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HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE
High Strength Concrete (HSC) mix was designed by varying certain quantities to study their effect on strength. The materials used for
preparing High Strength Concrete are:
MATERIAL
OPC Grade 43
OPC Grade 53
Fine Aggregate
Type 1 Coarse Aggregate
Type 2 Coarse Aggregate
Silica Fume Grade 920D
Superplasticizer BASF, PCE Based
Water
COARSE AGGREGATE
Two different type of coarse aggregate was used in the project.
PROPERTY
T1 Aggregate
T2 Aggregate
Specific Gravity
2.72
2.75
Water Absorption
1.60
1.45
Crushing Value
27%
17%
HSC 1
kg/m3
450
32
763
1144
6.75
111
0.23
HSC 7
kg/m3
450
32
763
1144
8
96.4
0.2
HSC 2
kg/m3
450
32
755
1131
6.75
133
0.275
HSC 8
kg/m3
450
32
763
1144
6.75
108.45
0.225
HSC 3
kg/m3
425
30
763
1144
4.25
137
0.30
HSC 4
kg/m3
400
28
663
1144
8
121.44
0.23
HSC 9
kg/m3
450
32
763
1144
6
120.5
0.25
HSC 5
kg/m3
400
28
655
1131
6
145.21
0.275
HSC 10
kg/m3
450
32
763
1144
5
132.55
0.275
HSC 6
kg/m3
350
24.5
814.32
1221.48
7
86.135
0.23
HSC 11
kg/m3
450
32
763
1144
4.5
144.6
0.3
Materials (kg/m3)
Materials
Ordinary Portland cement
Silica fume
Fine Aggregate
Coarse Aggregate
Poly Propylene Fibers
Superplasticizer
Water
Water/binder ratio
Batch 1
Batch 1
Batch 1
Batch 1
934
234
1030
0
12.7
0
215
0.18
955
230
1100
0
60
0
210
0.18
600
145
692
850
38
0
160
955
230
1100
0
0.19
0
210
0.18
Batch 5
kg/m3
955
230
1100
0
9.55
76
210
0.18
Batch 6
kg/m3
955
230
1100
0
0
65
219
0.18
Batch 7
Kg/m3
955
230
1100
0
0
60
210
0.18
Batch 8
kg/m3
955
230
1100
0
4.775
60
210
0.18
The materials of RPC Batch 1 to Batch 4 were hand mixed due to unavailability of a
high speed mixer. Proper mixing of such fine material is by hand mixing is not possible,
and even the water content for RPC is very low. So, the desired results were not
obtained.
Polypropylene fiber was used in Batch 5 and Batch 8, and all mixing was done using
the high speed mixer. The mix formed now was far better than previous batches. It was
still not as it was desired. The mixing has to be so quick and swift that RPC becomes a
flowing concrete. It was still not possible to get that kind of a mix without the high speed
mortar mixer or pan mixer.
Materials
RPC Batch 9 and Batch
10
Portland
In Batch 9, steel fibersOrdinary
were arranged
and added cement
to the mix.
Silica fume
Quartz Sand
Coarse Aggregate
Superplasticizer
Steel fibers
Water
Water/binder ratio
BATCH 9
BATCH 10
Set 1: Autoclave curing at 210C and 2 MPa pressure was done for 8 hours (9).
Autoclave curing at 210C and 2 MPa pressure was done for 8 hours and
then the cubes were kept at 27C for 28 days.
Ordinary 28 days curing was done at normal temperature.
In the fourth set, an external pressure was applied on the cubes immediately
after casting (9). Curing was done at normal temperature for 28 days.
External pressure with 56 Days curing.
The materials of RPC Batch 1 to Batch 4 were hand mixed due to unavailability of a
high speed mixer. Proper mixing of such fine material is by hand mixing is not
possible. Due to improper mixing, the materials could not blend with each other to
form a homogenous mix and the desired results were not obtained.
69.1
70
60
61.75
52.9
50
40
30
20
10
0
Batch 8 with Polypropylene fibers showed the maximum strength from Batch 1 to
Batch 8.
RPC BATCH 9
In Batch 9 of RPC, Steel Fibers were used and 5 sets of cubes were casted:
RPC Batch 9 Compressive Strength
113.5
120
110
98.6
100
90
78.4
80
70
60
60.8
60
50
40
30
Com20
pressive Strength (N/mm 2)
10
0
Even after the failure load RPC cubes did not break like a brittle material. Though the
cubes had taken the failure load, no major cracks were visible. The shape of the cubes was
still intact.
RPC BATCH 10
In Batch10, OPC 53 Cement was used for making RPC. Here 3 sets of cubes were casted:
RPC Batch 10 Compressive Strength
140
120
122.5
106.83
93.4 91.67
89.23
86.36
86.7
84.2
84.54
82.1
79.83
77.64
100
90
80
70
60
50
Compressive
40 Strength (N/mm2)
30
20
10
0
HSC 7
OPC 43
OPC 53
HSC 8
Variation In
Cement Grade
Two type of cement grades
were used to see the change
in the strength property when
HSC 9
HSC 11
95
90
85
Compressive
Strength (N/mm2)
80
75
HSC 7
OPC
43
HSC 8
HSC 9
HSC 10
HSC 11
110.74
108.2
120
105.53
102.4
102.47
110
99.2
99.6
56 Days 100
Compressive Strength
96.32
93.5
90
91.76
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
HSC 7
HSC 8
HSC 9
OPC 43 OPC 53
HSC 10
HSC 11
OPC 43
OPC 53
HSC 8
HSC 9
HSC 10
HSC 11
Crack in
Coarse
Aggregate
60
HSC 7
HSC 8
T1 Aggregate
HSC 9
HSC 10
HSC 11
100
90
85
80
75
0.18
0.2
0.23
0.25
w/b Ratio
0.28
28 Days
0.3
0.33
110
100
95
80
0.18
0.2
0.23
0.25
w/b Ratio
0.28
0.3
28 Days
0.33
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