ISSN 2319-5347, ISI Impact Factor: 0.763

VOLUME 01 NO. 01 JULY 2012:

Title:       Performance of Pre-Wetted Sawdust as a source of Internal Curing of Concrete

Authors:  Bashir Alam, Zahid Ullah, Faheem Ullah Jan, Khan Shahzada, Salman Afzal
Abstract: In this research study the performance of pre-wetted sawdust as a source of internal curing for concrete was investigated. Primarily sawdust was used to reduce self-weight of concrete, however it was recognized that dry porous sawdust could absorb sufficient amount of water that could be an effective mean of internal curing. Pre-wetted sawdust was used to partially replace the sand and specimens were covered in polythene bags. Different trials were performed on sawdust lightweight concrete with internal and external curing and tested for compressive strength. Compressive strength results were compared with normal density concrete to draw conclusions.

Keywords:Development length, Anchors, Adhesives, pull out test, Epoxy
Pages:       79-82

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