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Table 7 Compressive, flexural and tensile strengths of 28-day.

From: The Effect of Fly Ash and Recycled Aggregate on the Strength and Carbon Emission Impact of FRCCs

Mix no.

W/B

Compressive strength (MPa)

Specimen performance (%)

Flexural strength (MPa)

Specimen performance (%)

Tensile strength (MPa)

Specimen performance (%)

Plain

0.35

47.21 (± 0.32)

–

6.22 (± 0.22)

–

0.70 (± 0.16)

–

 OPC100

67.23 (± 0.50)

100

7.18 (± 0.16)

100

1.69 (± 0.17)

100

 FA25RS25

60.56 (± 0.19)

90.1 (− 9.9)

6.08 (± 0.13)

84.7 (− 15.3)

1.63 (± 0.22)

96.4 (− 3.6)

 FA25RS50

51.16 (± 0.40)

76.1 (− 23.9)

5.92 (± 0.12)

82.5 (− 17.5)

1.49 (± 0.16)

88.2 (− 11.8)

 FA50RS25

44.82 (± 0.14)

66.7 (− 33.3)

5.68 (± 0.17)

79.1 (− 20.9)

1.39 (± 0.29)

82.2 (− 17.8)

 FA50RS50

47.20 (± 0.65)

70.2 (− 29.8)

5.71 (± 0.27)

79.5 (− 20.5)

1.41 (± 0.24)

83.4 (− 16.6)

Plain

0.45

43.53 (± 0.32)

–

4.55 (± 0.20)

–

0.95 (± 0.28)

–

 OPC100

45.63 (± 0.35)

100

5.02 (± 0.04)

100

1.32 (± 0.23)

100

 FA25RS25

43.38 (± 0.29)

95.1 (− 4.9)

5.28 (± 0.23)

105.2 (+ 5.2)

1.39 (± 0.14)

105.3 (+ 5.3)

 FA25RS50

43.24 (± 0.40)

94.8 (− 5.2)

5.52 (± 0.24)

110.0 (+ 10.0)

1.19 (± 0.14)

90.2 (− 9.8)

 FA50RS25

31.46 (± 0.49)

68.9 (− 31.1)

4.87 (± 0.23)

97.0 (− 3.0)

1.04 (± 0.11)

78.8 (− 21.2)

 FA50RS50

34.38 (± 0.28)

75.3 (− 24.7)

4.51 (± 0.09)

89.8 (− 10.2)

1.08 (± 0.17)

81.8 (− 18.2)