Experimental study on Strength and Durability characteristics of Ground Granulated blast furnace slag(GGBS) concrete Mix 50.

Abstract

 The environment is being degraded due to the activities of human beings which are necessitated by the construction field (buildings, road, canals, dams, etc.), which is fast depleting the natural virgin sand lining the river bed. As a result there is urgent need to find an alternate material, which is considered to be a waste product to replace these materials because the disposal of the waste product such as GGBS. A twofold compensate on towards the conservation of environment takes place when a waste materials such as GGBS is used for construction purpose. Thus, it is imperative that more studies and experiments be conducted on such waste products which serve as viable replacement for natural materials. The current paper focus mainly on the experimental findings of strength and durability of M50 grade concrete with partial replacement of GGBS.