Research Article

Influence of Marble Powder and Polypropylene Fibers on the Strength and Durability Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC)

Table 5

ANOVA analysis of the response models.

ModelSourceSum of squaresdfMean squareF-value valueSignificance of the model

Compressive strengthModel164.38354.798.200.0038Significant
A-marble powder161.341161.3424.140.0005
B-PP fiber1.8211.820.27190.6124
C-cement1.2311.230.18330.6768
Residual73.53116.68
Cor total237.9114

Split tensile strengthModel1.0030.334510.500.0011Significant
A-marble powder0.995810.995831.250.0001
B-PP fiber0.002710.00270.08460.7762
C-cement0.005110.00510.15860.6974
Residual0.3823120.0319
Lack of fit0.3823110.0348
Pure error0.000010.0000
Cor total1.3915

Flexural strengthModel0.889790.09897.500.0117Significant
A-marble powder0.644010.644048.890.0004
B-PP fiber0.017910.01791.360.2880
C-cement0.000510.00050.03940.8492
Residual0.079060.0132
Lack of fit0.078950.0158159.280.0601Not significant
Pure error0.000110.0001