Author : Shubham and Ravikant Sharma

The study presents the experimental and analytical behavior of flexural beams by replacing coarse aggregate with that of blast furnace slag. The basic objective of this study was to identify alternative source of good quality aggregate because the natural stone quarries are depleting very fast due to rapid pace of construction activities in India .The effect of replacing natural coarse aggregate by slag on the compressive strength of cubes, split tensile strength of cylinders and flexural strength of beams are evaluated in this study. Use of slag – a waste industrial by product of iron and steel production provides great opportunity to utilize it as an alternative to normally available aggregate. The test results of concrete were obtained by adding slag to coarse aggregate as a replacement of stone aggregate in various percentages of 0%, 20%, 40%, 60% and 100%. All specimens were cured for 28 days before testing. From the study it has been observed that the blast furnace slag aggregate could be a good replacement of stone aggregate.

Keywords: Flexural Beams, Blast Furnace Slag, Concrete, Tensile Strength

Article published in International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Vol.10, No.4 (July/Aug 2020)