Effects of Mixing Time and Revolution Count on Characteristics of Blended Cement Containing Rice Husk Ash
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 30, Issue 1
Abstract
Standard specifications for ready-mixed concrete (RMC) specify a limit of mixing time and revolution count of a RMC truck. More than half of today’s RMC contains a blended cement and chemical admixture. For this reason, the current specification may be outdated. This paper aims to gain technical knowledge on a behavior of mixing time and revolution count of the blended cement system containing rice husk ash (RHA) and chemical admixture. This paper assesses the effects of mixing time and revolution count on ion concentration, flowability, setting time, chemical shrinkage, porosity, compressive strength, and chloride diffusivity of pastes and mortars containing several types of RHA. The RHA types evaluated include as-received RHA (AR-RHA), chemically transformed (alkali-treated) RHA, and AR-RHA with retarder. Results indicate that although the mixing conditions influence the characteristics of the blended cement system, RHA type has a greater effect on these characteristics. Controlling the performance of RMC can be achieved by selecting the proper RHA type to add into the mixture.
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Acknowledgments
The authors express their gratitude for the support of Agrilectric Companies in providing the rice husk ash, and Lafarge Cement for providing the cement for this research.
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Received: Mar 7, 2017
Accepted: Jul 12, 2017
Published online: Nov 15, 2017
Published in print: Jan 1, 2018
Discussion open until: Apr 15, 2018
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