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Plastic viscosity based mix design of self-compacting concrete with crushed rock fines

  • Kalyana Rama, JS (Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus) ;
  • Sivakumar, MVN (Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology) ;
  • Vasan, A (Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus) ;
  • Kubair, Sai (Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus) ;
  • Ramachandra Murthy, A (CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre)
  • Received : 2017.03.31
  • Accepted : 2017.05.25
  • Published : 2017.10.25
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Abstract

With the increasing demand in the production of concrete, there is a need for adopting a feasible, economical and sustainable technique to fulfill practical requirements. Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) is one such technique which addresses the concrete industry in providing eco-friendly and cost effective concrete. The objective of the present study is to develop a mix design for SCC with Crushed Rock Fines (CRF) as fine aggregate based on the plastic viscosity of the mix and validate the same for its fresh and hardened properties. Effect of plastic viscosity on the fresh and hardened properties of SCC is also addressed in the present study. SCC mixes are made with binary and ternary blends of Fly Ash (FA) and Ground Granulated Blast Slag (GGBS) with varying percentages as a partial replacement to Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). The proposed mix design is validated successfully with the experimental investigations. The results obtained, indicated that the fresh properties are best achieved for SCC mix with ternary blend followed by binary blend with GGBS, Fly Ash and mix with pure OPC. It is also observed that the replacement of sand with 100% CRF resulted in a workable and cohesive mix.

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