Abstract

Glass powder is known as a reactive material with silica content more than 72% and potentially considered as pozzolanic material. Moreover, it is known that binder containing silica fume 10-26% by weight increases the compressive strength of concrete. A low water to binder ratio is needed to increase the strength. In this paper, materials for making paste were analyzed for X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), and reactivity. Composition of paste with the highest strength at 28 days was 93.26 MPa. Glass powders had higher reactivity compared to silica fume. Therefore, the recommended amount of glass powder to increase mechanical properties is 10-15% from cement weight and silica fume content are 40-60% from glass powder weight. A tendency of strength increasing after 28 days was found. In general, addition of silica fume to glass powder prolonged the initial setting causing the distance between initial and final setting time became closer.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationKey Engineering Materials
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages37-46
Number of pages10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Publication series

NameKey Engineering Materials
Volume673
ISSN (Print)1013-9826
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9795

Keywords

  • Glass powder
  • High-strength paste
  • Silica fume

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