Final Year Project Progress Presentation

Evaluation of Mechanical Characteristics of Porous

Concrete And Its Performance Assessment Using
Superplasticizers

Group Leader : Raza Muhammad (1991)

Group Members : Muhammad Abdullah (1948)
Hamza Rahman (1904)

Project Supervisor: Engr. Naheed Akhtar

Civil Engineering Department Abasyn University Islamabad Campus

Presentation Outline
Literature Review
Introduction
Mechanical Properties
Applications
Advancements In Porous Concrete
Objectives
Methodology
Results
Project Timeline
Project Progress
Literature review
Introduction
Porous concrete also known as Pervious, Permeable or No-Fines
concrete.

It is the mixture of Binding material, course aggregate, admixtures

and water.

It do not contains fine aggregate in the mixture.

Its approximate void ratio ranges from 15%-35%.

Introduction
It has lower compressive strength and lower unit weight as compared
to conventional concrete.
Mechanical Properties

Performance of concrete is evaluated from mechanical properties

including compressive strength.

 The experimental results shows that the compressive strengths of

porous concrete varies from 600 to 1,500 psi (4.1–10.3 MPa) for 28
days.
Applications
Porous concrete is used in low traffic volumes and loads due to its lower
compressive strength.

Wastewater treatment plant beds, beach structures and seawalls can be

constructed by porous concrete.
Parking lots, driveways, sidewalks, residential streets, tennis courts, and
swimming pool decks can be made of porous concrete in order to save rain water.
Porous concrete can be used in bridge embankments.
Advancements in Porous Concrete

 The recent advancement in pervious concrete is the use of

“Superplasticizers”.

 It reduces the w/c ratio.

 It improves the workability and strength of concrete.

 The use of superplasticizers is defined in ASTM C494.

Specific Objectives
To propose the optimum amount of super-plasticizer to improve the
workability of porous concrete.

To achieve the maximum compressive strength by reducing w/c ratio.

Comparison of compressive strength of conventional and pervious

concrete for 7days,14days and 28 days by using concrete cubes
according to ASTM standards.
Specific Objectives (conti…)

Comparison of compressive strength of pervious concrete with

Superplasticizer and pervious concrete without Superplasticizer for
7days,14days and 28 days by using concrete cubes according to
ASTM standards.
Methodology
Literature Review

Collection of Materials

Materials Test
Design Mix

Casting & Curing of Cube Samples

Test on Samples

Compressive Strength Test Infiltration Test

Results Comparison
Results
7 Days Compressive Strength
3000
2718

2500
Compressive Strength (PSI)

2000

1500

1103
969.5
1000 908.7
730.6

500

0
0 1 1.5 2 0 (Conv.)

Samples with SP Ratio

Results
14 Days Compressive Strength
3000
2796.6

2500
Compressive Strength (PSI)

2000
1708.5

1500 1400.6

1056.6
1000 955.5

500

0
0 1 1.5 2 0 (Conv.)

Samples with SP Ratio

Project Timeline

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Project Proposal
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Project Start Sample Casting
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Methodology Materials Test
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14 Days Test
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Progress Presentation
Line chart that plots each milestone on the corresponding timeframe is in this cell.

23 Aug 24 Apr 24 Apr 9 Dec 15 Feb 15 May 29 Apr 5 May 15 May 28 May 4 Jun 11 Jun 15 Jun

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Materials Acquisition
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Introduction & Literature 7 Days Test
Review ​
Mix Design
Project Progress
Description Status

Chapter-1(Introduction) Completed

Chapter-2(Literature Review) Completed

Chapter-3(Methodology) Completed

Mix Design Completed

Samples Casting Completed

Sample Testing 50% Completed