Executive Summary : | In modern-day construction practices, the significant aspects are the optimal utilisation of alternate building materials with minimum wastage and maximum best serviceability in addition to functionality over an extended period of design life. The critical factors deciding these aspects are the availability of natural raw materials, depletion in non-renewable resources, the awareness towards reuse or consumption of by-products from industries, thereby reducing unnecessary dumping. One more aspect is also best for the investment as per the requisites. This way, the goal is towards sustainability. In this perspective, current project is proposed to develop a High-Strength High-Performance Instant-Concrete [HSHPIC] with optimal utilisation of industrial by-products. The term waste has been eradicated and replaced with by-products since the materials are constantly being used one way or the other. In the proposed work, natural aggregates are entirely replaced with industrial by-products. The scientific importance of this project is to develop an instant ready-mix reactive powder concrete with high strength and durability characteristics and incorporated with ductility properties. The ingredients of HSHPIC are cement, nano-silica, steel slag, copper slag as main ingredients, and fibres, plasticizers, and corrosion inhibitors. This advanced concrete will have greater homogeneity with the least porosity and high strength-to-weight properties. The optimum proportions main ingredients of HSHPC makes the concrete strong, impermeable and dense but also brittle, so the tensile strength and ductility will be imparted by the additional utilisation of mono and hybrid fibres. The workability and compaction are regulated via superplasticizers. A limited quantum of corrosion inhibitor inclusion will enhance the performance of HSHPIC by reducing the corrosion in reinforced [R], i.e. R-HSHPIC. The particles are chosen so that cement plus silica fume will serve as binders, silica plus slag particles will serve as partial binders and fillers, and copper slag will serve as aggregates in HSHPIC. Amongst the identifiable applications of HSHPIC, for instance, say for SIFCON products, repair and retrofitting of structures, blast resistance structures and so on. The inspection covers will be cast for better impact resistance with and without reinforcement, feasibility in commercialisation and sustainability will be checked. Keywords: HSHPC; Strength; Ductility; Durability; Sustainability; Impact Resistance; Inspection Covers; |