Open AccessAssessment of Carbonation on Strength Properties of Concrete Made of Mineral Admixtures
Author(s) -
V. Suryaprakash Reddy*,
N. Venkat Rao,
Ram Mohan Rao papolu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of innovative technology and exploring engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2278-3075
DOI - 10.35940/ijitee.l2858.1081219
Subject(s) - carbonation , silica fume , materials science , ground granulated blast furnace slag , cement , corrosion , flexural strength , compressive strength , ultimate tensile strength , composite material , slag (welding) , metallurgy
Concrete is one of the most suitable materials in the world which are used for construction. It becomes more versatile because of his suitability in almost all situations. Reinforced structures are subject to corrosion by various means. Carbonation is one of these means that causes corrosion of reinforced concrete structures. The service life of the structures has been reduced due to the deterioration of the structures because of the corrosion of the reinforced concrete due to carbonation. This paper focuses on the effect of carbonation on the mechanical properties of concrete composed of mineral admixtures, such as ground granulated blast furnace slag and silica fume, by partial replacement of the cement. In this experiment, silica fume replaced cement in 5%, 10%, 15% and ground granulated blast furnace slag replaced the cement in 10%, 20%, 30%. Samples such as cubes, cylinders and prisms were casted and cured. Certain number of these specimens were also placed in carbonation chamber and tested for compressive strength, tensile strength and flexural strength. Normal concrete samples are also tested and the results are compared.