Research Article
Durability and Microstructure Properties of Concrete with Arabic Gum Biopolymer Admixture
Table 4
Properties of concrete with added biopolymer additives.
| Arabic gum biopolymer | GAK [4] | Latex and chitosan [41] | Neem gum [42] | Welan gum [42] | Dosage % | Compressive strength (MPa) [10] | Tensile strength (MPa) [13] | Carbonation attack (mm) | Compressive strength (MPa) | Carbonation attack (mm) | Dosage % | Compressive strength (MPa) | Tensile strength (MPa) | Dosage % | Compressive strength (MPa) | Tensile strength (MPa) | Compressive strength (MPa) | Tensile strength (MPa) |
| 0 | 43.8 | 2.21 | 15.1 | 35 | 15.1 | 0 | 28.09 | 3.27 | 0 | 36.2 | 2.72 | 36.2 | 2.72 | 0.1 | 43.94 | 2.23 | 14.32 | ā | ā | 1 | 27.06 | 3.24 | 250 | 37.7 | 2.62 | 38.5 | 2.74 | 0.3 | 45.15 | 2.29 | 13.81 | 36 | 15.61 | 2 | 26.7 | 2.88 | 500 | 40.2 | 2.71 | 40.8 | 2.82 | 0.5 | 46.14 | 2.35 | 13.43 | 34 | 15.81 | 3 | 24.12 | 2.46 | 750 | 40.4 | 2.82 | 40.4 | 2.88 |
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