Sorptivity test on quaternary blended concrete
Publication details: Thane ACC LTD 2025Edition: Vol.99(2), FebDescription: 17-24pSubject(s): Online resources: In: Indian Concrete Journal - ICJSummary: The growing importance of high-strength/high-performance concrete necessitates using alternatives to cement as binding materials. The making of high-strength/performance concrete may be met by the addition of supplementary cementitious materials which are byproducts/waste products of other industries. The cement is partially replaced by these supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) and some of the SCMs are very fine in size densifies the pore structure thereby improving strength and durability. The concrete performance is greatly affected by the penetration of water into the concrete structures. The penetrated water or harmful liquids into the inner part of concrete structures through interconnected voids leads to the deterioration of concrete. Some of the commonly used SCMs are fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), micro silica, rice husk ash, metakaolin, etc. The recent trend in research shows that the use of nanomaterials in combination with above SCMs showing greater performance in durability and mechanical aspects. The current study compares the sorptivity of quaternary blended concrete with that of control concrete by utilizing several SCMs, including fly ash, nano silica, and metakaolin. Owing to its compact structure and improved particle refinement, the quaternary blended concrete outperforms the control concrete in terms of water resistance. The increased performance was due to the addition of SCMs which led to dense and uniform microstructure and also due to a compact interfacial transition zone. The addition of these SCMs like fly ash decreases the emission of greenhouse gases and also solves the problem of disposal.| Item type | Current library | Status | Barcode | |
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The growing importance of high-strength/high-performance concrete necessitates using alternatives to cement as binding materials. The making of high-strength/performance concrete may be met by the addition of supplementary cementitious materials which are byproducts/waste products of other industries. The cement is partially replaced by these supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) and some of the SCMs are very fine in size densifies the pore structure thereby improving strength and durability. The concrete performance is greatly affected by the penetration of water into the concrete structures. The penetrated water or harmful liquids into the inner part of concrete structures through interconnected voids leads to the deterioration of concrete. Some of the commonly used SCMs are fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), micro silica, rice husk ash, metakaolin, etc. The recent trend in research shows that the use of nanomaterials in combination with above SCMs showing greater performance in durability and mechanical aspects. The current study compares the sorptivity of quaternary blended concrete with that of control concrete by utilizing several SCMs, including fly ash, nano silica, and metakaolin. Owing to its compact structure and improved particle refinement, the quaternary blended concrete outperforms the control concrete in terms of water resistance. The increased performance was due to the addition of SCMs which led to dense and uniform microstructure and also due to a compact interfacial transition zone. The addition of these SCMs like fly ash decreases the emission of greenhouse gases and also solves the problem of disposal.
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