The Properties Of High Performance Concrete Containing Granite Quarry Dust (Gqd) And Electric Arc Furnace Slag (Eafs) As Aggregates

Lim, Jay Sern (2019) The Properties Of High Performance Concrete Containing Granite Quarry Dust (Gqd) And Electric Arc Furnace Slag (Eafs) As Aggregates. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

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Abstract

The utilization of industry by-product as the raw bulk replacement material has been emphasized to reduce the carbon footprint contributed from the concrete industry. This study was aimed to examine the optimum natural river sand-granite quarry dust (NRS-GQD) composition in ground granulated blast-furnace slag-pulverized fly ash (GGBS-PFA) ternary blended mortar. In addition, the influence of electric arc furnace slag (EAFS) as natural granite rock (NGR) replacement material towards the concrete properties and strutural responses in the manner of concrete slab panel subjected to four-points bending load in GGBS-PFA ternary blended binder system and optimum NRS-GQD composition as fine aggregate. The results showed that the inclusion of GQD as NRS replacement material at 60% in GGBS-PFA ternary blended mortar yielded the optimum mechanical strength. Moreover, the inclusion of EAFS tends to enhance the compressive strength of GGBS-PFA ternary blended concrete from 1.9% to 18.7% at 28 days onwards. The results also showed that there is a significant improvement in air, chloride and sulfate impermeability properties of the GGBS-PFA ternary blended concrete with the inclusion of EAFS as NGR replacement material. However, the inclusion of EAFS as NGR replacement material tends to impair the water absorption, capillary absorptivity and total porosity properties of the GGBS-PFA ternary blended concrete. The utilization of EAFS also reported enhanced the first and ultimate crack load also the stiffness of the concrete slab panel.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Subjects: T Technology > TH Building construction > TH1-9745 Building construction
Divisions: Pusat Pengajian Perumahan, Bangunan & Perancangan (School of Housing, Building & Planning) > Thesis
Depositing User: Mr Aizat Asmawi Abdul Rahim
Date Deposited: 03 Nov 2026 08:18
Last Modified: 03 Nov 2026 08:18
URI: http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/65213

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