Impact of curing regime on modified interlocking paver blocks

Abstract

This research illustrated the variations in strength by substituting copper slag and fly ash to the paver block and it was treated under the curing regime that is normal curing, immersion curing and gunny bag curing. Zig-zag shape paver blocks were constructed for this research. 35% of copper slag was substituted with sand and 25% fly ash with cement. Abrasion test, water absorption test, compression test, flexural test and split-tensile test were carried out to compare the strengths in between both the mixes such as conventional mix and substitution mix. In comparison the values of all the test performed depicts the more strength was acquired by substitutional mix.