TY - JOUR AU - Balamohan Balakrishnan, AU - A. S. M. Abdul Awal, AU - Abdul Halid B. Abdullah, AU - M. Z. Hossain, PY - 2017/01/20 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - FLOW PROPERTIES AND STRENGTH BEHAVIOUR OF MASONRY MORTAR INCORPORATING HIGH VOLUME FLY ASH JF - GEOMATE Journal JA - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOMATE VL - 12 IS - 31 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://geomatejournal.com/geomate/article/view/1166 SP - 121-126 AB - <p>Masonry mortar is one of the most widely used building materials in construction as nearly all<br>the walls made with bricks are finished with mortar. Masonry works with mortar are generally made with<br>cement, sand and water. In this study, mortar mixes were made by replacing the masonry cement with up to<br>50% of fly ash at an incremental rate of 10%. Six mortar mixes with 1:4 volumetric cement-to-aggregate ratios<br>using natural sand were made and tested for flow and strength properties. The results obtained from the tests<br>showed that the masonry mortars manufactured with fly ash are better off as compared to the mix without any<br>ash. In terms of flow, it was found that the addition of fly ash increased the flow, particularly when the<br>replacement levels were above 40%. Mortar with high volume fly ash has also shown to attain a comparable<br>strength with that of the control mix. Considering the better workability and acceptable strength properties, the<br>results have demonstrated that high volume replacement of fly ash is a viable alternative for producing<br>environmental friendly masonry mortar.<br><br></p> ER -