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Feasibility Study on Concrete Performance Made by Partial Replacement of Cement with Nanoglass Powder and Fly Ash

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In this paper, the feasibility of using nanoglass as a partial replacement of cement in combination with fly ash was investigated. Three concrete mixtures made with fly ash and nanoglass as cement replacements were studied as a preliminary investigation. The first mixture contained 25% class F-fly ash (FA) and 0% nanoglass powder (NGP); the second mixture had 12.5% class F-FA with 12.5% NGP; while the third mixture had 0% class F-FA, with 25% NGP. In all the mixtures, the water-to-cementitious (w/cm) ratios were kept constant at 0.42. Fresh properties of each mixture were tested, which included air content and workability. Expansion due to potential alkali–silica reaction (ASR) was also tested, as well as mechanical properties such as compressive strength, tensile strength, and flexural strength. It was observed that the increase in NGP content beyond 12.5% in the presence of 12.5% class F-fly had a negative effect on the concrete fresh and mechanical properties. Overall, the addition of NGP enhanced the mechanical properties of the concrete, and the expansion due to ASR is less than 0.1% which is the threshold value.

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Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank Mr. Juan Sustaita, Jr., P.E. from TXDOT, Mr. Efrain Acosta from CEMEX. The second and third authors wishes to thank the Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship for providing financial support.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship for providing financial support. The leverage of the University of Idaho facilities is highly appreciated.

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  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Dr. MS 1022, Moscow, ID, 83844, USA

    Olaniyi Arowojolu & Ahmed Ibrahim

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, 1201 W University Dr., Edinburg, TX, 78539, USA

    Jennifer Fina & Ana Pruneda

  3. Texas Department of Transportation, 125 E. 11th St., CP51, Austin, TX, 78701, USA

    Enad Mahmoud

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Arowojolu, O., Fina, J., Pruneda, A. et al. Feasibility Study on Concrete Performance Made by Partial Replacement of Cement with Nanoglass Powder and Fly Ash. Int J Civ Eng 17, 1007–1014 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40999-018-0352-6

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