Performance of Sustainable Nano Concrete
P. S. Joanna1, Christopher Daniel Raj2, Namitha Jacob3, Sajil Jonson4, T. S. Parvati5
1P. S. Joanna*, Department of Civil Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Tehnology and Science, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) India.
2Christopher Daniel Raj, Department of Civil Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Tehnology and Science, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) India.
3Namitha Jacob, Department of Civil Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Tehnology and Science, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) India.
4Sajil Jonson, M. Tech Student ,Department of Civil Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Tehnology and Science, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) India.
5T. S. Parvati, Department of Civil Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Tehnology and Science, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) India.
Manuscript received on November 27, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on December 15, 2019. | Manuscript published on December 30, 2019. | PP:3160-3163 | Volume-9 Issue-2, December, 2019. | Retrieval Number: B4217129219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.B4217.129219
Open Access | Ethics and Policies | Cite | Mendeley
© The Authors. Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication (BEIESP). This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
Abstract: Sustainable Nano concrete is a concrete having less energy consumption during the production and releases less carbon dioxide as compared to conventional concrete. About one ton of CO2 is discharged in the manufacture of one ton of Portland cement, thus having a large influence on global warming. The concrete industry is adopting sustainable technologies to diminish this impact. This paper presents the investigation on a sustainable concrete having Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS), which is a byproduct of the steel industry, blended with Nano materials. Mechanical characteristics of concrete mixes having varying GGBS content (60%, 70%, and 80%) by weight of cement were investigated and compared with conventional concrete. To enhance the workability, compression strength, durability and early strength of GGBS based concrete, Nano silica, micro silica and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) were added to the concrete mix. It was found that concrete having 60% GGBS as replacement for cement exhibit improved mechanical properties. Also investigations were carried out on reinforced concrete beam with 60 % GGBS. Results indicate that concrete with 60 % GGBS could be used as a sustainable building material.
Keywords: Sustainable Nano concrete, Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag, Nano silica, Calcium carbonate.