Self-healing evaluation of bacteria grouted light weight aggregate concrete containing rice husk ash and steel fibers

Authors

  • Rajesh Anbazhagan School of Civil Engineering, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur (India)
  • Karthikeyan Arunachalam School of Civil Engineering, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur (India)
  • Sumathi Arunachalam School of Civil Engineering, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur (India)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7764/RDLC.23.1.16

Keywords:

Grouted concrete, Light weight aggregate, bacteria, steel fibre, strength properties, calcium carbonate precipitation.

Abstract

Utilization of microbiologically induced calcite precipitation along with fiber composite have great influence on improving strength and durable properties of concrete. The concept of mechanical properties of grouted concrete added with bacteria, steel fibers (SF), rice husk ash (RHA) and light weight aggregate (LWA) has been focused on this work. In the fabrication of concrete specimens, concentration of bacteria, combination of steel fibers and LWA was placed in the formwork, and to fill the voids flowable grout was injected. The variables studied in this work are two different sizes of LWA viz., 10 mm and 12.5 mm with constant dosage of 2% hooked end steel fibers by volume of concrete, 10% RHA was used as cement replacement for preparation of grout and bacteria was incorporated in cement grout by direct application. The properties such as compressive strength (CS), compressive strength regain (CSR), crack width healing, impact strength for first crack and final failure, rate of healing was studied for pre-cracked specimens using visual and microscopic observation. In addition, microstructure was studied for grouted concrete without bacteria and with bacteria under immersed curing conditions. From the experimental results, performance of bacteria added grouted concrete properties such as CS, CSR, cracking healing capacity, and impact strength has improved with the addition of fibers.Utilization of microbiologically induced calcite precipitation along with fiber composite have great influence on improving strength and durable properties of concrete. The concept of mechanical properties of grouted concrete added with bacteria, steel fibers (SF), rice husk ash (RHA) and light weight aggregate (LWA) has been focused on this work. In the fabrication of concrete specimens, concentration of bacteria, combination of steel fibers and LWA was placed in the formwork, and to fill the voids flowable grout was injected. The variables studied in this work are two different sizes of LWA viz., 10 mm and 12.5 mm with constant dosage of 2% hooked end steel fibers by volume of concrete, 10% RHA was used as cement replacement for preparation of grout and bacteria was incorporated in cement grout by direct application. The properties such as compressive strength (CS), compressive strength regain (CSR), crack width healing, impact strength for first crack and final failure, rate of healing was studied for pre-cracked specimens using visual and microscopic observation. In addition, microstructure was studied for grouted concrete without bacteria and with bacteria under immersed curing conditions. From the experimental results, performance of bacteria added grouted concrete properties such as CS, CSR, cracking healing capacity, and impact strength has improved with the addition of fibers.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

A. Sumathi, Kumar, S., Vijaykumar Bokkasam, Sakshitha Chevooru, & P Shobana. (2021). Combined effect of nanosilica and multi-walled carbon nanotubes on properties of concrete. Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4590-4_50

A. Sumathi, & Raja, S. (2018). Effect of steel fiber on structural characteristics of high-strength concrete. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering , 43(S1), 117–130. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-018-0152-x

A. Sumathi, & Raja, S. (2021). Effect of Silica Fume and Steel Fiber on Mechanical Characteristics of High-Strength Concrete. Sustainable Cities and Resilience, Part of Lecture Note in Civil Engineering , 419–431. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5543-2_34ACI 544.2R-89. (1999). Measure-ment of Properties of Fiber Reinforced Concrete. American concrete Institute: Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA.

ACI 544.2R-89. (1999). Measurement of Properties of Fiber Reinforced Concrete. American concrete Institute: Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

Akhter, F., Soomro, S. A., Jamali, A. R., Chandio, Z. A., Siddique, M., & Ahmed, M. (2021). Rice husk ash as green and sustainable biomass waste for construction and renewable energy applications: a review. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-01527-5

Ameri, F., Shoaei, P., Bahrami, N., Vaezi, M., & Ozbakkaloglu, T. (2019). Optimum rice husk ash content and bacterial concentration in self-compacting concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 222, 796–813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.06.190

Awad, S., Ghaffar, S. H., Hamouda, T., Midani, M., Katsou, E., & Fan, M. (2022). Critical evaluation of date palm sheath fibre characteristics as a rein-forcement for developing sustainable cementitious composites from waste materials. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-02759-9

Bosoaga, A., Masek, O., & Oakey, J. E. (2009). CO2 Capture Technologies for Cement Industry. Energy Procedia, 1(1), 133–140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2009.01.020

BS 1881: Part 112. (1983). Testing concrete. Method for making test cubes from fresh concrete. British Standards Institution: 2 Park Street London.

