Strength, Chloride and Corrosion Resistance of Mortar Containing Ground Basalt Rubble
Keywords:
Basalt, Chloride, Compressive strengthAbstract
This research presents the development of ground basalt rubble as a cementitious material for producing mortar. Ordinary Portland Cement Type I (OPC) was partially replaced with ground basalt rubble (BS) at the dosage levels of 0%, 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% by weight of cementitious material. A water to binder ratio (W/B) with constant of 0.43 was used. Superplasticizer (SP) was used to control the workability of mortar mixes. Compressive strength, chloride resistance and resistance to the corrosion of mortar were investigated. Test results were found that the use of ground basalt rubble at the dosage levels of 20%-40% by weight of cementitious material decreased compressive strength, chloride resistance and also decreased resistance to the corrosion of mortar. However, the use of ground basalt rubble at the dosage levels of 10% by weight of cementitious material improved strength, chloride resistance and resistance to the corrosion of mortar in comparison with those of ground basalt rubble at the dosage levels of 0%, 20%, 30% and 40% by weight of cementitious material.
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