Influence of Ceramic Waste as Fine Aggregate in Concrete: Pozzolanic, XRD, FT-IR, and NMR Investigations
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 30, Issue 9
Abstract
Fine ceramic aggregates prepared from various types of tableware bone china ceramic was used in concrete. The raw fine bone china aggregates were evaluated for pozzolanic activity using the Frattini test, saturated lime test, and strength activity index test. The compressive strength results showed that up to 60% of the fine bone china ceramic aggregate (FBCCA) can be used to produce concrete with desirable strength characteristics. The pozzolanic behavior of fine bone china aggregate acts as an accelerator to form calcium silicate hydrate (CSH), improving the microstructure properties of the concrete. Investigations were made by X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy analysis (FT-IR), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The results revealed that an additional amount of CSH gel can be gained when using fine bone china aggregate.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge the support of Material Research Centre, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur and Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay for providing necessary support in conducting XRF, XRD, FT-IR, and NMR spectroscopy.
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Received: Sep 11, 2017
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