Compressive Strength of Mortar with Partial Replacement of Cement by Fly Ash and GGBFS.

Safie Mahdi Oleiwi

doi:10.24237/djes.2021.14412

Authors

Safie Mahdi Oleiwi
safiemahdi@yahoo.com
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Diyala, 32001 Diyala, Iraq

Keywords:

Mortar, Fly ash, Ground blast furnace slag, Compressive strength

Abstract

The compressive strength characteristics of mortar containing Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS) and Fly Ash (FA) in mortar by partial substitution of cement are investigated in this work. The increased demand for cement in the construction industry is a concern for environmental degradation; in this case, waste materials such as GGBFS and FA are used to replace cement. The optimal level of GGBFS and FA was determined using a percentage range of 0% to 40% for different curing days. Compressive strength tests were performed on the replaced mortar. For all mixes, the binder-to-water ratio was kept at 0.4. The compressive strength tests were conducted for 7, 28 and 90 days of curing on a Mortar. The result obtained that as the curing time increased the compressive strength of mortar containing GGBFS and FA increased. In comparison to M1 (cement only), the compressive strength improved by 13.15 percent and 15.5 percent at M3 (20%FA) and M8 (30%GGBFS), respectively. The results showed that adding GGBFS and FA to mortar improve compressive strength, which is improves the mechanical properties of the mortar.

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