proportions of a select fly ash component. The high strength aggregate material is produced by mixing the aforementioned Portland cement and fly ash components with water and allowing such to hydrate. The hydrated aggregate product may then be reduced in size (e.g. by crushing) and screened prior to combination with the cementitious binder to produce concrete compositions. Concretes can be prepared with such aggregate which have at least comparable compressive strengths to concrete prepared using conventional crushed stone aggregate.