Performance Investigation of Self-Compacting Green Concrete in-Built with Poly-Ethylene Glycol as an Internal Curing Agent

In response to growing environmental and economic forces, the architects, engineers, developers and owners are seeking efficient, innovative building solutions that conserve non-renewable resources. Hence, for developing a pollution free environment this effort has been made. In this project, all the materials of the concrete has been replaced with the renewable resources. Fly Ash and Quarry Dust has been replaced instead of cement and fine aggregate at various proportions (10%,20% & 30%), Coarse Aggregate has been replaced with the Recycled Aggregates (10%,20%,30%). In addition, these concrete has been left to compact and cure on its own i.e., by Master Glenium Sky 8233 as a Self-Compacting agent which governs both as water reducer as well as Viscosity Modifying Agent (VMA) with reference to the EFNARC specifications and using Poly-Ethylene Glycol (PEG) as an Internal / Self- curing agent. Most of the engineers and construction experts are expecting the solution for internal / self-curing agent. Since many countries are trying for different type of curing agents, the codal procedure has not framed yet. As an attempt, the addition of self-compacting and internal curing agent has been fixed as 2% and 0.05% based on the weight of cement. The glass fibre was used in a volume fraction of 1.5% for all types of concrete mix. The concrete has been tested for properties viz., workability, mechanical property and microstructure at an age of 7 days and 14 days of curing. The results obtained were compared and the optimum percentage was found out from the sample attempt. As a result of this project, we would have been developed a concrete that is environmental friendly with the minimum liberation of carbon-di-oxide (CO2) into the atmosphere.