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Utilization of Agroresidual Waste in Effective Blending in Portland Cement

Microstructural properties of RHA mortar.


Percentage of replacement level	Oven 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 (*)	Percentage of water absorption after boiling	Bulk specific gravity after drying	Bulk specific gravity after immersion	Bulk specific gravity after boiling	Apparent specific gravity	Percentage of volume of permeable voids (**)	Effective porosity

0	464.66	494.655	501.075	278.73	6.45	7.83	2.0898	2.2247	2.2535	2.4991	19.58	13.19
5	482.83	520.31	522.55	290.82	7.76	8.22	2.0835	2.2453	2.2549	2.5146	17.14	9.70
10	465.98	508.06	513.01	282.28	9.03	10.09	2.0195	2.2019	2.2234	2.5366	20.38	15.85
15	469.08	514.83	519.48	284.16	9.75	10.74	1.9933	2.1877	2.2075	2.5366	20.38	17.48
20	460.85	507.92	512.80	277.38	10.21	11.27	1.9575	2.1575	2.1782	2.5118	22.06	19.25
25	459.57	508.40	514.04	277.48	10.62	11.85	1.9427	2.1491	2.1729	2.5238	23.02	20.33
30	443.70	491.89	498.61	268.15	10.86	12.37	1.9252	2.1343	2.1635	2.5274	23.826	20.52
35	437.08	484.90	491.46	263.21	10.94	12.44	1.9149	2.1244	2.1531	2.5138	23.824	20.13