Assessing Semiflowable Self-Consolidating Concrete with Sugarcane Bagasse Ash for Application in Rigid Pavement
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 35, Issue 10
Abstract
Semiflowable self-consolidating concrete (SF-SCC) is a new type of self-consolidating concrete with flowability, green strength, and shape-holding ability in the fresh state. SF-SCC is cost-effective, energy-efficient, and low-carbon-footprint concrete because vibrators can be eliminated. This paper discusses the fresh, strength (compressive, splitting tensile, and flexure), durability (chloride ion penetration, water absorption, and water penetration), and microstructural properties of SF-SCC mixes with sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA) as the cement replacing material at by weight of cement. The results show that all the mixes complied with the requirements of fresh properties of SF-SCC. The strength and durability results were used to validate the suitability of such SF-SCC mixes for rigid pavement construction as per the specifications of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC). It can be concluded that the mixes with as much as 40% SCBA can be used in urban roads. All the mixes with as much as 50% SCBA can be used in the construction of road pavements in the interior part of rural areas, i.e., village roads. The study also involved Vise Kriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR) analysis for ranking of the mixes.
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Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The partial financial assistance provided by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar through the Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP) (NITJ/TEQIP-III/8142) is acknowledged.
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Received: Jan 23, 2023
Accepted: Mar 16, 2023
Published online: Jul 27, 2023
Published in print: Oct 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Dec 27, 2023
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