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

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><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">Nominal maximum aggregate size</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">25 mm</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">√</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Unit weight</td><td class="align_center">ASTM C29</td><td class="align_center">1653 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">Specific gravity</td><td class="align_center">ASTM C127</td><td class="align_center">2.8</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 C127</td><td class="align_center">1.89%</td><td class="align_center">0.2% to 4%</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">0.22%</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 coarse aggregate used in this study.</div>

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