COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE INCORPORATING SILICA FUME AND MANUACTURED SAND
Parth C. Vekariya
, Pratik B. Somaiya, Abhay V. Nakum
-, India
-, India
Vol. 3, Issue 5 pp. 259-264 🌐 Open Access
ABSTRACT
This experimental investigation was carried out to evaluate the compressive strength of concrete mixtures in which Silica Fume was added to Ordinary Portland cement containing and Manufactured Sand. Cement was replaced with two variations of Silica Fume by 6% and 8% and River Sand was replaced by Manufacture Sand in variations of 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%. Fourteen concrete mixes were prepared. Slump test was performed to evaluate fresh behavior of the mix and compressive strength test was carried at various ages to evaluate strength at 7 and 28days. The results showed significant improvement in strength property at all ages because of the addition of silica fume to Ordinary Portland cement.
Keywords:
silica fume, concrete, compressive strength, workability, manufactured sand
