Evaluation of Flexural Strength of Novel Hypo Sludge for Increasing the Strength of M30 Grade of Concrete by Partial Replacement for Cement and Addition of Sikacrete with Conventional Concrete

Department of Civil Engineering,Saveetha School of Engineering,Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Pincode: 602105.

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Abstract

Aim: This investigation looked at the effects of Novel Hypo Sludge and Sikacrete on concrete with the main objective of improving its mechanical qualities. To Assess the flexural and compressive strengths, and other mechanical properties of concrete when mixed with Novel Hypo Sludge and Sikacrete. Materials and Methods: The use of SikaCrete and partial substitution of innovative hyposludge (paper pulp) in cement enhance the flexural strength of concrete when compared to M30 grade conventional concrete. Results: In this experiment, the flexural strength of grade M30 concrete was tested after 28 days using a beam mould with dimensions of 500 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm. The experiment looked at the effects of adding hypo sludge in the range of 30% on the strength qualities of concrete.The findings of the tests show that the novel hypo sludge-infused concrete performs better than cement-only concrete. The novel hypo sludgeadded concrete had an average flexural strength of 19.31 N/mm2 compared to conventional concrete with an average flexural strength of 16.59 N/mm2. From the statistical analysis the significant value is computed as p value=0.000, (p<0.05), twotailed and is considered as statistically significant in the accuracy rate when comparing both Novel Hypo sludge and Conventional concrete. Group statistics for this 30% novel hyposludge concrete sample group Standard deviation (0.47883, 0.66145), mean (16.5889, 19.3111), and standard error (0.11286, 0.15591). Conclusion: As a consequence, the performance of HSC put through the flexural strength test can be significantly improved by adding Novel Hyposludge (Paper Pulp) to Cement and SikaCrete.