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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

An Experimental Study on Non-Destructive Evaluation of the Mechanical Characteristics of a Sustainable Concrete Incorporating Industrial Waste.

Tariq Umar, Muhammad Yousaf, Muhammad Akbar, Nadeem Abbas, Zahoor Hussain, Wajahat Sammer Ansari

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Tariq UmarArchitecture and the Built Environment, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1197-8181
Muhammad YousafDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 39161, Pakistan.
Muhammad AkbarInstitute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
Nadeem AbbasDepartment of Civil Engineering, Disaster Mitigation for Structures, Tongji University, Shanghai 200070, China.
Zahoor HussainDepartment of Civil Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi 75300, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-2695-5115
Wajahat Sammer AnsariSchool of Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.

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Abstract

Structural materials sustainability is gaining popularity across the globe at present. Reusing natural resources, building, demolition debris, and solid waste are the most apparent tools to make construction more environmentally friendly. Traditional concrete is believed to be less durable, stronger, environmentally friendly, and socially and commercially feasible than industrial waste concrete. The evolution of non-destructive testing (NDT) across time has not been investigated in depth by researchers. An experimental study was carried out to propose the use of non-destructive mechanisms that would enable us to assess concrete's compressive strength without causing destruction. Varying quantities of industrial waste (coal bottom ash (CBA) and waste glass sludge (WGS)) were incorporated to cast concrete prisms (150 mm × 150 mm × 150 mm). The results obtained helped us to establish relationships between the compressive strength of concrete and the Schmidt hammer rebound value, as well as the ultrasonic pulse velocities. Microstructural analysis showed that incorporating 10% of CBA and WGS improved the porosity of concrete specimens, which shows the applicability of these industrial wastes as partial cement replacements. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed traces of calcium alumino-silicate hydrate (C-A-S-H), portlandite and C-S-H, which indicates the binder characteristics of CBA and WGS. The concept of the response surface approach (RSM) for optimizing cement and industrial waste substitution was validated by the polynomial work expectation. The model was statistically significant when the fluctuation of ANOVA was analyzed using a

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ANOVACBAconcreteindustrial wastemechanical propertiesnon-destructive testingSEMWGS

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