Mechanical and Durability Properties of Aerated Concrete Incorporating Rice Husk Ash (RHA) as Partial Replacement of Cement
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Campaign
2.1. Materials and Mix Proportions
2.2. Specimen Preparation
2.3. Test Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Density
3.2. Mechanical Properties
3.3. Durability
3.3.1. Corrosion Analysis
3.3.2. Sulphate Attack
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Material | Physical Properties | Chemical Analysis (% age) | |||||||
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Blaine (cm2/g) | Specific Gravity | SiO2 | CaO | Al2O3 | MgO | K2O | Fe2O3 | LOI | |
Cement | 3008 | 3.15 | 20.78 | 60.89 | 5.11 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.17 | 1.71 |
RHA | 2251 | 2.12 | 74.35 | 1.39 | 1.379 | 1.06 | 3.51 | 1.029 | 1.50 |
S.No | Concrete Mix | Ratio | RHA (%) | Cement (kg) | RHA (kg) | W/C | W/B | Water (kg) | F.A (kg) | Aluminum Powder (%) | Sample Per Batch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | M1 | 1:1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.60 | 0.6 | 6 | 10 | 0.5 | 60 |
2 | M2 | 1:1 | 2.5 | 9.75 | 0.25 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 6.1 | 10 | 0.5 | 60 |
3 | M3 | 1:1 | 5 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 6.2 | 10 | 0.5 | 60 |
4 | M4 | 1:1 | 7.5 | 9.25 | 0.75 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 6.3 | 10 | 0.5 | 60 |
5 | M5 | 1:1 | 10 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 6.4 | 10 | 0.5 | 60 |
6 | M6 | 1:1 | 12.5 | 8.75 | 1.25 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 6.5 | 10 | 0.5 | 60 |
7 | M7 | 1:1 | 15 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.60 | 0.66 | 6.6 | 10 | 0.5 | 60 |
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Ali, T.; Saand, A.; Bangwar, D.K.; Buller, A.S.; Ahmed, Z. Mechanical and Durability Properties of Aerated Concrete Incorporating Rice Husk Ash (RHA) as Partial Replacement of Cement. Crystals 2021, 11, 604. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11060604
Ali T, Saand A, Bangwar DK, Buller AS, Ahmed Z. Mechanical and Durability Properties of Aerated Concrete Incorporating Rice Husk Ash (RHA) as Partial Replacement of Cement. Crystals. 2021; 11(6):604. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11060604
Chicago/Turabian StyleAli, Tariq, Abdullah Saand, Daddan Khan Bangwar, Abdul Salam Buller, and Zaheer Ahmed. 2021. "Mechanical and Durability Properties of Aerated Concrete Incorporating Rice Husk Ash (RHA) as Partial Replacement of Cement" Crystals 11, no. 6: 604. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11060604