Strength and microstructural characteristics of palm oil fuel ash and fly ash as binary and ternary blends in Self-Compacting concrete
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© 2019 This paper evaluates the feasibility of utilising palm oil fuel ash (POFA) and fly ash (FA) as an Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) replacement in self-compacting concretes (SCC). The level of OPC replacement is up to 40% based on a 540 kg/m3 mix design. All concrete mixtures were restricted to the following consistency parameter; slump flow of 750 ± 100 mm, T500 of 1.5–4.0 s, J-Ring diameter of 650 ± 100 mm, step height of 5–15 mm and sieve segregation resistance of <20%. The ternary SCC (TNY) consists of POFA and FA in equal portions. Compressive strength of SCC were determined at 7, 28 and 90 days using both cubes and cylinders. The correlation with the splitting tensile strength were evaluated. Calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) removal was measured by Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA) and its microstructural properties detected using the Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). When comparing the POFA and FA, it was found that the FA outperformed POFA for equal OPC replacements. In addition, the TNY blend had a marked improvement in its microstructural characteristics when compared to POFA and FA. The results also highlight that the addition of POFA and FA at higher replacement levels has significant potential for use as a medium strength concrete. Subsequently, the DTA shows that the Ca(OH)2 for all samples with higher replacement were lower than the control at later ages. It also demonstrated that there was a relationship between Ca(OH)2 with regards to the compressive strength of SCC, which should be useful for forensic investigation that reveals the amount of hydrated products in concrete. Deployment of the two waste by-products of the palm oil and coal ash, would lead to a cleaner and more cost-efficient waste disposal solution for those industries, as well as advantages within the construction sector.
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