Concrete Compressive Strength Development with Age under Different Dosages of PC-200 Superplasticizer

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  • Firas A. Abdullah Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq
  • Hayder M. Jasem Department of Structures and Water Resources, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq
  • Wathiq Al-Jabban Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Babylon, Iraq
  • Haidar Hussain Abass Haidar Iraqi Railway Company, Babil, Iraq
  • Qusay A. Jabal Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq
Volume: 15 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 22844-22847 | June 2025 | https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.10468

Received: 5 February 2025 | Revised: 18 February 2025, 23 February 2025, and 15 March 2025 | Accepted: 18 March 2025 | Online: 30 April 2025


Corresponding author: Hayder M. Jasem

Abstract

This study investigates the behavior of ordinary concrete and modified mixes with Superplasticizer (SP)-PC in compressive strength with different ages of curing. Different SP-PC dosages were used, ranging between 1.0 and 1.8 L for 100 kg of cement, while a total of 288 cube-shaped samples were examined. The results showed that higher compressive strength was achieved after 3 and 7 days using 1.8% SP. The mixes modified with 1.8% SP obtained 64% maximum compressive strength in 3 days and about 82% maximum compressive strength in 28 days, in comparison with the reference mix.

Keywords:

concrete, super-plasticizer, polycarboxylate, compressive strength, cement

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F. A. Abdullah, H. M. Jasem, W. Al-Jabban, H. H. A. Haidar, and Q. A. Jabal, “Concrete Compressive Strength Development with Age under Different Dosages of PC-200 Superplasticizer”, Eng. Technol. Appl. Sci. Res., vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 22844–22847, Jun. 2025.

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