Performance of Sustainable Green Concrete Incorporating Quarry Dust and Ferronickel Slag as Fine Aggregate
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.1.1. Binder
2.1.2. Fine and Coarse Aggregates
2.2. Concrete Mix Details
2.3. Concrete Mixing and Casting
2.4. Test Methods
2.4.1. Fresh Concrete Testing
2.4.2. Mechanical Properties
Uniaxial Compressive Strength
Splitting Tensile Strength
2.4.3. Drying Shrinkage
2.4.4. Microstructural Investigation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Fresh Properties
3.2. Mechanical Properties
3.2.1. Compressive Strength
3.2.2. Splitting Tensile Strength
3.2.3. Correlation between Tensile and Compressive Strengths
3.3. Drying Shrinkage
3.4. Microstructural Properties
3.5. Crystallographic Phase Identification
4. Conclusions
- Combining quarry dust and nickel slag provides a well-graded distribution of particles that are compliant with AS 2758.1. This results in a denser packing of particles with less voids in comparison to natural sand.
- Use of quarry dust and nickel slag as fine aggregate produced a higher uniaxial compressive strength of concrete than that using sand. Specifically, QD25-FNS75 had the highest compressive strength, which was 16% greater than the control specimen QD0-FNS0. This is attributed to the rough texture and angular shape of both quarry dust and nickel slag providing a better packing and mechanical interlocking of aggregate.
- Similarly, the combined use of quarry dust and nickel slag produced higher tensile strengths than the control specimen. The mixture QD25-FNS75 produced the highest tensile strength, which was 20% more than the control specimen.
- Mixture QD25-FNS75 had the least shrinkage over the 56 days. The high water absorption of quarry dust caused the QD75-FNS25 and QD50-FNS50 specimens to shrink more than the control specimen.
- In the microstructural investigations, specimens with QD and FNS exhibited fewer voids and a more compact surface compared to the control specimen. This finding is aligned with the mechanical properties observed in this study.
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Aggregate Type | Fineness Modulus (FM) |
---|---|
20 mm Coarse | 6.96 |
10 mm Coarse | 6 |
Sand | 1.96 |
Quarry Dust | 2.42 |
Nickel Slag | 3.42 |
Property | 20 mm | 10 mm | Sand | Nickel Slag | Quarry Dust |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water Absorption (%) | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.68 | 0.48 | 3.00 |
Specific Gravity | 2.73 | 2.66 | 2.6 | 2.82 | 2.49 |
Mix ID | OPC | Fine Aggregate | Coarse Aggregate | Water | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Natural Sand | Quarry Dust | Nickel Slag | ||||
QD0-FNS0 | 400 | 750 | 0 | 0 | 1115 | 180 |
QD25-FNS75 | 400 | 0 | 187.5 | 562.5 | 1115 | 180 |
QD50-FNS50 | 400 | 0 | 375 | 375 | 1115 | 180 |
QD75-FNS25 | 400 | 0 | 562.5 | 187.5 | 1115 | 180 |
Mix ID | 28 Days Splitting Tensile Strength (MPa) | Experimental/Calculated Ratio | |
---|---|---|---|
Experimental | AS 3600 | ||
QD0-FNS0 | 3.59 | 3.96 | 0.91 |
QD25-FNS75 | 4.29 | 4.29 | 1.00 |
QD50-FNS50 | 4.12 | 4.18 | 0.99 |
QD75-FNS25 | 3.91 | 4.06 | 0.96 |
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Nuruzzaman, M.; Almeida, J.; Amin, M.T.E.; Sarker, P.K. Performance of Sustainable Green Concrete Incorporating Quarry Dust and Ferronickel Slag as Fine Aggregate. Materials 2024, 17, 2326. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17102326
Nuruzzaman M, Almeida J, Amin MTE, Sarker PK. Performance of Sustainable Green Concrete Incorporating Quarry Dust and Ferronickel Slag as Fine Aggregate. Materials. 2024; 17(10):2326. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17102326
Chicago/Turabian StyleNuruzzaman, Md, Jaydon Almeida, Md Tanvir Ehsan Amin, and Prabir Kumar Sarker. 2024. "Performance of Sustainable Green Concrete Incorporating Quarry Dust and Ferronickel Slag as Fine Aggregate" Materials 17, no. 10: 2326. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17102326