Experimental Analysis of Effect of Water Quality on Strength of Concrete
摘要
Rapid migration of population to cities forced to utilize the available lands, which may be near water bodies leads to declination in water quality due to contamination. In such conditions, maintaining water quality in the construction activities is expensive due to transportation. In view to mark these issues, the present study aimed to assess the impact of water quality on compressive strength of concrete. For the same, the M25 concrete mix having a water cement proportion of 0.5 was employed and tested. Water samples, such as potable water, treated and untreated sewage water from Chikkabanavara Lake and Hesarghatta Lake, were gathered from various sources and were used for casting the cubes and cylinders. Further, the casted samples were subjected to curing times of 7, 14, 21, and 28 days, compressive and split tensile strength may be achieved. The outcomes revealed that the compressive strength and split tensile strength of the test specimens increased with potable water and treated sewage water from Hesaraghatta lake with curing periods. It is suggestible to utilize the water from Hesaraghatta lake for the nearby construction activities when compared to the prior.