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DOI: 10.35629/5252-031013251329 Impact Factor value 7.429 | ISO 9001: 2008 Certified Journal Page 1325
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siliceous and aluminous residues is then quickly into two parts: fine aggregates and coarse
water- quenched. GGBS is gotten by quenching aggregates. Fine aggregates are considered to be
molten iron slag from a blast furnace in water or the material passing through 4.75mm sieve and are
steams to produce a glassy granulate slag. Rapid predominately retained on 75micron sieve. Finally,
cooling or quenching is done to get glassy granular water is added to commence the binding process.
slag. This glassy granulated slag is dried and This makes the mix stiffer and forms the material
ground into a fine powder to produce ground called concrete, which can be castoff in
granulated blast fumace slag. GGBS is an construction and forms a basis of our modern
amorphous powdery material having oxide society.
composition (CaO, FeiOs, Si02, AI2O3 etc) similar
to Portland cement, but the actual content of these 1.4 PROPERTIES OF (GGBS or GGBFS)
oxides would differ. Blast furnace slag when It is a granular product with very limited
ground to a size less than 45-micron meter, can crystal formation, is highly cementitious in nature
have a specific area of about 400 to 600 m2/kg. and, ground to cement fineness, and hydrates like
GGBS has particle sizes almost similar to Portland Portland cement. By replacing the Portland cement
cement. GGBS is widely accepted for use in with GGBFS will results in reduction of carbon
Portland cement concrete to achieve improved dioxide gas emission. It is therefore an
workability, higher strength and durability, superior environmentally friendly construction material.
resistances to chloride penetration, sulphate attack, GGBFS from modern thermal power plants
and alkali-silica reaction. generally does not require processing prior to being
incorporated into concrete and is therefore
1.3 CONCRETE considered to be an environmentally free input
It is a material which is composed and material. The production of GGBFS requires more
formed by mixing of granular materials called energy as compared with the energy needed for the
aggregates or filler surrounded together and mixing production of Portland Cement. We can replace
with that of the cement or binding material which about 80% of the Portland cement by using
fills the voids among the aggregates particles, glues GGBFS in concrete. GGBFS has characteristics of
them together. Aggregates are usually obtained better water impermeability as well as improved
from weathering of natural rocks, either crushed resistance to corrosion and sulphate attack. Due to
stones or natural gravels. Cement binds the lower heat hydration it reduces the risk of thermal
aggregates together. Natural coarse aggregates are cracking. It has higher durability, workability,
generally crushed stones and gravels which are reduces permeability to external agencies, which
retained on the 4.75mm sieve. Other material like helps in making, placing and compaction easier. As
fly ash or ground blast furnace slag may also be a result, the service life of a structure is enhanced
used as binding material. Aggregates are divided and the maintenance cost reduced.
II. METHODOLOGY partially replaced for cement for the curing period
In this project the study of usage of of 7 and 28 days.
GGBS in concrete in place of cement is done. First The performance of concrete in
of all, cement and river sand was collected and the which the cements are replaced by GGBS by 20%,
test are conducted for physical properties like 40%, 60%, 80%, are compared to that of
gradation, specific gravity, fineness, etc. GGBS predictable concrete and the most favorable
was collected from Laxmi steel factory percentage of GGBS is found.
JABALPUR. The water contents must be
considered because they are different in different III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
samples. Then mix was designed for M30 concrete. In this chapter, the results obtained from
Fresh concrete properties were determined by the experimental study of the GGBS concrete have
mixing concrete. The waste product GGBS at the been presented and discussed. This chapter
proportions of 0%, 20%, 40% ,60%,80% was contains the result of fresh concrete test (slump
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Table 3.1 Comparison of strength at 7days and 28 days for different percentages of ggbs
Percentage replaced 7 day compressive strength for 28 day compressive strength for
cube(N/mm2) cube(N/mm2)
0 24.53 45.33
20 26.055 44.88
40 29.53 50.33
60 23.95 42.58
80 24.65 41.26
9
8
7
6
7 days
5 compresive
4 strength
3 28 days
compressive
2 strength
1
0
1 2 3 4 5
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0 4.300 4.526
20 3.945 4.492
40 4.210 4.610
60 4.021 4.427
80 4.012 4.324
10
8 7 days split
6 tensile
strength
4
28 days
2
split tensile
0 strength
1 2 3 4 5
3.3 Flexural strength test days respectively and the comparison of the results
Flexural strength is a measure of tensile are shown in the Fig. From the results it is observed
strength of concrete prisms of size that the result 15% increments in mix when
750mm*100mm*100mm were used. It is 12-20 % replaced by 40% of GGBS when compared with
of compressive strength. The flexural strength control mix.
testing conducts on the prism for 7 days and 28
9
8
7
6 7 days
5 Flexureal
strength
4
3 28 days
2 Flexural
1 strength
0
1 2 3 4 5
DOI: 10.35629/5252-031013251329 Impact Factor value 7.429 | ISO 9001: 2008 Certified Journal Page 1328
International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management (IJAEM)
Volume 3, Issue 10 Oct 2021, pp: 1325-1329 www.ijaem.net ISSN: 2395-5252
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