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Effect of Silica Fume on Workability and Compressive Strength of OPC Concrete
Silica fume is a by product resulting from the reduction of high – purity quartz with coal or coke and wood chips in an electric arc furnace during the production of silicon metal or silicon alloys. Silica fume is known to improve the mechanical characteristics of concrete. The principle physical effect of silica fume in concrete is that of filler, which because of its fineness can fit into space between cement grains in the same way that sand fills the space between particles of coarse aggregates and cement grains fill the space between sand grains. As for chemical reaction of silica fume, because of high surface area and high content of amorphous silica in silica fume, this highly active pozzolan reacts more quickly than ordinary pozzolans. The use of silica fume in concrete has engineering potential and economic advantage. This paper presents the results of an experimental investigations carried out to find the suitability of silica fume in production of concrete. It is observed that the optimum dose of silica fume is 5% (by weight), when used as part replacement of OPC. The silica fume inclusion increases the workability and strength of concrete considerably.
Effect of Silica Fume on Workability and Compressive Strength of OPC Concrete
Silica fume is a by product resulting from the reduction of high – purity quartz with coal or coke and wood chips in an electric arc furnace during the production of silicon metal or silicon alloys. Silica fume is known to improve the mechanical characteristics of concrete. The principle physical effect of silica fume in concrete is that of filler, which because of its fineness can fit into space between cement grains in the same way that sand fills the space between particles of coarse aggregates and cement grains fill the space between sand grains. As for chemical reaction of silica fume, because of high surface area and high content of amorphous silica in silica fume, this highly active pozzolan reacts more quickly than ordinary pozzolans. The use of silica fume in concrete has engineering potential and economic advantage. This paper presents the results of an experimental investigations carried out to find the suitability of silica fume in production of concrete. It is observed that the optimum dose of silica fume is 5% (by weight), when used as part replacement of OPC. The silica fume inclusion increases the workability and strength of concrete considerably.
Effect of Silica Fume on Workability and Compressive Strength of OPC Concrete
Vikas Srivastava (author) / Rakesh Kumar (author) / V. C. Agarwal (author) / P. K. Mehta (author)
2014-09-30
doi:10.13074/jent.2014.09.143086
Journal of Environmental Nanotechnology; Vol. 3 No. 3 (2014): J. Environ. Nanotechnol., Volume 3, No. 3, September 2014; 32-35 ; 2319-5541 ; 2279-0748
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English
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690
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