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[INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH &

DEVELOPMENT IN TECHNOLOGY]

Volume-4,Issue-2, Aug - 2015


ISSN (O) :- 2349-3585

A Comparative study on commercially available


Water Reducing Agent for use of production of
High grade Concrete
Er. Kamal Kumar 1, Er. Shubham Srivastava 2,
Er. Puneet Kumar Shukla 3, Er. R. D. Patel 4
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Madan Mohan Malviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur


water-cementitious

material

ratio,

Abstract:- This paper carried out the water reducing agent

material,

for the production of high grade concrete. The super

plasticizer dose .

plasticizers are referred to as water reducing admixture by

Materials used

ASTMC494, which mainly disperses the water in concrete

There are following materials used for the production of

matrix. This property is some time called as Dispersion-

foamed

fluidification property

aggregate, Fine aggregate (Sand), Chemical admixtures such

of

concrete admixture. Super

cement-admixture

concrete:

ratio,

total cementitious

Ordinary

amount

Portland

of

Cement,

super

Coarse

plasticizers are used in all important projects across the

as Superplasticizer, Water.

world in high raise buildings. Superplasticizers used as a

OPC:- Cement used in the production of foamed concrete

water reducer and get the compressive strength of high

may be of following grade: OPC 43Grade, OPC 53grade

grade concrete i.e. M30 and M35 then calculated at 7

Coarse aggregate:

days,14days and 28 days.

Coarse aggregate forms the largest fraction of volume of


concrete

the

characteristics

of aggregates significantly

Key Words:- Super plasticizers, ordinary Portland cement,

influence the strength of concrete. The size of coarse

mix

aggregate plays an important role

proportioning, compressive

strength,

slump

loss,

workability, cement reduction.

in

determining

the

strength of concrete.

Introduction

Fine aggregate: Generally sand passing through 4mm IS

High Strength Concrete can be considered as a logical

sieve may be used for the production of high strength

development of cement concrete in which the ingredients

concrete.

are proportioned and selected to contribute efficiently to

CHEMICAL ADMIXTURES

the various properties of cement concrete in fresh as well

Superplasticizers: Water-cement ratio plays a vital role for

as in hardened states. Higher strength is one of the

achieving HSC. Reduction in water content increases the

features of High Performance Concrete which provides

strength considerably. It can be achieved by using water

significant structural advantages. When concrete of higher

reducing

or

Super plasticizer. The use of

grade is used in the design and to establish that High strength

superplasticizer generally

reduces the amount of water

concrete provides the most economical way for designing the

required by 32%-33%.

load bearing members and to carry a vertical load to the

chemical compounds such as

building foundation through columns. The mix design

formaldehyde

variables affecting the concrete strength which are the most

formaldehyde (SNF), and Modified ligno sulshonates.

critical in the strength development of concrete includes

Water: water is added with foaming agent and cement and

admixture

Super

(SMF),

plasticizers

are

sulphonated melamine

sulphonated

naphthalene

sand mixture to make the product workable.

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Paper Title:- A Comparative study on commercially available Water Reducing Agent


for use of
production of High grade Concrete

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ISSN (O) :- 2349-3585
MATERIAL PROPERTIES:

cement)

Material
Cement
Fine aggregate
Coarse aggregate

0.45

Nil

110

MLS

75

PM

72

Nil

115

Strength (N/mm ) in

MLS

70

days

PM

66

Mix Design:
Table- A.MIXPROPORTION(1:1.95:2.39)(30)
w/c

Super

ratio

Slump

plasticizer

Compressive

0.48
2

(mm)

type(1%of
cement)

0.45

0.48

14

28

Nil

110

25

28.5

MLS

85

21.5

26

31.5

PM

80

23

27

33

Nil

115

21

27

29

MLS

81

22

26

31

PM

78

23.5

28

32

Table- D: MIX PROPORTION(M35)(1:1.68:2.94)


w/c

Super

ratio

plasticizer

Table- B : MIXPROPORTION(1:1.95:2.39)(M30)

Super

Slump

Compressive

ratio

plasticizer

(mm)

Strength (N/mm2)

type(1.5%of

type(1%of

cement)

0.45

w/c

Slump (mm)

0.48

in days

Nil

130

MLS

80

PM

95

Nil

120

MLS

75

PM

85

cement)

0.45

14

28

Nil

110

20

25

28.5

MLS

80

22

27

32

PM

78

24

27.5

33.5

Table- C : MIXPROPORTION(1:1.95:2.39)(M30)
w/c

Super

ratio

plasticizer

Slump (mm)
type(2%of

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Table- E: MIX PROPORTION(M35)(1:1.68:2.94)


Slump (mm)
w/c
Super
plasticizer type(1.5% of
ratio
cement)

0.45
Nil

130

MLS

78

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Paper Title:- A Comparative study on commercially available Water Reducing Agent


for use of
production of High grade Concrete

Conclusion:
PM

75

The compressive strengths of SP concretes are usually higher

Nil

120

than the corresponding strengths of cube cast from the

MLS

76

PM

80

0.48

reference mixture. When SP is used, a water reduction up to


32-33% can be achieved.

References:
1.

Table- F MIX PROPORTION(M35)(1:1.68:2.94)


Slump (mm)
w/c
Super
plasticizer type(2% of
ratio
cement)

ASTM C -39/C39m-99-standard test method for


Compressive strength of cube concrete specimens.

2.

ACI Committee 212 (212.4r -93) (reapproved


1996)Guide for the use of High Range Water
Reducing

Admixtures

(Super

plasticizers)

in

concrete. American concrete Institute


3.
0.45

Nil

130

MLS

75

PM

78

Nil

120

MLS

68

PM

70

aggregate from natural sources for concrete, Bureau


of Indian Standards, New Delhi.
4.

0.48

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IS 383 -1970 Specification for fine and coarse

IS 10262 -1981 IS Method of Mix Design, Bureau


of Indian Standards, New Delhi.

5.

IS 516 -1959 Methods of Tests for strength of


concrete, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi

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