scholarly journals The Effect of Plastocrete® RT6 Plus and Coca-Cola Admixtures on The Concrete Setting Time and Strength

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamrin Rahman ◽  
Mardewi Djamal ◽  
Juli Nurdiana ◽  
Amirul Mirza Ghulam
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Sugar Content ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Production Method ◽  
Normal Concrete ◽  
Optimal Delay ◽  
Concrete Production ◽  
High Sugar Content ◽  
Tropical Weather ◽  
Reduced Water

During the casting in a warmer tropical temperature, a setting time delay is required to maintain the workability of the concrete, commonly achieved by the addition of admixtures i.e. silica fume (SF), fly ash (FA), and Plastrocrete®. However, high sugar content Coca-Cola in niche conditions is proposed as an ingredient for delaying concrete setting time in combination with conventional admixtures. This research aims to compare the setting time of admixtures from Coca-Cola and Plastocrete® RT6 plus in concrete mixing with control data of concrete mixed with SF or FA. The second aim is to measure the compression strengths between combinations of Coca-Cola and Plastocrete® RT6 plus. Concretes were produced with admixtures of SF, FA, Plastocrete® RT6plus, or Coca-Cola. The concrete used to control was f'c20 and f'c 25, while other concrete mixes were produced with the addition of Coca-Cola at 0.15% from the weight of cement at variation of moisture treatments. The first method to produce concrete (f'c20+Plas0.23%+Cola0.15% and f'c25+Plas0.23%+Cola0.15%) did not employ water reduction. The second concrete productions (f'c25+Plas0.46%+Cola0.15% and f'c25+Plas0.46%+Cola0.15%) reduced the addition of water at 8.8% (v/w). The first concrete production method had a setting time 44% longer than control. The reduced water concrete in the second productions had a setting time 34% longer than control. Meanwhile, the Plastocrete® RT6 Plus admixture with the reduced water delayed the concrete setting time by 26% longer than control. The delayed setting time of Plastocrete® RT6 Plus admixture with reduction of water was shorter than in the treatment with Coca-Cola. The combination of the addition of Coca-Cola with Plastocrete® RT6 plus by reducing the amount of adding Coca-Cola to 0.10% with Plastocrete® RT6 plus can delay concrete setting time by 51% longer than normal concrete and increase concrete compressive strength by 13% higher than normal concrete. Mixing Coca-Cola with Plastocrete® RT6 plus not only provided an optimal delay effect on setting time but also significantly increase the compressive strength that was desired during the casting in warm tropical weather applied in building construction of Mulawarman University, Samarinda, Indonesia.

Suitability of Cordia millenii Ash Blended Cement in Concrete Production

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 59-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olusola Emmanuel Babalola ◽  
Paul O. Awoyera
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Blended Cement ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Strength Properties ◽  
Supplementary Cementitious Materials ◽  
Sieve Analysis ◽  
Concrete Production ◽  
Alternative Materials ◽  
Concrete Control

Supplementary cementitious materials are most needed to enhance a sustainable development in poor communities. It is pertinent to investigate the suitability of such alternative materials for construction. The present study evaluates the strength characteristics of concrete made with varied proportion of Cordia millenii ash blended with Portland cement. Chemical composition of Cordia millenii and the setting time when blended with cement was determined. Other laboratory tests performed on Cordia millenii blended cement include: sieve analysis and specific gravity. Five replacement percentages of Cordia millenii (5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%) were blended with cement in concrete. Control specimens were also produced with only cement. Tests to determine the workability, air entrained, bulk density and compressive strength properties of the concrete were also conducted. Results obtained revealed that optimum Cordia millenii mix is 10%, which yielded the highest density and compressive strength in the concrete.

scholarly journals Comparative Strength and Cost of Rice Husk Concrete Block

2019 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 04002
Author(s):  
Setya Winarno
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Rice Husk ◽  
Concrete Block ◽  
Strength Analysis ◽  
Normal Concrete ◽  
Comparative Cost ◽  
Concrete Production ◽  
Sustainable Materials ◽  
The Cost

