Mechanical performance of self-compacting concrete incorporating rice husk ash

In this paper, mechanical behavior of SCC was studied by 240 hardened concrete specimens with different variables i.e. partial replacement of cement with RHA (0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%), concrete aged (3, 7, 28, 90, 180, and 270 days), and water to binder ratio (0.38, 0.44, 0.50, 0.56, 0.62, and 0.68). Fresh concrete properties were measured by V-funnel flow time, L-box, and slump flow diameter and time tests. Mechanical properties were determined in terms of compressive strength, modulus of elasticity, splitting tensile strength, and compressive stress-strain relationship tests. The test results showed that the workability of SCC containing RHA is decreased by increasing the RHA replacement ratio. On the contrary, compressive strength, modulus of elasticity, and splitting tensile strength increase with increasing the percentage of RHA up to 5% replacement.