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    GROUND GRANULATED BLAST FURNACE SLAG

    Ground Granulated Blast furnace Slag (GGBS) is obtained by quenching molten iron
    slag a blast furnace in water or steam, dried and ground in to a fine powder. GGBS is a by-
    product from the blast-furnaces used to make iron. It produces a glassy granular material
    formed when molten blast-furnace slag is rapidly chilled, as by immersion in water. These
    operate at a temperature of about 15000C and are fed with a carefully controlled mixture of
    iron-ore, coke and limestone. The iron ore is reduced to iron and the remaining materials
    form a slag that floats on top of the iron. This slag is periodically tapped off as a molten
    liquid and if it is to be used for the manufacture of GGBS it has to be rapidly quenched in
    large volumes of water. The quenching optimizes the cementitious properties and produces
    granules similar to coarse sand. This ‘granulated’ slag is then dried and ground to a fine
    powder.
    Although normally designated as “GGBS” in the UK, it can also be referred to as
    “GGBS” or “Slag cement” Concrete is basically a mix of fine aggregate, coarse aggregate
    and cement. The main problem is the original conventional materials are depleting and we are
    in hunt for alternate building materials which lands us here on the purpose of GGBS. Being a
    by product and waste using it effectively up to some extent serves as a step for a greener
    environment and at the same time keeping in mind that the strength of the concrete doesn’t
    degrade by the usage GGBS.
    The Ground Granulated Blast furnace Slag (GGBS) was collected from RASTRIYA
    ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED, Visakhapatnam, India.

    Plate 3.2 Ground Granulated Blast furnace Slag

    3.3.2.1 ADVANTAGES OF GGBS


     Better workability, making placing and compaction easier.
     Lower early age temperature rise, reducing the risk of thermal cracking in large pours.
     High resistance to chloride ingress, reducing the risk of reinforcement corrosion
     High resistance to attack by sulphate and other chemicals.

    3.3.2.2 APPLICATIONS OF GGBS


     GGBS is used to make durable concrete structures in combination with ordinary
    Portland cement and/or other pozzolanic materials.
     GGBS has been widely used in Europe, and increasingly in the United States and in
    Asia (particularly in Japan and Singapore) for its superiority in concrete durability,
    extending the lifespan of buildings from fifty years to a hundred years.
     Concrete made with GGBS cement sets more slowly than concrete made with
    ordinary Portland cement, depending on the amount of GGBS in the cementitious
    material, but also continues to gain strength over a longer period in production
    conditions.

    3.3.2.3 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GGBS

    In the present study GGBS was collected from RASHRIYA ISPAT NIGAM
    LIMITED, well known as Vizag Steel Plant. The quantity of GGBS varied from 15 to 30% as
    well as Phoshogypsum varied from 2% to 6%.
    The Physical Properties of GGBS are presented in the table 3.3.
    The Chemical Composition of GGBS are presented in the table 3.4.

    Table 3.3 Physical Properties of GGBS

    S.No Property Value


    1 Colour Off White
    2 Bulk Density 1200Kg/m3
    3 Fineness 350m2/kg
    4 Specific gravity 2.51

    Table 3.4 Chemical Composition of GGBS

    Chemicals Present in GGBS (%)


    Silica as SiO2 33.2
    Alumina as Al2O3 18.3
    Calcium as CaO 11.6
    Magnisium as MgO 1
    Potassium as K2O 0.91
    Sulphur as SO3 0.7
    Manganese as MnO 0.43
    Sodium as Na2O 0.21

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