This research presents a comparative cost and strength analysis of rice husk concrete block which is aimed at reducing the cost of concrete production and emphasizing environmentally and friendly sustainable materials. Concrete block materials consist of cement, filler, and rice husk. Tests were performed to compare the strength and cost of seven cement rice husk weight ratios designated ranging from 0.67 to 2.00 with constant water cement ration of 0.4. Samples have been tested for 28-day strength. The analysis of the results has showed that the higher proportions of rice husk correspond to decreased strength dan cost polynomially. At 134% proportion of rice husk, it is optimum value for rice husk concrete block. In this point, the compressive strength satisfies the standard. Also, water absorption of 16,04% justifies the maximum standard. Overall, the cost of 134% RH concrete is Rp 511,809 per m3 which is 42.5% cheaper than normal concrete block.

scholarly journals Influence of Dicalcium Silicate and Tricalcium Aluminate Compounds in Different Local Cement Brands on the Compressive Strength of Normal Concrete

2021 ◽  
Vol 318 ◽  
pp. 59-69
Author(s):  
Anthony N. Ede ◽  
Oluwarotimi Michael Olofinnade ◽  
Akpabot Ifiok Akpabot ◽  
Solomon O. Oyebisi ◽  
David O. Nduka
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Dicalcium Silicate ◽  
Target Strength ◽  
Strength Gain ◽  
Direct Reading ◽  
Normal Concrete ◽  
Building Collapse ◽  
Tricalcium Aluminate ◽  
Composition Formula

The mould-ability of concrete into intricate forms and the versatility of its constituent materials has made concrete to be the most preferred construction material. However, in developing nations such as Nigeria, poor quality of concrete is listed among the common causes of building collapse. Thus, this study investigated the effects of chemical compounds of four commonly used local ordinary Portland cement brands on the compressive strength of normal concrete. The cement was labelled brands A, B, C, and D, respectively, while all the other constituent materials remained constant in this study. The HACH DR 200 direct reading spectrophotometer method was used to analyze the composition of the oxide in each of the cement samples, while the Bogue composition formula was used to estimate the compound compositions of the cement samples. A designed mix proportion of 1:2:4 (cement: sand: granite) at water-cement ratio (w/c) of 0.6 was used to produce the concrete with an expected target strength of 25 N/mm2. Also, the initial and final setting time of the cement samples and the workability of the concrete mixes were determined. Forty-Eight (48) numbers cube samples were cast and tested for compressive strength at 3, 7, 14, and 28 curing days, respectively, using a 150 mm concrete cubes. The result shows the setting time of the cement samples to be within an acceptable period. Also, results indicated that the cement brands have a significant percentage of Tricalcium Silicate (C3S) content and low percentage Dicalcium Silicate (C2S) content responsible for faster hydration rate and higher early strength gain of the concrete. However, it was observed that a higher percentage of Tricalcium aluminate (C3A) leads to higher strength gain from 7 to 28 days of curing age.

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation on Effect of Partial Replacement of Cement with Bamboo Leaf Ash on Concrete Property

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Gashaw Abebaw ◽  
Bahiru Bewket ◽  
Shumet Getahun
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Concrete Strength ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Sulfate Attack ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Concrete Production ◽  
Bamboo Leaf Ash ◽  
Price Escalation

