PROJECT ON PERVIOUS

CONCRETE

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PROJECTGUIDE
N.SRI KANTH

MEMBERS
V.SHIVA PRAKASH(10016T0033)
N.MANOHAR
(10016T0031)
B. RAHUL
(10016T0054)
K.RAJESH
(10016T0052)

NEED OF PERVIOUS CONCRETE

A large amount of rain water ends up falling on impervious

surfaces such as parking lots, drive ways, sidewalks, ad
streets rather than soaking into the soil.

This creates an imbalance to the natural ecosystem and

leads to a host of problems including erosion, floods,
ground water level depletion and pollution of rivers, lakes
etc..

A simple solution to avoid these problems is to stop

constructing impervious surfaces that block natural water
infiltration into the soil.

Instead of constructing them with conventional

concrete or asphalt, we should be switching to
pervious concrete or porous pavement.

Pervious concrete also naturally filters water from

rainfall or storm and can reduce pollutant loads
entering into streams, ponds and rivers.so in this
way it helps in ground water recharge.

COMPARISION OF PERVIOUS AND

IMPERVIOUS CONCRETE
PERVIOUS CONCRETE

IMPERVIOUS CONCRETE

BRIEF ABSTRACT

Pervious concrete is also called as no fines

concrete. The permeability and strength of
pervious concrete depends on the particle sizes
and proportions of the constituent materials of
which the concrete is made of. This project
describes about the effect of size of aggregates
and proportions of cement, aggregates,
admixtures and water on porosity.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE

To determine the effect of material

proportions on the engineering properties
of the pervious concrete

The main objective is to investigate the

performance characteristics of the
pervious concrete such as porosity,
compressive strength, infiltration rate
etc

INTRODUCTION

Pervious concrete is a special type of concrete with

a high porosity used for concrete flatwork applications.

It allows water from precipitation and other sources to

pass directly through, thereby reducing the runoff
from a site and allowing groundwater recharge.

It is also known as gap graded concrete or permeable

concrete.

Pervious concrete has little or no fine aggregate.

It has just enough cementitious paste to coat the coarse

aggregate particles while preserving the interconnectivity
of the voids.

Pervious concrete is traditionally used in parking areas,

areas with light traffic, pedestrian walkways, and
greenhouses and contributes to sustainable construction.

It consists of 15 to 35% voids, allowing for quick drainage.

The infiltration rate of pervious concrete will fall into the

range of 80 to 720 liters per minute per square meter.

LITERATURE REVIEW

INDIAN CONCRETE JOURNAL,(AUGUST 2010)

PERVIOUS CONCRETE AN OVERVIEW BY
KARTHIK H.OBLA(PH.D IN CIVIL ENGG.)

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND

TECHNOLOGY(VOL.2 NO.5,MAY,2012)
EVALUATION OF STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF
PERVIOUS CONCRETE IN CONSTRUCTION
S.O.AJAMU,A.A.JIMOH AND J.R.OLUREMI

HISTORY OF PERVIOUS CONCRETE

Pervious Concrete was first used in 1852.

Pervious concrete has been employed in European

countries since the nineteenth century.

The earliest usage of pervious concrete in modern

history was for two houses in England. Over 900
houses were built from 1942.

Most houses using pervious concrete are in the United

Kingdom (ACI 522 Pervious Concrete, 2006).

SCHEDULING OF PROJECT
S.NO

MONTHS

WORK SCHEDULED

01.

AUGUST

Collection of literature

02.

September to Procurement of materials

November
and casting

03.

December
and January

Casting and testing of

cubes

04.

February and
march

Analysis of the results

obtained

MATERIALS

Pervious concrete mainly consists of:

Ordinary Portland cement

Coarse aggregate (19mm 9.5mm)
Water (Free from salts and impurities)

In normal concrete the fine aggregates typically fills the

voids between the coarse aggregates.

