IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

RESEARCH ON THE CHARACTERISTICS AND PERFORMANCE OF SELF-COMPRESSING CONCRETE CONTAINING NANO AND MICRO SILICA

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K Suresh,M Pavan Teja

Abstract

An innovative type of concrete known as self-compacting will be poured and compacted without the need for vibration. Since concrete is so versatile, it is frequently used in building projects all over the world to evaluate the viability of employing industrial waste materials including fly ash, Micro silica, and Nano silica. With a focus on the impact of micro and nano silica, the performance of SCC in its fresh, hardened, and durable states following 7, 28, and 56 days of curing was examined. To this end, part of the cement used in M40 mix concrete, which adheres to the IS 10262:2019 standard of 0.35 water to cement, was substituted. Half of the cement was replaced with twenty-five percent fly ash. Micro silica was used in place of cement at percentages of 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% in order to calculate the optimal amount of micro silica based on the mechanical property test findings. It was demonstrated that after 7 days of curing, 15% of micro silica—which is thought to be the appropriate proportion of micro silica—reached the desired strength. 15% more micro silica than was previously in the cement was added by nano silica in the range of 1%, 2%, 3%, and 4%. In the current experimental study, the fresh, hardened, and durability properties of SCC with and without micro- and nano-silica were investigated. The L-Box, V-Funnel, and Slump Flow tests were used on newly laid concrete to assess its passing and filling capacities. Experiments on the inherent qualities of hardened concrete, such as split tensile strength, flexural strength, and compressive strength, were conducted to look into the performance characteristics of SCC. Concrete's durability was assessed using tests for sorptivity, water absorption, rapid chloride penetration test (RCPT), acid resistance, and alkaline resistance. In this work, SCC with and without nano and micro silica were compared.

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