Strength and permeability studies on PPC binder pervious concrete using palm jaggery as an admixture

Concrete is a versatile and composite material composed of cement, sand, aggregates and water. As per recent statistics, it is the most widely consumed material around the world next to water. Due to infrastructure development of grown and growing countries, consumption of portland cement has been increasing. Hence, to overcome the critical demand and issues with portland cement, quite a lot of contemporary initiative works are being undertaken by various researchers across the world to find a suitable alternative material instead of cement binder. So, several alternative materials such as mineral admixtures, artificial aggregates and eco friendly binders are being used to develop the applications of concrete with satisfied quality and needs. This paper presents the feasibility of using palm jaggery as an admixture in pervious concrete using Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC) as binder. Mechanical properties and physical properties were determined and the results are discussed elaborately. The results revealed that of 0.05% and 0.1% addition of palm jaggery increases the mechanical strength properties of pervious concrete. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.