Bushra, B., & Remya, N. (2020). Biochar from pyrolysis of rice husk biomass—characteristics, modification and environmental application. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-020-01092-3

Dembovska, L., Bajare, D., Aleksandrs Korjakins, Toma, D., & E. Jakubovica. (2019). Preliminary research for long lasting self-healing effect of bacteria-based concrete with lightweight aggregates. IOP Conference Series, 660(1), 012034–012034. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/660/1/012034

Fayomi, G. U., Mini, S. E., Fayomi, O. S. I., & Ayoola, A. A. (2019). Perspectives on environmental CO2 emission and energy factor in Cement Industry. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 331, 012035. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/331/1/012035

Ganesh Vigneswaran, Poonguzhali, K. P., D. Gowdhaman, A. Sumathi, & Rajesh, A. (2022). Performance of Bacteria-Based Non-encapsulated Self-healing Concrete. Recent Advances in Civil Engineering. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering , 565–581. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1862-9_36

Hashem, A., Tabassum, B., & Fathi Abd_Allah, E. (2019). Bacillus subtilis: A plant-growth promoting rhizobacterium that also impacts biotic stress. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 26(6), 1291–1297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2019.05.004

Hosseini Balam, N., Mostofinejad, D., & Eftekhar, M. (2017). Effects of bacterial remediation on compressive strength, water absorption, and chloride permeability of lightweight aggregate concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 145, 107–116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.04.003

IS 383. (2016). Specifications for coarse and fine aggregates from natural sources for concrete. Bureau of Indian Standards: New Delhi, India.

IS 12269. (2013). Specifications for 53 grade Ordinary Portland Cement, Bureau of Indian Standards: New Delhi, India.

Joshi, S., Goyal, S., & Reddy, M. S. (2018). Influence of nutrient components of media on structural properties of concrete during biocementation. Con-struction and Building Materials, 158, 601–613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.10.055

Kim, H.-Y., Yang, K.-H., Lee, H.-J., Kwon, S.-J., & Wang, X.-Y. (2024). Flexural residual strength of lightweight concrete reinforced with micro-steel fibers. ACI Materials Journal, 121(1). https://doi.org/10.14359/51739203

Kokate, V. K., & Kumar, S. R. (2022). Performance Evaluation of Rice-husk Ash Based Bacterial Concrete. SAMRIDDHI : A Journal of Physical Scienc-es, Engineering and Technology, 14(02), 178–182. https://doi.org/10.18090/samriddhi.v14i02.9

Kshitipati Padhan, Ranjan Kumar Patra, Sethi, D., Panda, N., Sanjib Kumar Sahoo, Sushanta Kumar Pattanayak, & Akshaya Kumar Senapati. (2023). Isolation, characterization and identification of cellulose-degrading bacteria for composting of agro-wastes. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04087-y

Madhan Kumar, M., Vijaya Ganapathy, D., Subathra Devi, V., & Iswarya, N. (2020). Experimental investigation on fibre reinforced bacterial concrete. Materials Today: Proceedings, 22, 2779–2790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.03.409

Muddukrishna Padichetty, R.R. Sreekrishna, Haripriya Chinthakunta, R. Deepalakshmi, & A. Sumathi. (2021). A study on the strength of bacteria-based cementitious mortar. Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 543–552. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4590-4_51

Navneet, C., Anita, R., & Rafat, S. (2011). Calcium carbonate precipitation by different bacterial strains. African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(42), 8359–8372. https://doi.org/10.5897/ajb11.345

Ogunbode, E. B., Nyakuma, B. B., Jimoh, R. A., Lawal, T. A., & Nmadu, H. G. (2021). Mechanical and microstructure properties of cassava peel ash–based kenaf bio-fibrous concrete composites. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-01588-6

