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Correlation between compressive strength and certain durability indices of plain and blended cement concretes

  • Omar S. Baghabra Al-Amoudi
  • , Walid A. Al-Kutti
  • , Shamsad Ahmad*
  • , Mohammed Maslehuddin
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this study, plain, silica fume and fly ash cement concrete specimens prepared with varying water to cementitious materials ratio and cementitious materials content were tested for compressive strength, water permeability, chloride permeability, and coefficient of chloride diffusion after 28 days of water curing. The data so developed were statistically analyzed to develop correlations between the compressive strength and the selected durability indices of concrete. Very good correlations were noted between the compressive strength and the selected durability indices, particularly chloride permeability and coefficient of chloride diffusion, irrespective of the mix design parameters. However, these correlations were observed to be dependent on the type of cement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)672-676
Number of pages5
JournalCement and Concrete Composites
Volume31
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2009

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of this research under Grant ARI-022 from the Research Institute and the Department of Civil Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Keywords

  • Chloride diffusion
  • Chloride permeability
  • Compressive strength
  • Correlation
  • Durability indices
  • Plain and blended cement concretes
  • Water penetration

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Building and Construction
  • General Materials Science

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