Effect of aggressive chemicals on durability and microstructure properties of concrete containing crushed new concrete aggregate and non-traditional supplementary cementitious materials

Alnahhal, Mohammed Fouad and Alengaram, Ubagaram Johnson and Jumaat, Mohd Zamin and Alsubari, Belal and Alqedra, Mamoun A. and Mo, Kim Hung (2018) Effect of aggressive chemicals on durability and microstructure properties of concrete containing crushed new concrete aggregate and non-traditional supplementary cementitious materials. Construction and Building Materials, 163. pp. 482-495. ISSN 0950-0618, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.12.106.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.12.106

Abstract

The increasing awareness and usage of traditional supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in concrete have pressured the construction industry to look for alternatives to overcome the concerns over their plentiful availability in the future. This research illustrates the performance of recycled aggregate concrete prepared with the incorporation of available industrial by-products, namely rice husk ash (RHA), palm oil fuel ash (POFA) and palm oil clinker powder (POCP) as alternatives for traditional SCMs. The effect of hydrochloric (HCl) acid and magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) attack was evaluated by measuring the change in mass, compressive strength and microstructural analysis. The results revealed that the incorporation of RHA, POFA and POCP up to 30% minimizes concrete deterioration and loss in compressive strength when the specimens were exposed to HCl solution. In addition, the scanning electron microscopy image showed less propagation of micro-cracks caused by expansive ettringite in the case of MgSO4 attack. Further, the X-ray diffraction analysis indicated that RHA is more effective as pozzolanic additive than POFA and POCP. Overall, the RA-based concrete had significant enhancement in its performance against acid and sulfate attacks using alternative SCMs from industrial by-products.

Item Type: Article
Funders: University of Malaya Research Project-RP037A-15AET “Enhancement of Concrete Properties Made from Local Waste Materials Using Nano Particles”
Uncontrolled Keywords: Concrete durability; Microstructure; Supplementary cementitious materials; Acid attack; Sulfate attack
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 24 Sep 2019 06:40
Last Modified: 24 Sep 2019 06:40
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/22527

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