Ethiopia’s construction industry is aggressively expanding than ever before. Cement is the most essential and expensive material in this regard. Cement takes 10%–15% by volume of concrete. Nowadays, the construction industry is challenged by the scarcity of cement and price escalation of the cement market. However, scholars try to replace cement with pozzolanic material. Besides this, they investigated that bamboo leaf ash possesses pozzolanic properties. Ethiopia has about 850,000 hectares of lowland bamboo, so it is good to utilize bamboo leaf ash as a replacement material for cement. In this study, the capability of lowland Ethiopian bamboo leaf ash as a partial substitute for cement in C-25 concrete production with 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% replacement of OPC by BLA with 0.49 percent water-to-cement ratio was investigated. This study examines the chemical properties of BLA, physical properties of cement paste, workability, compressive strength, water absorption, density, and sulfate attack of concrete. The chemical composition of bamboo leaf ash was examined, the summation of SiO2, AlO3, and FeO3 is 76.35%, and the ash was classified class N pozzolan. The normal consistency percentage of water increases as the BLA replacement amount increases, and both initial and final setting time ranges increase as the BLA replacement amount increases. The compressive strength of concrete for 5% and 10% BLA achieves the target mean strength (33.5 MPa) on the 28th day, and on the 56th day, 5% and 10% replacements increase the concrete strength by 1.84% and 0.12%, respectively. The water absorption and sulfate attack have significant improvement of the BLA-blended concrete on 5% and 10% BLA content. According to the findings, bamboo leaf ash potentially substitutes cement up to 10%. The outcome of the study will balance the cement price escalation and increase housing affordability without compromise in quality.

scholarly journals Effect of Sugar Waste on Cement Concrete

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1353-1360
Author(s):  
Shiv Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Sugar Content ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Dosage Level ◽  
Air Entrainment ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Cement Concrete ◽  
Total Sugar Content

Abstract: This investigation deals with the effects of the sugar- waste (Molasses) on the cement concrete. Studies were carried out on a cement paste, the types of different mortar mixes and five types of different concrete mixes, with and without the use of molasses. Molasses is one among the four types of sugar waste and it contains 40-60 percent of total sugar content depending upon types of molasses. While other sugar waste are Bassage, pressed mud and Discharging water containing mud. Among these wastes first two contains 3 percent of sugar and three contains negligible percent of sugar. In the present work molasses was collected sugar mill name. The effects of different dosage level 0, 0.1, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00 percent of the molasses by weight of cement were studied for standard consistency, setting time, water – reduction behavior and air – entrainment in fresh concrete. The studies were also carried out for 7-day and 28-day compressive strength of the mortar, 7-day, 28-day, 56-day and 91-day compressive strength for five types of concrete mixes, 14-day tensile strength and flexural strength of concrete for the dosage levels 0, 0.10, 0.25, 0.50 percent of molasses by weight of cement. This test results indicates that molasses acts as accelerator upto 0.50 percent dose and then becomes retarder. Also it is slightly a water reducer and air entraining agent. The compressive strength of mortar, concrete, flexural strength and tensile strength of concrete get increased on using 0- 0.50 percent dose of molasses but the most favourable dose is 0.25 percent of molasses by weight of cement. Keywords: Air-entraining admixture, organic materials, microscopic bubbles, cohesion, durability, cavities

Performance of Rice Husk Ash - Calcium Carbide Waste in Concrete

2019 ◽  
Vol 1155 ◽  
pp. 41-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuleun Lawrence Zahemen ◽  
Jimoh Alao ◽  
Wasiu John
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Rice Husk ◽  
Rice Husk Ash ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Calcium Carbide ◽  
Maximum Strength ◽  
Strength Development ◽  
Concrete Production ◽  
Time Test

