Experimental data on compressive strength and ultrasonic pulse velocity properties of sustainable mortar made with high content of GGBFS and CKD combinations

• Main Authors: Hasan Sh Majdi, Ali Abdulhussein Shubbar, Mohammed Salah Nasr, Zainab S. Al-Khafaji, Hassnen Jafer, Muhammad Abdulredha, Zainab Al Masoodi, Monower Sadique, Khalid Hashim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
• Series: Data in Brief
• Subjects: Cement replacement; high replacement level; compressive strength; ultrasonic pulse velocity
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340920308556

The development in the construction sector and population growth requires an increase in the consumption of construction materials, mainly concrete. Cement is the binder in concrete, so increasing cement production will increase the energy consumed, as well as in the emission of carbon dioxide. This harmful effect of the environment led to the search for alternative materials for cement, as the waste or by-products of other industries is a promising solution in this case. Among these common materials are ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) and cement kiln dust (CKD). This dataset describes the compressive strength and ultrasonic pulse velocity of mortar consisted of high content of GGBS and CKD combinations as a partial substitute for cement (up to 80%) at the ages of 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28, 56, 90 and 550 days. This dataset can help the researchers to understand the behaviour of GGBS and CKD in high replacement levels for cement during early (1 day) and later ages (550 days). According to this understanding, the authors believe that the data available here can be used to produce more environmentally friendly mortar or concrete mixtures by significantly reducing the amount of cement used by replacing it with waste or by-products of other industries.