Rice husk ash as a partial replacement of cement in high strength concrete containing

micro silica: Evaluating durability and mechanical properties

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Abstract
The preliminary and inevitable interest in the use of partial replacements
or by – products as complementary pozzolanic materials was mostly
induced by enforcement of air pollution control resulted from cement
production industry. Rise husk is by- product taken from rice mill process,
with approximately the ratio of 200 kg per one ton of rice, even in high
temperature it reduces to 40 kg. This paper presents benefits resulted
from various ratios of rice husk ash(RHA) on concrete indicators through
5 mixture plans with proportions of 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25% RHA by weight
of cement in addition to 10% micro- silica (MS) to be compared with a
reference mixture with 100% Portland cement. Tests results indicated the
positive relationship between 15% replacement of RHA with increase
in compressive strengths by about 20%. The optimum level of strength
and durability properties generally gain with addition up to 20%, beyond
that is associated with slight decrease in strength parameters by about
4.5%. The same results obtained for water absorption ratios likely to be
unfavourable. Chloride ions penetrationincreased with increase
in cement replacement by about 25% relative to the initial values (about
less than one fifth).
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Keywords
High strength concrete (HSC)
Rice husk ash (RHA)
Micro-silica (MS)
Compressive strength
Cement replacement
1. Introduction
Over the past decades, concrete technology has entered broad-based
areas of activities to enhance concrete performance by introduction
of self-compacting concrete (SCC), high strength concrete (HSC) or
maybe ultra-high strength concrete (UHSC). “Self-compacting concrete
(SCC) was first developed in 1988 by Professor Okamura intended to
improve the durability properties of concrete structures [1]”. “HSCs are
known to have a higher amount of cement binder in the mix design
properties with low w/b ratio”. The high mass of cement
content produced substantial heat liberation in the concrete due to the
reaction between cement and water, which can lead to cracking [2].
The merits of minerals compounded with HSC likely to have less amounts
of cement with specific ecological and environmental benefits,
optimized mechanical indicators, cost effective, energy consumption,
lower levels of CO2 emission(proves one tone of greenhouse gas to be
released in to atmosphere per one ton of cement manufacturing), need
for fresh materials, so on. Common mineral additions are granulated
blast furnace slag, silica fume, fly ash and limestone filler [3]. it should be
bore in mind that the indicators of mix design, composition and final
properties of HSC in fresh and hardened states are totally different from
that of in common concretes. When the amount of
powder additiveincrease, so the workability of concrete whether
mechanically or chemically in some cases drastically improve in
specified ratios of replacement. “In order for the paste to flow properly
and to be able to transport coarse aggregate grains, it must have a
sufficient viscosity at high shear rates. This behaviour is usually insured by
using modern superplasticizers, which allow for a target adjustment of
the paste viscosity at low shear rates without significantly influencing the
flow behaviour at high shear rates [4]”.
HSC is important in high rise buildings to reduction of columns both in
number and size to provide ambient space, to be used in
bridge constructions, marinefoundations, and heavy industrial floors.
High strength concrete achieved by incorporation of superplasticizers
embedded to prevent segregation, lower ratios of c/w and
water/binder, and strength effective degrees at the hardened state.
Combination of minerals leads to low permeability based on slight
interface remained between paste and coarse aggregates to be filled
and more dense concrete.
Regarding mineral admixtures it can be say that they come from several
sources with various effects on fresh and hardened properties of
concrete. The most common mineral admixtures include silica fume
(sub-product of ferrous-silica alloy industry); granulate blast furnace slag
(sub-product from steel fabrication), and fly ash (sub-product from coal
fired power stations [5]) other ones are clay, volcanic pozzolans cause
hydraulic and chemical effects on concrete. The first reactions caused
by chemical reactions due to hydration. The production of calcium
silicate hydrates from a pozzolanic reaction contributes to
concrete microstructuredensification, to decrease porosity and to
increase strength [6]. It was indicated that natural pozzolans have more
significant contribution to permeability reduction when compared to
strength gain. The more recent pozzolan studied in various articles from
different points of view is rice husk ash with considerable contributions on
durability, permeability and chloric ions penetration.
Addition of amorphous silica is accompanied by improving interface
transition area leads to concrete with more packing density. A series of
investigations carried to evaluate RHA concrete considering hardened
properties, favourable percentage of RHA replacement, curing
time, electrical resistivity, compressive strength and influencing
parameters followed by increase in the percentage of RHA replacement
in the mix [2], [3], [4], [5], [12], [13], [25].
