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Experimental investigation on mechanical properties of binary and ternary blended pervious concrete

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The purpose of the investigation was to study the effect of binary and ternary blends of cement on the mechanical properties of pervious concrete (PC) specimen through destructive (DT) and non-destructive testing (NDT). Various combinations of fly ash (FA), limestone powder (LP), metakaolin (MK), and silica fume (SF) as mineral admixtures have been investigated to partially replace the cement up to 30% by weight in PC. Standard cube specimens of size 150 mm × 150 mm × 150 mm of binary and ternary blends of mineral admixture of pervious concrete were prepared to conduct standard compressive strength test and split tensile test at 7 and 28 days of curing. The ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) test and Rebound Hammer test were used as a non-destructive testing tool to substantiate the robustness of PC and to determine the approximate mechanical properties where other destructive testing tools are not feasible in case of in-place pervious pavements. Overall the pervious concrete made with LP based ternary blends (PLM and PLS) were found to perform better than FA based ternary blends (PFM and PFS) and control mix (PC) in destructive and non-destructive testing.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of Prof. S. P. Singh and other staff members of Concrete Structures Laboratories at Dr B. R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India, during the experimentation work reported in the present investigation. This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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    Sanjay Goel

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Singh, R., Goel, S. Experimental investigation on mechanical properties of binary and ternary blended pervious concrete. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng. 14, 229–240 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-019-0597-4

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