Experimental and correlation study of destructive and non-destructive testing on blended concrete with metakaolin and bagasse ash

Abstract

The utilization of industrial wastes has been the hub of squander minimization research for environmental, economic and technical reasons. Bagasse is an off-shoot from sugar industries, which is ignited to develop the power needed for numerous activities in the factory. Its high pozzolanic property and the presence of alumina and silica content can enrich the properties of concrete. Metakaolin is a primitive output accomplished by calcinating kaolin clay inside a temperature sort of 650 to 800°C utilized to produce materials with lower porosity, greater strength, denser microstructure, greater resistance to ions improved durability. An experimental investigation has been done on blended concrete with a combined effect of Bagasse ash (B), and Metakaolin (M) with percentages 10%+2.5%, 20%+5%, 30%+7.5%, and 40%+10%, which are designated as B1M1, B2M2, B3M3, and B4M4 respectively were incorporated in Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). The fresh (workability) and hardened properties (Splitting tensile and compressive strength) of concrete were compared to Control Concrete (CC) and also checked the contrast of non-destructive strength values over destructive testing.