Assessment of the Properties of Concrete Produced with Blended Diutan Gum and Ground Granulated Iron and Steel Slag as Partial Replacement for Portland Limestone Cement in Concrete.
Oluwaleke Adekunle OLOWU, Akeem Ayinde RAHEEM, Hezekiah Olatunbosun OMOLAYO, Adesina Emmanuel ALADELOBA, Abiodun Yesiru AKINSANYA
Abstract. The study assesses the properties of concrete produced with the combination of Diutan gum and Ground Granulated Iron and Steel Slag (GGISS) as replacement to Portland Limestone Cement (PLC) in Concrete with the intention to achieve green and sustainable concrete. X-ray fluorescent (XRF) and Fineness were used to characterize both PLC and Blended Diutan gum and GGISS; tests conducted on aggregate include gradation test, aggregate crushing value (ACV) and aggregate impact tests. Water absorption, compressive and flexural strength tests were conducted on the hardened concrete. The workability and bleeding resistance of the fresh concrete produced attest to reducing agent of Diutan gum; the fineness test showed that PLC is finer than blended Diutan gum and GGISS. The aggregate (coarse and fine) is well graded and of adequate strength, the major chemical compositions of PLC are calcium oxide, 69.79% and silicon oxide, 17.07%. The composition for the blended Diutan gum and GGISS is Titanium dioxide, 34.49% and calcium oxide, 27.57%. The amount of water absorbed decreases as the percentage replacement of cement with blended Diutan gum and GGISS increases; while both compressive and flexural strengths decrease significantly as the amount of blended Diutan gum and GGISS increases. In conclusion the concrete produced with blended Diutan gum and GGISS is eco-friendly as it reduces the amount of PLC used and can be used as self-compacting concrete which can saved cost of labour and reduce wear and tear of formwork. However, when the blend of Diutan gum and GGISS are used between 10 to 20 replacement level it improves the compressive strength of concrete.
Keywords
Diutan Gum, Ground Granulated Iron and Steel Slag, Portland Limestone Cement, X-Ray Fluorescence, Compressive and Flexural Strengths
Published online 4/2/2026, 9 pages
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Citation: Oluwaleke Adekunle OLOWU, Akeem Ayinde RAHEEM, Hezekiah Olatunbosun OMOLAYO, Adesina Emmanuel ALADELOBA, Abiodun Yesiru AKINSANYA, Assessment of the Properties of Concrete Produced with Blended Diutan Gum and Ground Granulated Iron and Steel Slag as Partial Replacement for Portland Limestone Cement in Concrete., Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 63, pp 38-46, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644904053-5
The article was published as article 5 of the book Advances in Cement and Concrete Research
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