RESEARCH ARTICLE


Influence of Water Binder Ratio on High Performance Concrete



N. Seshadri Sekhar *, 1, P.N. Raghunath 2
1 Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, India
2 Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamilnadu, India


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© 2014 Sekhar and Raghunath

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Abstract

High performance concrete M60 cubes of 150 mm X 150 mm X 150 mm were tested experimentally under static loading. With the variation in the water binder ratios of 0.25, 0.28, 0.33, 0.39 and hyper plasticizer of 0.6%. 0.8%. 1.0%, 1.2% the cubes were cast and accordingly the cylinders were cast. For each ratio of water binder, 12 cubes and 2 cylinders were cast. Out of 12 cubes, 3 cubes were cured for 7 days, 3cubes for 15 days, 3 cubes for 21 days and the balance 3 cubes for 28 days. All the cubes were tested in a 2000kn compression testing machine. The load deflection curves, stress- strain curves were drawn for each cube and cylinder. The average compressive strength of each mix for different number of days of curing were calculated. The modulus of elasticity was calculated for each design mix.

Keywords: Water binder ratio, HPC concrete, compressive strength.