EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS ON STRENGTH PROPERTIES OF TERNARY BLENDED CONCRETE

A DISSERTATION ON PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY

BY A.BHASKAR
Roll No.11016T6013,M.Tech IV Semester

Under The Guidence Of Shri D.Hari Krishna Asso.Prof. CED, KITS, Warangal

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING KAKATIYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, WARANGAL - 15.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

LITERATURE
OBJECTIVES METHODOLOGY SCOPE REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
Blended concrete is one of the most significant new material available worldwide for new construction and for rehabilitation purposes. Economics (lower cement requirement) and environmental considerations also have a role in the growth of mineral admixture usage. Studies have shown that pozzolanic materials such as blast furnace slag, fly ash and silica fume enhance the strength and durability of concrete Ternary blend The particle packing is the main reason. The fly ash particle is often finer than the cement. The silica fume particles can perform better in particle packing since these are intermediate size.

Effect of ternary cement system

Micro silica compensates for low early strength of concrete.

Fly ash increases long-term strength development of micro silica concrete

Fly ash due to presence of spherical leads to improved workability and reduction in water demand

LITERATURE REVIEW
Effect

of supplementary cementitious materials on the compressive strength and durability of short-term cured concreteFrom PERGAMON, SCIENCEDIRECT.COM
H. Toutanjia,*, N. Delattec, S. Aggounb, R. Duvalb, A. Dansona Received 22 August 2002; accepted 11 August 2003. This research focuses on studying the effect different supplementary cementitious materials (silica fume, fly ash, slag, and their combinations) on strength and durability of concrete cured for a short period of time14 days. This work primarily deals with the characteristics of these materials, including strength, durability, and resistance to wet and dry and freeze and thaw environments. Over 16 mixes were made and compared to the control mix. Each of these mixes was either differing in the percentages of the additives or was combinations of two or more additives. All specimens were moist cured for 14 days before testing or subjected to environmental exposure. The freezethaw and wetdry specimens were also compared to the control mix

Use

of ternary cementitious systems containing silica fume and fly ash in concrete From PERGAMON, SCIENCEDIRECT.COM
M.D.A. Thomasa,*, M.H. Shehataa, S.G. Shashiprakasha, D.S. Hopkinsb, K. Cailb Received 25 August 1998; accepted 19 April 1999
This paper reports the results from laboratory studies on the durability of concrete that contains ternary blends of portland cement, silica fume, and a wide range of fly ashes. combinations of relatively small levels of silica fume (e.g., 3 to 6%) and moderate levels of high CaO fly ash (20 to 30%) were very effective in reducing expansion due to ASR and also produced a high level of sulphate resistance. Concretes made with these proportions generally show excellent fresh and hardened properties since the combination of silica fume and fly ash is somewhat synergistic

METHODOLOGY
PHASE - 1

Procurement of Materials

Cementatious material:
Ordinary Portland cement 53 grade is used in this study. The chemical and physical characteristics of two mineral admixtures silica fume and fly ash are also given in Table.

2 Fine Aggregate
The locally available sand is used as fine aggregate in the present investigation. The sand is free from clayey matter, salt and organic impurities. The sand is tested for various properties like specific gravity, bulk density etc., and in accordance with IS 2386-1963

3.Coarse Aggregate
Machine crushed angular granite metal of 20mm nominal size from the local source is used as coarse aggregate. It is free from impurities such as dust, clay particles and organic matter etc. The physical properties of coarse aggregate were investigated in accordance with IS 2386 -1963

WATER Locally available water used for mixing and curing which is potable and is free from injurious amounts of oils, acids, alkalis, salts, sugar, organic materials or other substances that may be deleterious to concrete or steel.

Properties of Ordinary Portland Cement

S.No. 1 2 Property Specific Gravity Initial Setting time Test Method Specific gravity bottle (IS 4031-Part 11) Vicat apparatus (IS 4031-Part 5) Test Result 3.15 40 min 32 % 7%

3
4

Vicat apparatus Normal Consistency (IS 4031-Part 4)

Fineness Sieve test on sieve no.9 (IS 4031-part 11)

Properties of Fine Aggregate & Coarse Aggregate

S.No. Property Test Method Test Results 1 Fineness modulus Sieve analysis (IS 2386-1963 Part 2) Pycnometer (IS 2386-1963 Part 3) - Loose - Dense (IS 2386-1963 Part 3) 2.49

Specific gravity Bulk density (kg/m3) Bulk density (kg/m3)

2.60 1500 1633

S.No. 1

Property Fineness modulus

Test Method Sieve analysis (IS 2386-1963 Part 2)

Value 7.7

Specific gravity
2

Pycnometer (IS 2386-1963 Part 3)

2.59

Bulk density (kg/m3)

- Loose

1366

3 Bulk density

(kg/m3)

(IS 2386-1963 Part 3) - Dense 1513

Concrete Mix Design Using the properties of cement aggregate concrete mix of M30 grade was designed as per IS 10262-198 the following proportions by weight were obtained. Cement sand coarse aggregate 1 1.26 2.34 Water cement ratio = 0.40 The same proportion of mix was used throughout the experimental programme .

Tensile strength is one of the basic and important properties of the concrete. The concrete is not usually expected to resist the direct tension because of its low tensile strength and brittle nature. However, the determination of tensile strength of concrete is necessary to determine the load at which the concrete members may crack. The cracking is a form of tension failure.

OBJECTIVES

SCOPE OF PRESENT INVESTIGATION

The present experiment is carried out to investigate the strength of ternary blended reinforced concrete on M30 grade concrete with 6% and 15% replacement of cement by silica fume and fly ash respectively

References
Mehta, P K Concrete Structures, Properties and Materials Prentice Hall, Inc, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey,

M S Shetty,Concrete Technology, Published May 1st 1987 by Chand (S.) & Co Ltd, 632 pages, Hardcover.
M L Gambhir, Concrete Technology, Published by Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 01-Jul-2004 Adam M Neville, Properties of Concrete Book by John Wiley & Sons Publisher CEMENT CONCRETE & AGGREGATES Australia JULY 2OO2 journal

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