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Samuel Iliya Bajahry; Joy Joshua T; M. A. Nda; Abejide O. S; J. M Kaura; Amana Ocholi
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Abstract :
Although self-compacting concrete (SCC) is a unique concrete that can spread and fill formwork without the need
for mechanical vibration, researchers are now using supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) to partially replace
cement in SCC production because of the high cement content required to produce SCC. Based on the aforementioned, the
rheological and strength properties of SCC admixed with Rice Husk Ash (RHA) and Metakaolin (MK) at 0.4, 0.5, and 0.6
water-cement (W/C) ratios was investigated. The materials used in the study are cement, water, fine aggregate, coarse
aggregate, Metakaolin (MK), Rice Husk Ash (RHA), and superplasticizer. Mechanical tests were conducted on the cement,
fine and coarse aggregate, RHA and MK. SCC was produced by partially replacing cement with RHA and MK separately
and in blend at 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, and 15 %, yielding a total of four hundred and twenty (420) concrete cubes, and all cubes
were cured for 3, 7, 14, 28, 56, 90, and 120 days before crushing. The Marsh cone test was adopted to determine the optimum
superplasticizer (SP) content, while the rheological tests conducted on the fresh SCC are the slump test, V-funnel test, L-
Box test, and J-Ring test, whereas the mechanical tests conducted on the hardened SCC are the compressive, flexural, and
split tensile strength test. Results from the findings showed that the rheological properties of SCC admixed with RHA and
MK separately and in blend at 0.9 % superplasticizer content, exhibits adequate workability and flowability at 0.4, 0.5, and
0.6 water-cement ratios. Also, at 0.4, 0.5, and 0.6 W/C ratios, the maximum compressive strength of SCC was achieved at 5-
10 % for RHA, and 5-15 % for MK, and was achieved at 10 % when MK and RHA was used in blend. More also, the
maximum 28 days split tensile strength was achieved at 7.5-10 % for RHA, and 10 % for MK, and was achieved at 10 %
when MK and RHA blend replaced cement. Furthermore, the maximum 28 days flexural strength was achieved at 12.5-15
% for RHA, and 15 % for MK, and was achieved at 12.5 % when MK and RHA blend replaced cement. Hence it was
concluded that the workable rheological, and maximum strength properties of SCC can be achieved when blend of RHA
and MK replaces cement between 10 – 12.5 %.
Keywords :
Compressive strength; Flexural strength; Metakaolin (MK); Rheology; Rice Husk Ash (RHA); Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC); Split tensile strength.
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Although self-compacting concrete (SCC) is a unique concrete that can spread and fill formwork without the need
for mechanical vibration, researchers are now using supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) to partially replace
cement in SCC production because of the high cement content required to produce SCC. Based on the aforementioned, the
rheological and strength properties of SCC admixed with Rice Husk Ash (RHA) and Metakaolin (MK) at 0.4, 0.5, and 0.6
water-cement (W/C) ratios was investigated. The materials used in the study are cement, water, fine aggregate, coarse
aggregate, Metakaolin (MK), Rice Husk Ash (RHA), and superplasticizer. Mechanical tests were conducted on the cement,
fine and coarse aggregate, RHA and MK. SCC was produced by partially replacing cement with RHA and MK separately
and in blend at 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, and 15 %, yielding a total of four hundred and twenty (420) concrete cubes, and all cubes
were cured for 3, 7, 14, 28, 56, 90, and 120 days before crushing. The Marsh cone test was adopted to determine the optimum
superplasticizer (SP) content, while the rheological tests conducted on the fresh SCC are the slump test, V-funnel test, L-
Box test, and J-Ring test, whereas the mechanical tests conducted on the hardened SCC are the compressive, flexural, and
split tensile strength test. Results from the findings showed that the rheological properties of SCC admixed with RHA and
MK separately and in blend at 0.9 % superplasticizer content, exhibits adequate workability and flowability at 0.4, 0.5, and
0.6 water-cement ratios. Also, at 0.4, 0.5, and 0.6 W/C ratios, the maximum compressive strength of SCC was achieved at 5-
10 % for RHA, and 5-15 % for MK, and was achieved at 10 % when MK and RHA was used in blend. More also, the
maximum 28 days split tensile strength was achieved at 7.5-10 % for RHA, and 10 % for MK, and was achieved at 10 %
when MK and RHA blend replaced cement. Furthermore, the maximum 28 days flexural strength was achieved at 12.5-15
% for RHA, and 15 % for MK, and was achieved at 12.5 % when MK and RHA blend replaced cement. Hence it was
concluded that the workable rheological, and maximum strength properties of SCC can be achieved when blend of RHA
and MK replaces cement between 10 – 12.5 %.
Keywords :
Compressive strength; Flexural strength; Metakaolin (MK); Rheology; Rice Husk Ash (RHA); Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC); Split tensile strength.