Kartini [2] et al. in their study indicated that higher percentages of RHA
replacement lead to decrease in the compressive strength. However,
10% replacement of cement with RHA attained the targeted
compressive strength addition of RHA instead of cement not only
improve compressive strength, but also durability representations can be
observed in normal or conventional concretes. “Bui et al. [10] in an
investigation on 2005 indicated that RHA as a reactive pozzolan
contributes considerably on optimization of microscopic construction of
transition interface zone between paste and aggregate surface in high
performance concretes”. “Investigations on binary mixes with
replacement of cement by RHA first introduced by Mehta in America,
focused on crucial parameters possibly affect rice husk burning process
and enhancement the final product”. Utility of ordinary Portland
cement in high strength RHA concrete to have HPC varies in strength
between 70 and 80 MPa.
In this document, we tried to evaluate the effects of RHA addition in
cement according to some experimental background of what influence
theses admixtures may have on concrete composition. We presented
different levels of RHA addition from 0 to 20%, followed by some tests to
examine the influence of additions on basic properties of concrete.
2. Experimental plan
2.1. Concrete materials
Concrete mixtures to be examined were made in the laboratory using
the following materials: cement, gravel, plasticizer, rice husk ash, sand,
and MS powder.
2.2. Cement
The shahrekord type II cement was used as the main binding material in
this reaserach work, which is sulphate resistance with average heat of
hydration; its specifications are tabulated in Table 1 . The grading and
physical properties are in conformity with the requirements necessitated
by standard specifications of ASTM C 150 (Standard Specification for
Portland cement).
Table 1. In physical properties of cement used the present study.
Accumulated 28 days compressive Characteristic surface
Mass(g/cm3) property
mass(g/cm3) strength(MPa) blain (cm2/g)
1/16 40/9 3450 3/17 value
Table 2. Cement chemical analysis(%).
Oxide composition Cao AL2o3 Mgo Sio2 Fe2o3 So3 Na2o+ K2o LoI
Portland cement(type II) 63/61 4.5 2/05 21/2 3/19 2/86 1/09 1.5
2.3. Micro silica (MS)
Amorphous silica is beneficial as filler to improve the interface transition
zone and to produce more dense concrete [9], [10], [11]. Merits of
micro-silica addition can be categorized by production of high strength
concretes, exothermic rate reduction, more corrosion resistance,
increase sustained strength of concrete permeated with chloride ions
and sulphates in the range of 2–4 times, less permeability, more
durability, and less interaction between alkali cement with aggregates.
Micro-silica tends to more strength. The amount of micro-silica offer more
quality and strength by about 10–15% replacement percentage instead
of cement.
2.4. Rice husk ash (RHA)
RHA generally referred to an agricultural by-product of burning husk
under controlled temperature of below 800 °C. The process produces
about 25% ash containing 85% to 90% amorphous silica plus about
5% alumina, which makes it highly pozzolanic. “Study conducted by
Mehta [14] indicated that concrete with RHA required more water for a
given consistency due to its absorptive character of the cellular RHA
particles. In an investigation rice husk ash obtained from Indian paddy
when reburnt at 650 °Cfor a period of 1 h transformed itself into an
efficient pozzolanic material rich in amorphous silica content (87%) with
a relatively low loss on ignition value (2.1%) [15]. There are two ways to
burn rice hush: controlled and uncontrolled methods. Initially rice husk
was converted into ash by open heap village burning method at a
temperature, ranging from 300 °C to 450 °C [16]. When the husk was
converted to ash by uncontrolled burning below 500 °C, the ignition was
not completed and considerable amount of unburnt carbon was found
in the resulting ash [17]. The ash produced under controlled burning
conditions between 550 °C and 700 °C by incinerating temperature for
1 h possibly transforms the silica of the ash into amorphous phase.
Burning duration varied between 15 m to 24 h, while according to
various investigation the optimum time would be 6 h with 680 °C (Table
2).
RHA possibly compensate the problem of recycling huge quantity of
husk wastes to be landfilled due to lacking of knowledge about its
commercial benefits. Here, RHA locally obtained from Lengan located
in Isfahan. Then it was burned in laboratory mill under the temperature
of 600 °C for 5 h. The results of XRF test can be seen in Table 3.
Experimental results for standard chemical specifications and
fluorescence ray pattern analysis are all given in Table 4.
