CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL
ENGINEERING
(20CEA616) Advanced Concrete Technology
(Structures)

Rice Husk Ash and

Metkaolin
 Course Objectives

• To know what are admixtures materials used in

concrete.

• To study the performance of concrete using rice

husk ash and metkaolin.
 Rice husk ash

• Rice husk ash (RHA) is a highly reactive

pozzolan obtained when rice husks are
calcinated below the crystallization
temperature at 780 °C.

• RHA-based concrete has high strength and

high durability performance.
Definition of HPC
• High-performance concrete (HPC)
is concrete that has been designed to be more
durable and, if necessary, stronger than
conventional concrete.

• High-strength concrete is defined as having a

specified compressive strength of 8000 psi (55
MPa) or greater.
Composition of Rice Husk Ash
Rice husk ash consists of the following:
•Cellulose (C5H10O5)
•Lignin (C7H10O3)
•Hemicellulose
•SiO2
•Holocellulose
 Chemical Composition of Rice
Husk Ash IS -3812 part I 2003
Sl. No Particulars Proportion
1 Silicon Dioxide 86.94%
2 Aluminium Oxide 0.2%
3 Iron Oxide 0.1%
4 Calcium Oxide 0.3 – 2.25%
5 Magnesium Oxide 0.2 – 0.6%
6 Sodium Oxide 0.1 -0.8%
7 Potassium Oxide 2.15 – 2.30%
Mineral Admixtures
 Physical requirements
Sr. Characteristics Requirement
No. values
1 Fineness Specific surface in m2/Kg 320

2 Compressive strength at 28 days in Not less than 80 % of

N/mm2, Min corresponding plain
cement mortar cubes
3 Lime reactivity – Avg compressive 4.5
strength in N/mm2

4 Soundness by autoclave test expansion 0.8

of specimens % Max
Oxide composition of cement
clinker, fly ash and GGBS
Sr. No. Constituents Percentage content
Cement clinker Blast furnace slag Fly ash
(IS 12089- 1987)
1 Lime CaO 60-67 30-45 1.0-3.0

2 Silica SiO2 17-25 30-38 35-60

3 Alumina Al2O3 3.0-8.0 15-25 10-30

4 Iron Oxide Fe2O3 0.5-6.0 0.5-2.0 4-10

5 MgO 0.1-4.0 4.0-17.0 0.2-5.0

6 MnO2 ----- 1.0-5.0 ---------

7 Glass ------ 85-98 20-30

8 Sp. gravity 3.15 2.9 2.1-2.6

Rice husk ash
• Silica 85 % min
• Moisture content 2 % max
• Particle size 25 micron
• Colour grey
• Loss on Ignition at 800oC-
4% max
• Ph value 8
 Comparison of RHA with
other mineral admixtures
Characteristics Supplementary Cementitious materials

Silica fume Metakaolin RHA

Silica 90-94 48-55 92

Alumina 1-3 40-45 0.5

Iron oxide 1.5-2.5 1-2 0.2

Lime 0.5 2-4 0.5

MgO 1-3 0.12-1 0.5

Alkalies <2 < 0.5 2-4

Loss of ignition 2-4 <2 2-4

Fineness m2/g 25-27 15-20 20-25

 Metakaolin

Characteristic Value
Silica (Wt %) 48-55
Alumina 40-45
Iron oxide 1-2
Lime 2-4
MgO 0.12-1
Na2O < 0.5
K2O <2
Loss of ignition 15-20
Fineness m2/g 48-55
 What students have learnt from
the topic
 The students have learned how to make the
concrete of uniform strength to resist weathering
action and chemical attacks maintaining the
desired engineering properties.

 The students will be able to maintain the quality

of structure at site to increase its life span.
 Assignment :-

 What are the factors responsible for the variability of

concrete mix.
 Reference
Books
Concrete Technology (R. P. Rethaliya)
Concrete Technology (M. S. Shetty)

Web Sites
www.concretenetwork.com

www.constructionlearning.com

www.scribd.com
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