Strength and durability studies on ficus exasperata leaf ash concrete

Elango, K.; Remya, P.R.; Vivek, D.; Gopi, R.; Rajeshkumar, V.; Saravanakumar, R.

doi:10.1016/j.matpr.2020.06.195

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“…In order to investigate the presence of chemical compounds in FELA, chemical properties have been studied at Sona College of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. FELA comprises 81.45% SiO 2 , 5.88% CaO, 3.78% SO 3 , 3.02% K 2 O, 1.85% Al 2 O 3 , and 1.95% Fe 2 O 3 [4].…”

Section: Ficus Exasperata Leaf Ash (Fela)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Portland cement can be categorized into various types of cement according to the raw materials used and use of additives and adjustment of chemical composition. In fact, Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) is the most important type which is commercially available everywhere and another choice known as Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC) is increasingly in use in this decade due to its high performance [4]. Infrastructural development makes concrete be used in wide applications because of its enhanced compressive strength which is an added advantage.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…e presence of carbohydrate content in cementitious material improves the service life of structures and secondary cementitious material with silica reaction improves strength in concrete [12]. 15% replacement of Ficus exasperata Leaf Ash shows better mechanical property and when the replacement percentage has increased, strength gets decreased [4,[13][14][15][16]. Increased compressive strength of cement paste enhances the compressive strength of the concrete and addition of nanosilica (NS) modifies the microstructure property of hardened cementitious paste [17].…”

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Mechanical and Durability Studies on Ficus exasperata Leaf Ash Concrete

Elango

Prabu²,

Sathish

et al. 2022

Advances in Civil Engineering

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This paper reports the effect of snake grass (SG) fibers in Ficus exasperata Leaf Ash (FELA) concrete. Snake grass fibers of percentages 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 were used in this investigation. Tests of compressive strength, split tensile strength, and flexural strength and durability studies of salt resistance, sulphate resistance, and impact energy resistance were determined, and the test results are discussed in detail. Test results revealed that FELA ash of 15% replacement in cement showed remarkable binding property. Moreover, incorporation of snake grass fiber in concrete improves the strength, postcracking resistance, and energy absorption. It is also observed that 1.5% snake grass fiber incorporation in concrete exhibited better strength properties and energy absorption property than 0.5% and 1%. Also, beyond 1.5%, there is significant reduction in workability property. Regardless of durability property, the mix containing 1.5% snake grass fiber has shown better resistance against durability when compared with other mixes. It is also observed that penetration of chloride and sulphate ions made slight deterioration at sharp edges. Moreover, test results revealed that applications of FELA concrete with snake grass fiber can be effectively expanded in the construction industry.

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Section: Ficus Exasperata Leaf Ash (Fela)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Mechanical and Durability Studies on Ficus exasperata Leaf Ash Concrete

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Prabu²,

Sathish

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Advances in Civil Engineering

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“…In comparison, strength increases for the N3 mix diminished to 13.5 and 6.9 percentages at twenty-eight and ninety days. Samples with high nanosilica content experience excessive self-drying and 3 Journal of Nanomaterials breaking, and this can be by changing water and superplasticizer content [29][30][31][32]. Development in compressive strength by adding nanosilica came about because of both densification and filler impact of interfacial transition zone [33].…”

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Investigation on Mechanical Durability Properties of High‐Performance Concrete with Nanosilica and Copper Slag

Kumar

Natarajan

Singh³

et al. 2022

Journal of Nanomaterials

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Mineral admixtures are frequently utilized as cement substitution materials in high-performance concrete (HPC), and so many studies have explored the influence of mineral admixtures on the rheological behavior of HPC. Investigations were done to examine the impact of nanosilica less than 100 nm on HPC by substituting copper slag at a fixed substitution of forty percent for fine aggregate. Concrete samples were cast by substituting cement with nanosilica at (0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, and 3) percentages. Examinations on mechanical properties and durability were done on specimens. The above tests demonstrated an increase in water demand because of the increase in the nanosilica substitution percentage. Mechanical and durability properties were improved at a larger rate with the incorporation of nanosilica. The outcomes indicated that colloidal nanosilica is an effective material that enhances the microstructure and acts as a catalyst for pozzolanic activity. The incorporation of nanosilica improves the strength up to two percentage substitution level.

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