Table 3. Test result for XRF(%).
components Ratio of the components
86.73
Silicon dioxide(SiO2) 0.04
oxide(Al2O3) 0.61
Ferric oxide(Fe2O3) 0.39
Calcium oxide(CaO) 0.08
Magnesium oxide(MgO) 1.32
Sulphur trioxide(SO3) 9.76
Sodium oxide(Na2O3) 0.01
Potassium oxide(K2O) 0.54
Loss of Ignition(LOI)
Tio2
P2o5
Table 4. Chemical standards in accordance with ISIRI3433/ASTMC for
each pozzolans
Chemical characteristics Test results on RHA Standard requirements
So3(%) o.35 4
Maximum humidity (%) 0.29 3
Minimum of Sio2+ AL2o3+ Fe2o3 (%) 86.9 70
Total weight reduction due to burning (%) 5.4 6
2.5. Gravel
The coarse aggregates included local natural crushed gravel with
particle sizes graded up to 4/75–9 mm and specific density of
2678 kg/m3 were used.
2.6. Plasticizer
A series of aspects generally attributed to addition
of superplasticizers considering durability and resistivity in long term
services. Water-reducing additives restrain concrete to be permeated
with fluids and solutions. It has been stablished that providing high
plasticity and initial and final strengths are advantages of plasticizers
involved in prefabricated concretes. In this respect plasticizers mainly
function as: 1) water reducing from 18 to 20%, even potential reduction
up to 40%, 2) creation high slump, flowing and instant self-levelling. RHA
addition cause less contents of cement and exothermic rate leads to
less strength at early ages. " It is well known that pozzolanic
reaction occurs after the hydraulic reaction of cement because the
silicate content of pozzolanic materials only react with hydroxide
produced during the hydration of cement. However, the rate of
pozzolanic reaction is influenced by chemical content as well as particle
specific area. This is because the mechanism of
pozzolanic hydration/reaction is dissolution and diffusion controlled
process [18]. Because of their larger specific surface, the mixes with RHA
require higher additions of superplasticizer than the other mixtures in the
study, and this contributed to the higher cost in these mixtures [7].
2.7. SAND
The prerequisite for systematic adjustment of the fresh paste properties is
that the water/binder ratio of the paste is kept at a minimum value, the
so called water demand level. In order to prevent segregation of the
concrete i.e. sedimentation of the coarse aggregates in the fresh
concrete- the grading curve of the aggregates should adjusted to have
a high fines or sand content. The sand grains hinder the coarser
aggregates from sinking and thus prevent sedimentation [19]. Natural
sands, crushed sands and rounded sands, and in some cases
manufactured sands are suitable for incorporating in high strength
concrete. Washed river sand with size graded between 0 and 5 mm and
unit weight of 2530 kg/m3 from Sofeh mine located in Isfahan was
added. Its amount is given Table 5.
Table 5. Mix design (Kg/m3).
Mix RHA MS/cement Gravel (up to Plasticizer: poly
w/c Cement Water Sand
plan ratio ratio(%) 19 mm) carboxylic

control 0.40 0 400 10 180 840 750 15

RHA 5% 0.40 5 380 10 180 840 750 15
RHA
0.40 10 360 10 180 840 750 15
10%
RHA
0.40 15 340 10 180 840 750 15
15%
RHA
0.40 20 320 10 180 840 750 15
20%
RHA
0.40 25 300 10 180 840 750 15
25%
RHA: rice husk ash, S: washed river sand, MS: micro silica.
3. Mixture proportions
six binder mixtures were prepared involve a control mix with
100% Portland cement and without any additive, and the others
with rice husk ash in concentrations of 0, 5, 10, 20 and 25% (labelled in
the table RHA 5, RHA 10, …respectively), 10% micro-silica by weight of
cement and w/c ratio of 40%. The substitution concentrations chosen for
tests evaluated on 8 cube specimens of dimensions
100 mm × 100 mm × 100 mm. Tests involved determine the compressive
strength at the hardened state through a triple combination,
determination of water absorption values by water curing of specimens
at 1h through triple mixtures and rapid chloride ions
penetration examination on two specimens. The results are all based on
average quantity obtained from the mixtures with different proportions.
In addition to above mentioned, for each mix, two cube specimens of
30 × 15 lateral size prepared to evaluate tensile strength (Brazilian test)
at 28 d. The compositions of mixtures are shown in Table 5.
4. Tests
4.1. Compressive strength test
Due to the dependence of the mechanical behaviour of concrete on
its curing process, for every mechanical characterization test, the
following points (proposed by RILEM [20]) have to be stated as a
minimum:
•
Type and dimensions of the specimen;
•
Composition of concrete;
•
How to implement concrete;
•
How to obtain specimens;
•
curing conditions;
•
Conservation conditions;
•
Number of identical tests performed or experimental scattering of the
results.