Pacheco, J., & de Brito, J. (2021). Recycled aggregates produced from construction and demolition waste for structural concrete: constituents, properties and production. Materials, 14(19), 5748. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14195748

Rajesh Anbazhagan, A. Sumathi, Gowdhaman Dharmalingam, & Venkatesa Prabhu Sundramurthy. (2023). Development on bio-based concrete crack healing in soil exposures: isolation, identification, and characterization of potential bacteria and evaluation of crack healing performance. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04728-2

Rajesh Anbazhagan, & Arunachalam, S. (2024). Development of Bio-healing Fiber Composite Concrete at Different Curing Conditions. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-08622-x

Rajesh, A., & A. Sumathi. (2024). Improvement on Strength, Durability, and Crack Closure Behavior of Bacteria Concrete under Marine Soil Exposures. Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 52(2), 20230403–20230403. https://doi.org/10.1520/jte20230403

Rajesh, A., A. Sumathi, & D. Gowdhaman. (2023). Strength and Durability Assessment of Self-Healing Bio-Based Composite Concrete under Different Exposure Conditions. Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 52(1), 20230271–20230271. https://doi.org/10.1520/jte20230271

Rajesh, A., D. Gowdhaman, & A. Sumathi. (2023). Utilization of industrial and agricultural waste as supplementary cementitious addition in bacteria concrete—a review. Elsevier EBooks, 419–437. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-95417-4.00016-0

Rajesh, A., S. Hari Pritha, & A. Sumathi. (2023). Assessment of eggshell powder in natural fiber composite: a sustainable bio-concrete. Biomass Conver-sion and Biorefinery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-05220-7

Rajesh, A., & Sumathi, A. (2023). Strength and self-healing behavior of bacteria biocomposite concrete in soil exposure condition. Structures, 59, 105673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2023.105673

Salmasi, F., & Mostofinejad, D. (2020). Investigating the effects of bacterial activity on compressive strength and durability of natural lightweight aggre-gate concrete reinforced with steel fibers. Construction and Building Materials, 251, 119032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119032

Sastry, R., & Pothala Sreenu. (2012). New energy sources and its sustainability. IEEE International Conference Engineering Education. https://doi.org/10.1109/aicera.2012.6306705

Sastry, S., & Murthy, C. (2015). Synthesis of biodiesel by In-situ transesterification of Karanja oil. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Re-search, 49(4), 211–218. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v49i4.22623

Serhat Çelikten, İsmail İ. Atabey, Zehra A. Özcan, Uğur Durak, Serhan İlkentapar, Okan Karahan, & Cengiz D. Atiş. (2023). Recycling waste expanded polystyrene as aggregate in produc-tion of lightweight screed mortar. Revista de La Construcción, 22(3), 581–596. https://doi.org/10.7764/rdlc.22.3.581

Siddique, R., Singh, K., Kunal, Singh, M., Corinaldesi, V., & Rajor, A. (2016). Properties of bacterial rice husk ash concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 121, 112–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.05.146

Sumathi, A., & Arthika, J. (2022). Study on properties of high strength concrete using silica fume and rice husk ash. Structural Integrity, 235–244. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98335-2_16

Sumathi, A., Murali, G., Gowdhaman, D., Amran, M., Fediuk, R., Vatin, N. I., … Gowsika, T. S. (2020). Development of bacterium for crack healing and improving properties of concrete under wet–dry and full-wet curing. Sustainability, 12(24), 10346. https://doi.org/10.3390/su122410346

Tkachenko, N., Tang, K., McCarten, M., Reece, S., Kampmann, D., Hickey, C., … Caldecott, B. (2023). Global database of cement production assets and upstream suppliers. Scientific Data, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02599-w

Downloads

Published

2024-04-29

How to Cite

Anbazhagan, R. ., Arunachalam, K. ., & Arunachalam, S. (2024). Self-healing evaluation of bacteria grouted light weight aggregate concrete containing rice husk ash and steel fibers. Revista De La Construcción. Journal of Construction, 23(1), 16–30. https://doi.org/10.7764/RDLC.23.1.16