Suitability of Blending Rice Husk Ash and Calcined Clay for the Production of Self-Compacting Concrete: A Review

One principal approach to achieve self-compacting properties is the increased amount of finer constituents of the mixture. This, in turn, increases cement consumption leading to higher greenhouse gas emissions. Pozzolanic materials, like rice husk ash or calcined highly kaolinitic clays, have gained...

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Autores principales: Abubakar Muhammad, Karl-Christian Thienel, Ricarda Sposito
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Publicado: MDPI AG 2021
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Sumario:One principal approach to achieve self-compacting properties is the increased amount of finer constituents of the mixture. This, in turn, increases cement consumption leading to higher greenhouse gas emissions. Pozzolanic materials, like rice husk ash or calcined highly kaolinitic clays, have gained increased attention as supplementary cementitious materials in self-compacting concrete production. These materials could be viable alternative supplementary cementitious materials for sub-Saharan Africa which already lacks fly ash, slag and silica fume. This current effort reviews the impact of rice husk ash and calcined clays for the production of self-compacting concrete. Special focus is on their impact on rheological, mechanical and durability properties of self-compacting concrete. Rice husk ash and, in particular, calcined highly kaolinitic clays are introduced as technical and cost-effective supplementary materials for use in self-compacting. The review disclosed a lack of knowledge when it comes to the use of low-kaolinitic calcined clays as sole SCM or together with rice husk ash, which could be a very promising combination for e.g., several countries in Africa. Further studies are needed on the rheological properties, shrinkage, creep, and durability of self-compacting concrete produced with other calcined common clays and their blend with rice husk ash.