International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics

Volume 116 No. 13 2017, 399-405

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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF CEMENT USING ALCCOFINE

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B.Kaviya, 2K.Rohith, 3Soniya Kindo, 4Manoj Kumar J ,5 Divya P
Assistant Professor 1 Student2-5Department of Civil Engineering, BIST, BIHER,
Bharath University, Chennai.
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kaviya.civil@bharathuniv.ac.in

Abstract: In this paper the mechanical properties of
Alccofine has been studied. Alccofine 1203 is a
specially processed product based on high glass content
with high reactivity obtained through the process of
controlled granulation. Concrete attains high strength at
a very early age, due to the presence of alccofine
material. The mechanical properties studied here are
compressive strength on concrete cubes at 7 & 28 days
of curing and split tensile on cylinders at 7 & 28 days
of water curing. It is observed from the result that the ●
alcoofine material increases the strength to a large
extent at 15% replacement level of cement.
Keywords: Alccofine, Compressive strength, Split ●
tensile strength.
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1. Introduction
● As the weathering, can better be resisted using
alccofine, the experiment to observe improvement in
durability of concrete will be done.
● Strength gain by concrete is rapid hence; this could
help to reduce the total project duration
1.2 Objective
The main objective of the study is to
To determine the performance of Alccofine concrete by
partial replacement of cement by 5%, 10%, 15%.
● To determine the compressive strength and split tensile
strength of concrete for 7days and 28 days curing
To find the optimum replacement of cement by
Alccofine.
2. Literature Review

Creating quality concrete in the present climate does
not depend solely on achieving high strength property.
Alccofine 1203 is a specially processed product
based on slag of high glass content with high reactivity
obtained through the process of controlled granulation.
Owing to its unique chemistry and ultra-fine particle
size, Alccofine 1203 provides reduced water demand
for a given workability as per requirement of concrete
performance. Alccofine 1203 and Alccofine 1101 are
two types of Alccofine with low calcium silicate and
high calcium silicate respectively. Alccofine 1203 is
slag based supplementary cementitous material having
ultra fineness with optimized particle size distribution.
The workability of the mix retention is improved due to
Alccofine 1203 and increased the flow ability of the
mix. It also helps in reduction in segregation and
reduction in heat of hydration of the mix[1-5].
Alccofine 1203 used to improve compressive
strength or as a super workability aid to improve flow.
Alccofine 1203 is known to produce a high – strength
concrete and is used in two different ways as a cement
replacement, to reduce the cement content and as an
additive to improve concrete properties[6-8].
1.1 Scope
● Strength of concrete will increase by blending
alccofine as cementetious material in concrete.
Dr. Sinha Deepa A, Sabuwala Hasan K (2016) has
investigated the performance of concrete containing
supplementary cementitious materials such as fly ash &
alccofine. This study explores the performance of
concrete mixtures in terms of compressive strength,
flexural strength, split tensile strength, residual
compressive strength at elevated temperature and
chloride attack test at various ages.It is observed that
with increase in percentage of alccofine the resistance
to chloride attack increases and also helps to increase
the slump flow in concrete.
Manisha M. Magdum, Dr. V. V. Karjinni(2016) has
explained the contribution of mineral admixture
Alccofine 1203 to the mechanical properties of hybrid
fiber reinforced concrete with strength and workability
is investigated. It reduces thermal, shrinkage cracks and
increases strength as compared to conventional
concrete.The primary objective of this study was to
evaluate the action of hybrid fibers at different volume
fractions to obtain a good post-peak behavior of high
strength concrete.It deduce that the compressive
strength was found to be increased with increase in
percentage of mineral admixture alccofine 1203 and
noted maximum in case of 10%.And flexural strength
was found maximum when we used 1.5% of fiber
volume fraction (80% steel fiber and 20%
polypropylene fibre) by weight of cement[9-11].

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Rajesh Kumar S et al( 2015) studied “An concrete cubes at 3, 7, 14 and 28 days of water
experimental study on the mechanical properties of curing.The author deduced that the results of alccofine
alccofine based high grade concrete”. The mechanical material increases the strength to a large extent at 10%
properties studied here are compressive strength on replacement level of cement[12].

3. Materials & Methods together. The main composition of Ordinary Portland

A. Cement
Cement is a binder, a substance used in construction
that sets and hardened and can bind other materials
Cement (OPC) is lime, silica, alumina and iron oxide.
Ordinary portland cement-53 grade have used in this
investigation. Its properties are given in table[13-15].

