Abstract
Concrete of strengths classes ≥ C55/67 referred to as high strength or high-performance concrete (HSC/HPC) are noted to be generally of low water/binder (W/B), made from binary or ternary cements with silica fume (SF) being a necessary constituent, and often requiring internal curing. Non-availability and high cost of SF in most sub-Saharan Africa like Nigeria however makes HSC/HPC production in this region very difficult and hence the continued search for alternative supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) with good performance properties as constituents of ternary/binary cements in HPC. This study thereby examines the strength properties of metastable calcined clay (MCC) based HPC cured internally with superabsorbent polymer (SAP) 0.2–0.3% (by weight of binder (bwob)). HPC mixtures of varied MCC and Rice husk ash (RHA) contents containing two SAP grain sizes labelled (SP1 ˂ 300 µm and SP2 ˂ 600 µm) were cast in 100 mm cubes and cured for varying ages (7, 14, 28 and 56 days) before testing. The hardened specimens were subjected to compressive strength and water absorption tests at the varied curing ages for the performance assessment of the binder types and SAP grain sizes in HPC with age. This study revealed the possibility of achieving Class 1 HPC (50–75 N/mm2) utilizing industry manufactured calcined clay and locally produced RHA in Nigeria. The compressive strength of HPCs increased as the curing age increases for both SCM type, SAP contents and grain sizes. RHA based HPCs however showed better strength performance at the early ages than the MCC based. SAP addition in MCC based HPCs led to slight decrease in compressive strength as the SAP contents increased while the RHA based HPCs on the other hand, revealed slight increase in compressive strength with increase in SAP contents.
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Authors acknowledge the followings: Covenant University Centre for Research, Innovation and Discovery (CUCRID); Mr. Guillaume Jeanson (Construction Product Manager) SNF Floerger - ZAC de Milieux, 42163 ANDREZIEUX Cedex – FRANCE; the management of Armorsil Manufacturing Incorporation, Nigeria Building and Roads Research Institute (NBRRI) and Ewekoro Factory of Lafarge Plc., Nigeria for the assistance received in conference support fees, materials procurement, use of facilities, softwares and time input in the analysis.
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Nduka, D.O., Olawuyi, B.J., Mosaku, T.O., Joshua, O. (2020). Influence of Superabsorbent Polymers on Properties of High-Performance Concrete with Active Supplementary Cementitious Materials of Nigeria. In: Boshoff, W., Combrinck, R., Mechtcherine, V., Wyrzykowski, M. (eds) 3rd International Conference on the Application of Superabsorbent Polymers (SAP) and Other New Admixtures Towards Smart Concrete. SAP 2019. RILEM Bookseries, vol 24. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33342-3_8
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