Use of Glass Wastes As Fine Aggregate in Concrete: January 2012
Use of Glass Wastes As Fine Aggregate in Concrete: January 2012
Use of Glass Wastes As Fine Aggregate in Concrete: January 2012
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Materials and methods The coarse aggregate are granular materials obtained
In order to study the effect of waste glass as partial from rocks and crushed stones. They can be also
cement replacement on the strength of concrete, fine obtained from synthetic material like slag, shale, fly ash
aggregate and coarse aggregate, 66 cubes of size and clay for use in light-weight concrete.
100 mm × 100 mm × 100 mm were cast for different
percentage of demolished waste and for 0% waste glass Table 2. Physical properties of cement.
for a mix have been cast in the laboratory. An effort has Standard consistency Days 31%
been made here to compare the strength of cubes made Initial setting time - 92 min
up with different percentage of demolished waste to the Final setting time - 195 min
3 27.1 MPA
respective strength of conventional concrete at the end
Compressive strength 7 38.0 MPA
of 7 and 28 d of moist curing and to have an idea about
28 80.0 MPA
the optimum percentage of demolished waste which
does not affect the strength of recycled concrete Fig. 1. Test set up for compressive strength test of concrete.
considerably. Similarly fine aggregate and coarse
aggregates was also partially replaced by demolished
waste and only cubes were cast and tested after 7 and
28 d for mix of 1:1.67:3.33 at a w/c of 0.50.
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