Table 1. Primary test result for cement

SLNO PROPERTIES VALUE IS

SPECIFICATIONS
1 Specific gravity 3.15 IS 4031
2 Normal consistency 33% IS 4031
3 Initial setting time 34min IS 4031
4 Fineness 99.98% IS 269-1976

B. Fine Aggregate aggregate. It included sand, silt & clay.Natural sand

have used, its property is given below.
When the aggregate is sieved through 4.75
sieves, the aggregate passed through it called as fine

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Table 2. Primary test result for fine aggregate

SLN PROPERT RESUL IS

O Y T SPECIFICATIO
NS
1 Specific 2.63 IS 383-1970
gravity
2 Sieve Zone-I IS383-1970
analysis

C. Coarse Aggregate It is a material used in construction, including sand,

gravel, and crushed stone. Its properties are shown in
When the aggregate is sieved through 4.75 Table.
sieve, the aggregate retained is called coarse aggregate.

Table 3. Primary test result for coarse aggregate

SLNO PROPERTY VALUE IS SPECIFICATIONS

1 Specific gravity 2.67 IS 2386-1963
2 Impact value 21.29% IS 2386-1963
3 Crushing value 25.22% IS 2386-1963

D. Workability

To checking the workability the slump test and compaction test has been carried out and its value is given
below[16].

Table 4. Primary test result for workability

WATER- SLUMP COMPACTION

CEMENT TEST(mm) TEST
RATIO

0.35 0 0.862
0.40 60 0.939
0.45 160 0.982

4. Results and Discussion at their compressive strength limit, others deform

4.1 Compressive Strength
The compressive strength is the capacity of a material
or structure to withstand loads. Some materials fracture
irreversibly. All the test specimens cast for compressive
strength were tested using a compressive testing
machine.
Compressive strength=load/area

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Table 4. Compressive strength of cubes for 7 days and 28 days

7days
Cubes Sample1 Sample2(N/mm2) Sample3(N/mm2) Average(N/
(N/mm2) mm2)
NR 21 21.23 22.04 21.42
5% 22.14 23.22 24.46 23.27
10% 25.22 25.67 23.45 24.78
15% 19.61 19.45 19.89 19.65
28 days
Cubes Sample1 Sample2(N/mm2) Sample3(N/mm2) Average(N/
(N/mm2) mm2)
NR 28.56 30.35 32.7 30.38
5% 35.75 36.75 35.31 35.93
10% 37.04 38.22 37.56 37.60
15% 27.22 27.13 28.44 27.90

Figure 1. Graphical representation compressive strength of cubes at 7 days

Figure 2. Graphical representation compressive strength of cubes at 28 days[17-19]

days[17

5. Split Tensile Strength strength of concrete. The concrete is very weak in

tension due to its brittle nature and is not expected to
The tensile strength of concrete is one of the basic and resist the direct tension[20-21].
important properties.. Split tensile strength test on Split tensile strength=2P/πdl
concrete cylinder is a method to determine the tensile

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Table 5. Split tensile strength of cylinder for 7 days and 28 days

7days
Cylinder Sample1(N/mm2) Sample2(N/mm2) Sample3(N/mm2) Average
(N/mm2)
NR 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.77
5% 2.2 2.2 2.35 2.25
10% 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.83
15% 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.57
28days
Sample1(N/mm2) Sample2(N/mm2) Sample3(N/mm2) Average
Cylinder (N/mm2)
NR 3.46 2.91 3.19 3.18
5% 3.88 3.60 3.74 3.74
10% 3.74 4.02 3.88 3.88
15% 3.6 3.19 3 3.26

Figure 3. Graphical representation split tensile strength of cylinders at 7 days

Figure 4. Graphical representation split tensile

tensile strength of cylinders at 28 days

6. Conclusion ● In this study the effects of Alccofine as a

This paper presents a review on effects of Alccofine on
properties of concrete. It was found that the addition of ●
Alccofine show early strength gaining prop property long
term strength. It is recommended to utilize the ●
Alccofine material with cement after checking its
durability studies.
supplementary cementing material and filling material
on the strength of concrete wass investigated.
The maximum compressive strength of concrete is
achieved by using Alccofine 15%.
The addition of Alccofine increases the self
compatibility characteristics like filling ability, passing
ability and resistance to segregation.

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● It increases the durability and resistance to
chemical attack and also reduces the heat of
hydration.
● The relative cost of Alccofine is cheaper then
cement hence it is economic with higher strength.
● By use of super plasticizer reduces the water
demand and increase the workability of concrete
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