Research Article

Experimental Study on Durability Improvement of Fly Ash Concrete with Durability Improving Admixture

Table 4

Mixture proportion and properties of fresh and hardened concrete.

W/B
(%)
W/C
(%)
FA/B
(%)
Mixture proportion (kg/m3)Fresh concreteCompressive strength (N/mm2)
WCFASGDSlump (cm)Air (%)7 days28 days91 days

Af0-60PL60600182303085619.01.726.035.541.0
Af0-60ST170283081318.14.025.336.138.7
Af15-60D711516623542880 10141018.61.420.729.240.6
Af15-60ST1662354281518.64.217.627.735.8
Af25-60D8025164205688791018.21.512.320.426.8
Af25-60ST1672097080117.04.113.722.632.4

Af0-50PL50500182364080618.81.436.147.553.0
Af0-50D17434808141018.71.035.846.454.1
Af0-50ST170340076618.74.433.345.550.4
Af15-50PL59151742965282318.51.730.343.255.6
Af15-50D1662825083110141018.21.228.638.351.4
Af15-50ST1662825076618.24.525.036.545.8
Af25-50PL67251722588682018.51.626.334.551.4
Af25-50D164246828291017.71.522.833.843.7
Af25-50ST1672518475118.64.120.231.343.1

Af0-43PL43430189440072619.21.545.457.868.1
Af0-43ST178414068418.34.538.750.756.5
Af15-43D511517334260752 10141017.81.335.047.953.0
Af15-43ST1763486167317.74.531.943.955.0
Af25-43D5725171298997481017.81.630.042.655.3
Af25-43ST17730910365518.34.426.637.648.6

Notes: W/B, W/C, and FA/B are, respectively, means of water-binder ratio, water-cement ratio, and fly ash binder ratio. W, C, FA, S, G, and D are, respectively, means of water, cement, fly ash, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate, and durability improving admixture.