Investigating the effect of locally available volcanic ash on mechanical and microstructure properties of concrete
Al Asmari A.F. Bashir M.I. Farooq F. Asif U.
1 January 2025Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Reviews on Advanced Materials Science
2025#64Issue 1
Environmental degradation is developing due to rising pollution from the depletion of raw materials and the growing mandate for concrete goods. Investigators and experts have focused on creating sustainable concrete utilizing renewable elements. Volcanic ash (VA) is a promising supplementary cementitious material among these minerals. Therefore, it is crucial to examine the attributes of voids in aggregate and how they impact the performance of concrete. VA from the Gini Chilas (Gigilat Baltistan) was used to prepare specimens. Mixing regimes of VA concrete with altering concentrations ranging from 0 to 40% replacement was cast. Water-To-cement ratio was reserved persistent for all the mixes. Chemical compositions of VA and properties of concrete in relation to workability, density, and compressive strength were carried out. In addition, thermo-gravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscope (SEM), and X-ray diffraction analysis were also examined. The analysis of results reveals that VA with 10% replacement gives an adamant response. This is due to the natural pozzolanic effect that details the creation of additional dense gel (C-S-H), and deviation of cracks is observed from SEM. VA10 also exhibits thermally stable behavior at temperature with less percentage mass loss. However, VA up to 10% replacement in cementitious concrete can exhibit better properties than normal specimens.
and X-ray diffraction , compressive strength , scanning electron microscope , thermo-gravimetric , volcanic ash , workability
Text of the article Перейти на текст статьи
Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, 47050, Pakistan
NUST Institute of Civil Engineering (NICE), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (SCEE), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Sector H-12, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
Western Caspian University, Baku, Azerbaijan
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 20742, MD, United States
Civil Engineering Department
Department of Civil Engineering
NUST Institute of Civil Engineering (NICE)
Western Caspian University
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
10 лет помогаем публиковать статьи Международный издатель
Книга Публикация научной статьи Волощук 2026 Book Publication of a scientific article 2026