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Strength and durability characteristics of concrete made by micronized biomass silica and Bacteria-Bacillus sphaericus
, , Agarwal A, Bhusnur S, Chaudhary K.
Published in Elsevier BV
2019
Volume: 226
   
Pages: 827 - 838
Abstract
The main idea of this study is to evaluate the mechanical and durability properties of high strength concrete specimens by incorporating an alternative for cement along with bacteria for healing cracks. The classic methods which are used for healing cracks involve the use of ordinary synthetic polymers which further cause a lot of damage to the environment. Therefore, the use of sustainable strategies like ingesting bacterial culture into the concrete mix along with an alternative replacement for cement can act as an active support for both nature as well as construction industries. In this paper, control concrete, concrete made by replacing cement with Micronized Biomass Silica (MBS) at 4%, 8% and 12% and bacteria induced concrete are compared. The bacteria used is Bacillus Sphaericus with optical density as 1.00 and is mixed in control as well as MBS made concrete specimens at different levels of 10 ml, 20 ml, 30 ml for each. With a total of 16 mix designs of characteristic compressive strength 60 N/mm2 at the age of 28 days curing (M60 grade) high strength concrete cubes, cylinders and beams are compared on grounds of compressive strength, splitting tensile, flexural strengths, water absorption and sorptivity. It was concluded that, specimens with 8% MBS and 20 ml bacteria showed optimum results based on strength and durability characteristics. Further, an artificial crack was induced in the specimen and the bacteria's healing activities along with calcite precipitation were examined through X-Ray diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and visualization analysis. A high intensity of peaks was observed with MBS and bacteria and the cracks were visualized for 3 days and 7 days which ratified the healing of cracks due to the formation of calcite precipitate which was confirmed through SEM Analysis. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
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JournalData powered by TypesetConstruction and Building Materials
PublisherData powered by TypesetElsevier BV
ISSN0950-0618
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