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The Effect of Local Metakaolin Developed from Natural Material Soorh on Selected Properties of Concrete/Mortar

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In this research study the effect local metakaolin produced from natural material Soorh of Thatta, District of Sindh, Pakistan on compressive strength of mortar/concrete, permeability, corrosion potential and carbonation depth of concrete, alkali silica reaction (ASR) and sulphate attack of mortar is investigated. However, the natural material Soorh is calcined by an electric furnace at 800 °C for 2 h duration to produce metakaolin. Moreover, two mixes of mortar/concrete without accumulation of developed metakaolin were made and ten mixes of mortar/concrete were prepared where cement is replaced by developed metakaolin as 5% to 25%, with 5% increment, by weight of cement. It was concluded upon the results of this research that the utilization of 15% metakaolin as cementitious ingredient has significantly improvement in properties of mortar/concrete.

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The authors are thankful for Quid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology Nawabshah for providing necessary instruments to carry out experimental work.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science & Technology, Nawabshah, Pakistan

    Manthar Ali Keerio, Abdullah Saand, Nadeem ul Karim Bhatti & Samiullah Soohu

  2. Research Faculty, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK

    Rabia Chaudhry

  3. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750, Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia

    Naraindas Bheel

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Keerio, M.A., Saand, A., Chaudhry, R. et al. The Effect of Local Metakaolin Developed from Natural Material Soorh on Selected Properties of Concrete/Mortar. Silicon 14, 1807–1816 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-021-00993-w

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