Durability Properties on Marine Algae Concrete
R. Ramasubramani1, Pennarasi.G2, M. B. Sridhar3, S.Prakashchandar4
1R.Ramasubramani, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, (Tamil Nadu), India.
2Pennarasi. G, M. B. Sridhar, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, (Tamil Nadu), India.
3M. B. Sridhar, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, (Tamil Nadu), India.
4S. Prakashchandar, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on November 22, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on December 15, 2019. | Manuscript published on December 30, 2019. | PP: 1224-1231 | Volume-9 Issue-2, December, 2019. | Retrieval Number: B3660129219/2020©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.B2837.129219
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Abstract: A Investigation of marine algae had its progress, due to chemical reaction with cement as a result nature gets affected by contamination and thus the inclusion of algae in the concrete found to control the destructive reactions. Algae are natural congenial which adds to the monetary of the concrete and, in the meantime, there is a decline of the wastes. Durability of concrete assumes an essential job in concrete structures. Durability of concrete might be characterized as the capacity of cement to withstand weathering activity and acid attack by retaining its ideal building properties. There are different materials utilized in the concrete to increase durability property. In this investigation, marine brown algae was utilized as added substance with concrete. A fixed water to cement ratio (W/C = 0.5) for M25 grade concrete was adopted with different marine brown algae percentages at 2%, 5% and 8%. The outcome demonstrates that 8% marine algae concrete performed well when contrast with traditional concrete. Deflection behaviour test established that thecrucial load limit of ideal mix concrete slab was found to be higher than the customary conventional concrete slab.
Keywords: Marine brown algae, Durability properties, Sulphate attack, RCPT, Acid resistance test.