Experimental Study on Heavy Weight Concrete Using Hematite and Laterite as Coarse Aggregate
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International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT) | 
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| © 2015 by IJETT Journal | ||
| Volume-28 Number-4 |
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| Year of Publication : 2015 | ||
| Authors : Athira Suresh, Ranjan Abraham |
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| DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V28P233 |
Citation
Athira Suresh, Ranjan Abraham"Experimental Study on Heavy Weight Concrete Using Hematite and Laterite as Coarse Aggregate", International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), V28(4),171-175 October 2015. ISSN:2231-5381. www.ijettjournal.org. published by seventh sense research group
Abstract
Heavy weight concrete or density
concrete is commonly used for radiation shielding
either in nuclear power plants or in radiation therapy
units. It can also be used as ballast in offshore
locations such as pipelines. Heavy weight concrete is
designed by using heavy weight aggregates such as
hematite, magnetite, barite etc. Here 2 heavy weight
aggregates are used- hematite and laterite stone. First
concrete mixes were prepared by replacing
conventional aggregates with hematite (0%, 25%,
50% and 100 %). Then another set of mixes were
prepared by replacing conventional concrete with
laterite stones in the same percentage. Physical and
mechanical properties of all the mixes were
determined and then compared with the standard mix.
The concrete with density up to 3004 kg/m3 was
obtained for hematite concrete and density up to 2663
kg/m3 was obtained for laterite concrete.
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Keywords
High density concrete, hematite,
laterite, radiation shielding, density.