ABSTRACT
Effects of various level of ceramic wastes (WCP) incorporating ground blast furnace slag (GBFS) on workability and compressive strength of self-compacting alkali-activated concrete (SCAAC) were evaluated in this chapter. Four reinforced concrete beams were prepared and tested to assess the relationship between maximum load and deflection values. Concrete specimens were prepared with 40, 50, 60, and 70 wt% of WCP as GBFS replacement. The prepared specimens were cured at ambient temperature (27°C) until the day of testing. The correlations between compressive strength and concrete workability were investigated. Results revealed that by increasing the WCP content as GBFS replacement, the value of slump increased improving the workability, whereas the compressive strength decreased. A good correlation between compressive strength and workability characteristics was found when concrete was prepared with 60% WCP and 40% GBFS. Also the results indicated that the resistance to flexural failure of reinforced SCAAC beams tend to decrease with increasing content of WCP.
