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Table 1 Physical Properties of the Materials The properties of quarry dust that were determined
Material Properties for this study are aggregate crushing value, flakiness
Specific gravity: 2.63; Absorption: 0.44 %; index, pH value, soundness, specific gravity, absorption
Coarse
Maximum size: 10.00 mm; and fineness modulus. For comparison purposes, the
aggregate
Fineness modulus: 6.82 aggregate crushing value, pH value, specific gravity,
Specific gravity: 2.57; Absorption: 2.12 %; absorption and fineness modulus of the river sand used
River
Maximum size: 4.75 mm; in this study were also determined. The aggregate
sand
Fineness modulus: 4.20 crushing value was determined based on BS 812: Part
Specific gravity: 2.63; Absorption: 0.60 %; 110: 1990 [8], the flakiness index based on BS 812: Part
Quarry
Maximum size: 4.75 mm; 1: 1975 [9], pH value of aggregates based on BS 1377:
dust
Fineness modulus: 4.20 Part 3: 1990 [10], soundness test based on ASTM C88-
Cement Specific gravity: 3.15 90 [11], and specific gravity and absorption based on BS
Silica 812: Part 2: 1975 [12].
Specific gravity: 2.20
fume Besides that, the compressive strength of cubical
Fly ash Specific gravity: 2.26 concrete specimens were measured based on BS 1881:
SP Specific gravity: 1.21; Solid content: 40 % Part 116: 1983 [13].
AEA Specific gravity: 1.02; Solid content: 8 %
(3) RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
(2.2) Concrete Mix Design and Preparation of Concrete
Specimens (3.1) Aggregate Crushing Value
A total of 54 cubical concrete specimens of 100 The Aggregate Crushing Value (ACV) is a measure
mm dimensions were prepared for this study. These of aggregate resistance to pulverization [14]. The ACV
consist of three types of concrete, OPCQD, SFQD and of quarry dust used in this study is in the range of 47.70
% to 50.28 %, with an average value of 49.38 % as [14], which may result in adverse effects to the
shown in Table 2. compressive strength and durability of concrete.