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Utilization of Agroresidual Waste in Effective Blending in Portland Cement

Table 4

Microstructural properties of RHA concrete.
Percentage of replacement levelOven dry weight A (gm)Sat. weight after immersion B (gm)Sat. weight after boiling C (gm)Immersed weight D (gm)Percentage of water absorption after immersion (*) ( ( 𝐵 − 𝐴 ) / 𝐴 ) × 1 0 0 Percentage of water absorption after boiling ( ( 𝐶 − 𝐴 ) / 𝐴 ) × 1 0 0 Bulk specific gravity after drying
𝑔 1 = 𝐴 / ( 𝐶 − 𝐷 ) 		Bulk specific gravity after immersion 𝐵 / ( 𝐶 − 𝐷 ) Bulk specific gravity after boiling 𝐶 / ( 𝐶 − 𝐷 ) Apparent specific gravity
𝑔 2 = 𝐴 / ( 𝐴 − 𝐷 ) 		Percentage of volume of permeable voids (**) ( ( 𝑔 2 − 𝑔 1 ) / 𝑔 2 ) × 1 0 0 Effective porosity
( ( 𝐵 − 𝐴 ) / 𝑉 ) × 1 0 0
0530.205553.065555.125332.9954.314.702.38692.48982.49902.688511.2110.06
5535.465577.615562.335332.154.525.012.32622.50932.44292.633611.6718.18
10531.68559.82561.55384.3855.295.613.00863.16793.17773.620616.9011.89
15522.425551.66563.95332.965.597.942.6162.38822.44142.757317.9713.04
20531.785564.215567.77329.5456.096.762.23222.3842.38332.629415.1013.80
25532.76564.87567.675310.836.0276.552.07422.19922.21012.400513.5913.82
30525.595556.94558.795327.9655.966.312.27692.41272.42082.659414.3813.54