1. Application of eco-friendly internal self-curing agents in geo-polymer concrete.
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Kandasamy, Mohan, Vidhya, K., Arunkumar, G. E., and Nithya, D.
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CONCRETE additives ,POLYMER-impregnated concrete ,CONCRETE ,SILICA fume ,FLY ash ,POLYETHYLENE glycol ,COMPRESSIVE strength - Abstract
This paper examines the characteristics of internally healed concrete employing eco-materials Spinacea Oleracea (SO) and Calatrop is Gigantea (CG) as self-healing agents to the performance of concrete using a widely viable self-heal chemical, polyethylene glycol. Eco-friendly self-cured materials like Spinacea Oleracea and Calatrop is Gigantea, as well as chemical self-cured materials like polyethylene Glycol, are added in varied concentrations (0.2% to 1% by mass of cement). The optimal doses of the aforementioned self-healing agents are identified according to the concrete's compressive strength. The optimal concentrations for each self-healing agent are used to conduct studies on their durability. This investigation employs M30 grade concrete in which 25% of the cement weight has been replaced with fly ash. The test findings revealed that eco-friendly self-curing material concrete outperformed traditional concrete in terms of workability, as well as its strength and durability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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