Improved Durability Performances in Cement Mortar with Rice Husk Ash
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Saraswathy, Velu; Karthick, Subbiah; Kwon, Seung-Jun
- Source
- 한국건설순환자원학회논문집. 2014-03 2(1):66-73
- Subject
- Durability
Pozzolanic admixture
RCPT
Rice husk
Silica fume
- Language
- Korean
- ISSN
- 2288-3320
2288-369X
Currently many researches have been performed for enhancing durability of concrete. Rice husk ash has several advantages like early strength of concrete and dense pore structure. A calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) gel around the cement particles due to pozzolanic reaction of rice husk can increase the strength of concrete against cracking. Very limitedly a systematic and detailed investigation on the corrosion performance of rice husk ash and silica fume blended concrete is performed. A realistic approach has been made through compressive strength, bond strength, and split tensile strength etc. Corrosion performance was also evaluated rapid chloride ion penetration test (RCPT) and impressed voltage test, and the results were discussed in the paper.