Table 3.
Mixture proportions of concrete samples for compressive and tensile tests, water absorption, and porosity (w/b = 0.35; a/b = 3.37; s/a = 0.40).
| Mix ID (Total # of specimens for each = 18 and cured for 7, 28, 91 days) | W (kg/m3) | Binder, b (kg/m3) | Aggregates, a (kg/m3) | Superplasticizer (% of b) | Slump (mm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | BA | SF | FA (S) | CA 10 mm |
CA 20 mm |
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| Control concrete (CC) | 160 | 457 | – | – | 617 | 462 | 462 | 1.0 | 120 ± 30 |
| Concrete containing 10% BA (BA10) | 411 | 46 | – | 1.0 | |||||
| Concrete containing 20% BA (BA20) | 366 | 91 | – | 1.0 | |||||
| Concrete containing 30% BA (BA30) | 320 | 137 | – | 1.1 | |||||
| Concrete containing 25% BA and 5% SF (BA25SF5) | 320 | 114 | 23 | 1.2 | |||||
| Concrete containing 33% BA and 7% SF (BA33SF7) | 274 | 151 | 32 | 1.3 | |||||
| Concrete containing 40% BA and 10% SF (BA40SF10) | 229 | 182 | 46 | 1.4 | |||||