In pervious concrete fine aggregate is non-existent or

present in very small amounts (<10% by total weight
of aggregates).

Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) such as

Flyash, pozzolonas and blast-furnace slag also are used.

These added materials will affect the performance, setting

time, strength, porosity, and permeability of the final
product.

The overall durability of the pervious concrete is increased

with the use of flyash, pozzolonas and blast-furnace slag
due to decrease in permeability and cracking.

Since pervious concrete has low workability, retarding

admixtures or hydration stabilizing admixtures are useful.

The National Ready-Mix Concrete Association provides

the following chart of typical Ranges of Materials
Proportions in Pervious Concrete.
MATERIAL
Cementitious
materials

PROPORTIONS
270 to 415 Kg/m3

Aggregate

1190 to 1480 Kg/m3

Water: Cement ratio

(by mass)

0.27 to 0.34

Aggregate: cement
ratio
(by mass)

4 to 4.5:1

Fine: coarse
aggregate ratio
(by mass)

0 to 1:1

PROPERTIES OF PERVIOUS
CONCRETE:
Fresh Properties:

The plastic pervious concrete mixture is stiff

compared to traditional concrete.

Slumps, when measured, are generally less than

inches (20 mm), although slumps as high as 2
inches (50 mm) have been used.

However, slump of pervious concrete has no

correlation with its workability it is not be specified
as an acceptance criterion.

Hardened Properties:
Density and Porosity:

The densities are in the order of 1600 kg/m3 to

2000kg/m3.

The void contents of the pervious concrete ranges

from 20 to 25%.

Permeability:

Typical flow rates for water through pervious

concrete are 120 L/m/min.

Compressive Strength:

Pervious concrete mixtures can develop compressive

strengths in the range of 3.5 MPa to 28 MPa.

Typical values are about 17 MPa.

Flexural strength:

Flexural strength in pervious concretes generally

ranges between about 1 MPa and 3.8 MPa.

APPLICATIONS:
The various applications of pervious concrete are as
follows:

Residential roads, alleys, and driveways

Low-volume pavements
Sidewalks and pathways
Parking areas
Tennis courts
Sub base for conventional concrete pavements
Well linings
Swimming pool decks
Noise barriers.

ADVANTAGES :

Reduces runoff from site.

Helps in unchanging ground water.
Eliminates need for retention ponds & other costly
storm water management practices.
Provides for more efficient use of land
development.
Water resources are conserved
Adjacent trees and vegetation are allowed more
rainwater.
The permeability of pervious concrete provides
increased safety for drivers.

IMPERVIOUS

PERVIOUS

PERVIOUS CONCRETE RESIDENTIAL STREET SHOWING WATER

INFILTRATION

Walkway in Beijing, China built for 2008 Olympics

Pervious concrete in India

Pervious concrete can be successfully used in India in

applications such as parking lots, driveways,
gullies/sidewalks, road platforms, etc.

Massive urban migration in Indian cities is causing the

ground water to go much deeper and is causing water
shortages.

Further, the rain water that falls on the concrete and

asphalt surfaces tend to carry a high level of pollution
and this pollution ends up in our waterways ultimately.

The use of pervious concrete can help alleviate

the damage of all of these ills.

In future with increased urbanization,

diminishing ground water levels and focus on
sustainability, technologies such as pervious
concrete are likely to become even more
popular in India as well as other countries.

References:

Karthik H . Obla., pervious concrete an overview, Indian

Concrete Journal, August 2010 pp. 9-18.

NRMCA, What, Why, and How? Pervious Concrete, Concrete

in practice series, CIP 38, Silver Spring, Maryland, May 2004,
2pp..

Pervious concrete pavements, southeast Association,

www.pervious.info

NRMCA, Freeze Thaw Resistance of Pervious Concrete,

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, May 2004.

RMC Research Foundation Pervious Concrete Research

Compilation: Past, Present and Future.

CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY TODAY, Portland Cement

Association.

THANK YOU..!