This paper examines and present the findings of the physical and mechanical properties of concrete containing rice husk ash (RHA), and the blend of rice husk ash with calcium carbide waste (RHA-CCW). Concrete cubes, cylindrical and beam specimens containing different percentages of RHA and RHA-CCW by weight of cement (5, 10, 15 and 20 %) were cast. Compressive strength test was carried out after the specimens were cured in water for 7, 14, 28 and 56 days. Test for tensile and flexural strength was carried out after 28 days curing. Initial and final setting time test was carried out on mortar specimens with the same percentage of RHA and RHA-CCW. Bogues model was used to determine the elemental and compound composition of cement when blended with the RHA and RHA-CCW. From the results obtained, the compressive strength of RHA-CCW concrete increases as cement is partially replaced with RHA-CCW content, with the maximum strength attained at 5 % replacement. RHA concrete attains it maximum strength at 10 % replacement. The maximum compressive strength results obtained for both RHA and RHA-CCW concrete were higher than the strength of plain concrete (0 % replacement) by 1.1 % and 14.7 % respectively. Interestingly, results obtained for the tensile strength also shows a similar pattern of strength development with that of compressive strength. The flexural strength properties of concrete was improved upon when RHA-CCW was used in concrete compared to RHA. The results of setting time test for RHA mortar showed a decrease in setting time, while the reverse was the case for RHA-CCW mortar. In conclusion, provided adequate curing is maintained, the used of RHA-CCW gives a better performance in concrete than RHA. However, they both perform better in concrete than the plain, and can be used as additives in concrete production.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KINERJA BETON NORMAL DAN BETON DENGAN SEMEN SUBSTITUSI BLAST FURNACE SLAG

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Tri Septa A.D., Qomariah, Akhmad Suryadi
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Blast Furnace ◽  
Blast Furnace Slag ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Concrete Mixture ◽  
Steel Smelting ◽  
Normal Concrete ◽  
Engineering State ◽  
Furnace Slag

The use of steel smelting waste industry is used to reduce the waste overflow at the site. The waste steel smelting industry called blast furnace slag (BFS) used as a substitution for cement in a concrete mixture in a Laboratory Material Test, Civil Engineering State Polytechnic of Malang. The purpose of this analysis is to: 1) Test the workability of normal concrete and concrete with BFS; 2) Find out compressive strength of each concrete; 3) Compare the price to both concrete in the construction of building.The required data were of gradation of aggregate, water content of aggregate, density of aggregate, absorption of aggregate, bulk density of aggregate, fineness of cement, normal consistency of cement, cement setting time, compressive strength of mortar cement, and the price of building materials Surabaya 2016. SNI 03-2834-2000 method was applied with variations BFS substitute of cement are 0%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and 30% BFS and the planned compressive strength obtained at 28 days of 300 kg/cm2.The analyses result in 1) The workability of each concrete: 5.75cm of normal concrete (0%), 3.45cm, 3.15cm, 3.1cm, and 3.05cm respectively with BFS concrete; 2) The compressive strength of each concrete at 28 days: 235.56kg/cm2 of normal concrete, 105.33kg/cm2, 138.96kg/cm2, 127.26kg/cm2, and 94.52kg/cm2respectively with BFS concrete; The use of BFS cannot be applied to the concrete mixture, because of low compressive strength; 3) For the price of concrete materials per m3 are IDR 999.472,05 of normal concrete, IDR 996.926,78 for 10% with BFS, IDR 995.654,93 for 15% with BFS, IDR 994.381,50 for 20% with BFS, and IDR 991.837,80 for 30% with BFS. Keywords: BFS, workability, compressive strength

scholarly journals EFFECT OF VOLCANIC ASH AS PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF CEMENT IN CONCRETE SUBJECT TO AGGRESSIVE CHEMICAL ENVIRONEMNT

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agboola Shamsudeen Abdulazeez ◽  
Amina Omolola Suleiman ◽  
Simdima Gabriel Gideon ◽  
Solomon Wutong Poki
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Volcanic Ash ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Supplementary Cementitious Materials ◽  
Target Strength ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Hardened Concrete ◽  
Split Tensile Strength ◽  
Concrete Production

- Presently researches all over the world is concentrating on alternative materials as partial cement replacement in concrete production. The use of pozzolanic material in concrete is becoming increasingly important because of the need for more sustainable cementing products. Volcanic ash is a form of natural pozzolan and has a chemical composition comparable to other supplementary cementitious materials. In this paper, volcanic ash was used to partially replace cement in the ratio of 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% by volume in concrete and cured in H2SO4 and MgSO4 environment. 28-day target strength was adopted and concrete tested at 7, 14, 28 and 56 days’ hydration period. Specific gravity, bulk density and setting time test on volcanic ash were carried out. Fresh concrete tests such as slump and compacting factor test were carried out along-side hardened concrete tests like compressive strength and split tensile strength. The result shows that the maximum compressive strength at 28 days was at 0% control concrete, while at 56 days the maximum strength was observed at 10% replacement of cement with volcanic ash and it is considered as optimum percentage replacement.

