Towards Sustainability: An Experimental and Analytical Investigation of an Agricultural Waste as a Pozzolanic Material in Concrete Mixtures

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Characteristics</td><td class="align_center">Test method</td><td class="align_center">Test result</td><td class="align_center">ASTM requirement</td><td class="align_center">Remark</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Unit weight</td><td class="align_center">ASTM C29</td><td class="align_center">1566 kg/m3</td><td class="align_center">1200 to 1750 kg/m<sup>3</sup></td><td class="align_center">√</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Fineness modulus</td><td class="align_center">ASTM C125</td><td class="align_center">2.74</td><td class="align_center">2.3 to 3.1</td><td class="align_center">√</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Specific gravity</td><td class="align_center">ASTM C128</td><td class="align_center">2.67</td><td class="align_center">2.4 to 2.9</td><td class="align_center">√</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Absorption</td><td class="align_center">ASTM C128</td><td class="align_center">3.15%</td><td class="align_center">0.2% to 2%</td><td class="align_center">√</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Moisture content</td><td class="align_center">ASTM C566</td><td class="align_center">1.6%</td><td class="align_center">-</td><td class="align_center">√</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Properties of fine aggregate used in this study.</div>

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Table 2: Towards Sustainability: An Experimental and Analytical Investigation of an Agricultural Waste as a Pozzolanic Material in Concrete Mixtures 