According to various investigations, it is thought that the type and size of
the specimens could affect considerably on compressive strength test
results. Cube specimens of dimensions 100 mm × 100mm × 100 mm
experienced water curing to evaluate unit weight and short term water
absorption, and then placed under hydraulic jack to calculate the
compressive strength at 7 and 28 d of curing. The results are all can be
seen in Table 6, and following figures (Table 7.
Table 6. Compressive strength test (Mpa) and specialized weight (gr).
Mix plan 7 days 28 days S.S,D
Control 50.84 83.36 2530
RHA 5% 51.92 85.12 2511
RHA 10% 53 86.9 2478
RHA 15% 56.43 92.51 2463
RHA 20% 56.67 93.28 2451
RHA 25% 54.35 89.1 2437
S.S.D: saturated surface dry.
Table 7. Concrete classification under chloride permeability based on ASTMC
1202 [24].
Chloride permeability Charge passed in coulombs
high >4000
moderate 2000–4000
low 1000–2000
Very low 100–1000
negligible <100
In the case of compressive strength and chloride permeation properties,
standard practice of curing for 28 days is found to be adequate.
Prolonged curing up to 90 days is found to be beneficial only from the
point of view of improving the resistance to water absorption [17]. The
increase in strength may be due partially to the pozzolanic reaction as
reported by many researchers and partially to high specific surface area
and the presence of reactive silica in RHA [21].

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Fig. 1. Compressive strength test results (Mpa).
4.2. Tensile strength test (Brazilian test) and modules of elasticity
Tensile strength tests originally can be evaluated based on two
approaches:
4.2.1. Direct tension
in this test homogenous tensile stress is continuously applied on the
specimen by steel or aluminium heads stuck to the ends of the
specimen. A double ball jointing of the ends of the specimen is used to
make sure the tensile strain is homogenous within the specimen. The test
is carried out at an imposed rate. This is one of the hardest test to perform
as the brittle behaviour of concrete under this type of stress only provides
the first part of the curve, that is to say until the loading peak [18]”.
4.2.2. Indirect tension
in this type of experiment, tensile fracture of the specimen loaded under
compression is locally determined. The most commonly used test based
on this approach is called the “Brazilian” or splitting test which is generally
the diametric compression of a disk, i.e. A quasi-uniform tensile stress
which developing along the diameter of the specimen and only
maximal force is measured on the specimen it should be noted that tis
test is not for determination of the tensile response of concrete that need
structural analysis and undirected determination [8]. There are other
types of approaches to determine indirect traction: three-point bending
teston a concrete specimen or the four-point bending test implied the
imposed moment within the beam (Fig. 1).
Tensile strength test due to lacking of homogeneity within specimen
need some caution and reliable interpretation of the results, from which
it is possible to evaluate the tensile response of concrete to optimize its
mechanical behaviour faced with various situations and loadings. If
these precautions are taken therefore we have a representative and
reliable response of the material. The results of 28 day curing are given
in Fig. 3, Fig. 4.
“Concrete can be considered as an initially isotropic material. The
elastic parameters of the material are Young’s modulus (E) and Poisson
coefficient (ν). Regarding common concretes, those usual values of the
parameters are 30,000 MPa and 0.2, respectively, and are used in
numerous constitutive laws and numerical calculations for concrete
structures as well as for the determination of the delayed (time
dependent) deformations of concrete [22]. It was observed that
decrease of tensile Young’s modulus do not have any effect on the
results of compressive strength.
Young’s modulus is calculated by drawing a tangent to the initial linear
portion of the stress strain curve, selecting any point on this tangent, and
dividing the tensile stress by the corresponding strain. For purposes of this
calculation, the tensile stress shall be calculated by dividing the load by
the average original cross section of the test specimen. The result is
expressed in gigapascals (GPa) [23].
Young’smodululus=(loadatpointontangent)(originalwidth)(originalthickness)(elo
ngationatpointontangent)(initialgagelength
4.3. Short term water absorption test
concrete can be said as a living material whose mechanical properties
change in time as a function of some factors as its constituents, curing
and conservation conditions, implementation, action of chemicals,
sulphates and chlorides, delayed deformation, environmental factors
and so on. Among others, maybe one the main and measurable
characteristics attributed to evaporation degree at the hardened
state from which the quality of concrete under various harassed
conservative conditions can be determined. The percentage of water
absorption defined as residual water remained in concrete interfaces
which make it more vulnerable or durable. Water absorption
percentage can be evaluated according to weights of specimens
measured accurately after water curing for 72 h and drying phase
conducted in oven dry at 105 °C. Then specimens placed for another
1 h in cold water, then weighed precisely. The combination of these two
phases controlled independently leads to determine more reliably the
short term water absorption degree. Comparable results are shown Fig.