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation of the Production of Sustainable Lightweight Concrete

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (11A) ◽  
pp. 1652-1665
Author(s):  
Mouhammed J. Lafta
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Lightweight Concrete ◽  
Dry Density ◽  
Normal Concrete ◽  
Cement Ratio ◽  
Water To Cement Ratio ◽  
Concrete Production ◽  
Concrete Mix

An experimental study on four types of coarse aggregate was conducted to produce lightweight concrete. These four types are namely; white limestone, red limestone, clay brick fragments, and pumice. Ordinary Portland cement was used for all examined mixes. Water to cement ratio (w/c) was modified according to the effect of coarse aggregate type on the workability of the resulted concrete for each mix. The reference concrete mix, which is normal concrete, water to cement ratio used was (0.5). The investigated characteristics for all concrete mixes were workability, compressive strength, dry density, absorption, and thermal conductivity. Results indicated that the aggregate type significantly affects most of the properties of lightweight concrete mixes such as workability, density, and thermal insulation for all tested types of concrete. All investigated specimens indicated improvement in terms of density, workability, and thermal conductivity when compared to the reference concrete mix. Yet, it was derived from the testing results that using pumice in lightweight concrete production is the optimum option among the other examined types. When compared to normal concrete, this type of lightweight concrete showed a 41% decrease in dry density, nearly 72.54% decrease in thermal conductivity, and about 12% increase in workability. However, it is vital to notice that due to the low compressive strength and the relatively high absorption capability for all the examined types of lightweight concrete, it is suggested to use these types of concrete for non-structural walls that are not subjected to or exposed to high humidity.

Variasi Penambahan Sika Cim Dan Fiber Kawat Pada Beton Mutu Fc’ 30 Mpa

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
M Zainul Arifin
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Curing Temperature ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Concrete Compressive Strength ◽  
Normal Concrete ◽  
Astm Method ◽  
Additive Type ◽  
Composition Variation ◽  
Compressive Strength Of Concrete

This research was conducted to determine the value of the highest compressive strength from the ratio of normal concrete to normal concrete plus additive types of Sika Cim with a composition variation of 0.25%, 0.50%, 0.75%, 1.00%, 1.25%, 1 , 50% and 1.75% of the weight of cement besides that in this study also aims to find the highest tensile strength from the ratio of normal concrete to normal concrete in the mixture of sika cim composition at the highest compressive strength above and after that added fiber wire with a size diameter of 1 mm in length 100 mm with a ratio of 1% of material weight. The concrete mix plan was calculated using the ASTM method, the matrial composition of the normal concrete mixture as follows, 314 kg / m3 cement, 789 kg / m3 sand, 1125 kg / m3 gravel and 189 liters / m3 of water at 10 cm slump, then normal concrete added variations of the composition of sika cim 0.25%, 0.50%, 0.75%, 1.00%, 1.25%, 1.5%, 1.75% by weight of cement and fiber, the tests carried out were compressive strength of concrete and tensile strength of concrete, normal maintenance is soaked in fresh water for 28 days at 30oC. From the test results it was found that the normal concrete compressive strength at the age of 28 days was fc1 30 Mpa, the variation in the addition of the sika cim additive type mineral was achieved in composition 0.75% of the cement weight of fc1 40.2 Mpa 30C. Besides that the tensile strength test results were 28 days old with the addition of 1% fiber wire mineral to the weight of the material at a curing temperature of 30oC of 7.5%.

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