The performance of high grade concrete (M60) with full and partial replacement of crushed sand by granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) in OPC&PPC concrete

• Main Authors: Narsimha, M., Abhiram Reddy, T., Murali, K.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Compressive strength; Flexural strength; Granulated blast furnace slag; Portland cement; Portland pozzolona cement; Split tensile strength
• ISSN: 2214-7853; 2214-7853
• DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2021.04.357

It takes millions of years for manufactured sand (crushed sand) to exchange fine aggregates in the constructing enterprise to form once more over time. We can stability the biodiversity of the earth by way of changing the pleasant combination with the industrial by-product. It additionally decreases the environmental results of emissions by way of growing the use of manufacturing by-products in our building industry. In this context, we are conducting a find out about to affirm the feasibility of the usage of GBFS (Granulated Blast Furnace Slag) as a choice to manufactured sand in OPC and PPC concrete. This experimental lookup focuses on the investigation of the behaviour of the M60 grade of concrete through the whole and partial substitute of the fantastic combination via the GBFS. Blocks, cylinders and beams are examined for compressive strength, tensile strength and flexural strength, respectively, after 7 days and 28 days of curing. As some distance as toughness is concerned. In the existing find out about the fine-aggregate substitution proportion by means of GBFS is 50%, and 100%. If the entire and partial GBFS check outcomes are in contrast with one hundred percent sand damaged into the concrete, the mechanical traits are proven to amplify the proportion of GBFS.