Durability of Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash (SCBA) Concrete towards Chloride Ion Penetration

Abstract:

In this study, the effect of sugar cane bagasse ash (SCBA) on chloride penetration resistance of concrete was investigated. 100-mm side cubes were cast and cured in water for 28 days followed by six months curing in 4% NaCl solution. The resistance to chloride penetration was assessed by measuring the chloride penetration depth, weight loss, compressive strength loss and bond strength loss. Chloride penetration depth was measured using AgNO₃–based method. It was obtained that inclusion of SCBA in concrete significantly reduced the chloride penetration depth, weight loss, compressive strength loss and bond loss that was attributed to the fine particles of SCBA that filled up the pores and prevented the chloride ingress in the concrete.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 567)
• Pages: 369-374
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.567.369
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Nasir Shafiq*, Asma Abd Elhsameed, Muhd Fadhil Nuruddin
• Keywords: Bond Loss, Chloride Penetration Depth, Compressive Strength Loss, Durability, Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash, Weight Loss

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