Research Article
Effect of Elevated Temperature on the Properties of Self-Compacting Mortar Containing Nanomaterials and Zircon Sand
Table 3
Mortar specimen details for each test.
| Experiments | Codal provision/standard | Details of the specimen |
| Strength tests | Compressive strength | IS 516: 1959 | 150 mm cube | Flexural strength | IS 516: 1959 | 500 × 100 × 100 mm prism | Ultrasonic pulse velocity | IS 13311-I: 1992 | 150 mm cube | Durability tests | Water absorption | ASTM C-642 | 50 mm thick × 100 mm dia | Porosity | ASTM C-642 | 50 mm thick × 100 mm dia | Electrical resistivity | — | 50 mm thick × 100 mm dia | RCPT | ASTM C1202-1995 | 50 mm thick × 100 mm dia | RCMT | NT-build 492 1999 | 50 mm thick × 100 mm dia | Bulk diffusion | ASTM C 1556 | 50 mm thick × 100 mm dia | Microstructure | SEM | — | Broken powdered specimens | XRD | — | Broken powdered specimens | FTIR | — | Broken powdered specimens |
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