5.
4.4. Rapid chloride permeability test
Rapid chloride permeability test (RCPT) is one of the common ways used
to evaluate concrete penetration under chloride attacks corresponding
to standards of ASTM C1202 [19]. It is now commonly used as one
methods of concrete quality control in the country. One reason to
progressive application of RCPT may be attributed to its conduction in
short time. In RCPT, total charge of about 60 V passed on to a saturated
specimen during 6 h period is calculated. Complete saturation of all
specimens could be ensured by storing them in a vacuumed cell of
mmHg1 in accordance to standard method (Fig. 2). Sousa
Coutinho [20]. Showed that increase in RHA would decrease capillary
water absorption”. In rapid chloride penetrationexperiment it was
proved that using of RHA prevent chloride ions permeability up to four
times more compared to normal concrete [26]. “Accordance
to [2] increased replacement of RHA may be resulted in less charge
passed values, which reduces along with increase in curing period. So,
more replacement of RGA leads to less percentage of chloride ions
penetration”.
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Fig. 2. comparison of specialized weight (gr).

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Fig. 3. Indirect tensile strength test results (MPa).
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Fig. 4. Calculation of elasticity modules (GPa).

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Fig. 5. water absorption test results (%).
Presence of chloride ion is the most prominent factor of corrosion. In
general, ions transfer into concrete from contaminant materials or
external sources as sea water. The content of free chloride in concrete
depends on its physical and chemical construction. As it can be seen
in Fig. 6, total charge passed in terms of various mix plans are calculated
precisely (in coulombs), in addition to penetration classification under
chloride ions, are tabulated in Table 6 (Fig. 7).
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Fig. 6. Permeability test results (in coulombs).

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Fig. 7. RCPT testing unit.
5. Conclusion
Over the past years, performance-based investigations on concretes by
different additives entered extensive areas of test methods. It is generally
thought that utility of additives to cement can serve to create
mechanical and pro- mechanical aspects of that can be a source of
economical and biological benefits, higher levels of slump flow,
cohesion of fresh mixture, and strength during hardened state. Theses
aspects leads to more potential opportunities can be understood in its
entirely and exploited to improve concrete properties. Here, 6 mix plans
varies in RHA proportions by about 0–25% also a control mix prepared to.
Although there is a significant number of a study focused on application
and workability of partial replacement of mineral additions in concrete,
the present study aimed to present an analysis based on benefits
resulting from different contents of RHA. From the study conducted, the
following results obtained:
•
Prevention from environmental interferences and reduction of pollutants
are issues attributed to cementitious replacements leads to more
comprehensive framework to environmental- based issues.
•
Incorporating of RHA to cement contributes to low ratios of chloride ion
penetrations up to 928 Coulombs by 25% RHA replacement.
•
The mixtures with 25% RHA showed the lowest ratios of water absorption
by about 4.8% at 7 days and 3% at 28 d of cuing respectively.
•
The performance of rice husk ash in concrete is of factors influencing the
amount of silica added. This is because rice husk ash contains 85% to 95%
weight percent of amorphous silica. Rice husk ash as a
pozzolanic reactive material can be used to improve surface area of
transition zone between the microscopic structure of cement paste and
aggregate in the high-performance concrete.
•
Increase of 6.9% compressive strength at 7 days, and 6.8% at 28 days
were obtained with increase in containment of RHA up to 25%, but the
results are likely to be contrasted by more ratios of replacements. The
same trend was observed for the tensile strength most increased up to
6.8% RHA, and then it tends to be decreased. In the case of compressive
strength and chloride permeation properties, standard practice of
curing for 28 days is found to be adequate. Prolonged curing up to
90 days is found to be beneficial only from the point of view of improving
the resistance to water absorption.
•
Replacement with 25% rice hush ash result in drastic enhancement of
the permeability properties of blended concrete compared to that of in
ordinary concrete, such that cause
•
Leads to 26% reduction in water permeability.
•
Leads to 78% reduction in chloride permeation.
These results drastically benefits durability and resistance of concrete
constructions and their service life.
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