Use of waste foundry sand as a partial replacement to produce green concrete: Mechanical properties, durability attributes and its economical assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 101022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoharan Thiruvenkitam ◽  
Sivakumar Pandian ◽  
Mahula Santra ◽  
Deepalakshmi Subramanian
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Foundry Sand ◽  
Green Concrete ◽  
Concrete Mechanical Properties ◽  
Waste Foundry Sand

scholarly journals Effect of Mixed Foundry Sand and Rice Hull Ash on the Mechanical Properties of Concrete

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-35
Author(s):  
Ali Seyedkazemi ◽  
Meysam Mirzaeipour ◽  
Seyed Ebrahim Vahdat
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Metal Casting ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Rice Hull ◽  
Rice Hull Ash ◽  
Foundry Sand ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
Waste Foundry Sand ◽  
Casting Industry

Waste foundry sand is the by-product of metal casting industry. Rice hull which is often burned after it is removed from rice is also a by-product of the agriculture industry. Disposing of these wastes leads to the environmental pollution. To optimal use of these wastes and avoid the adverse effects of dumping them, regular sand has been partially replaced with the waste foundry sand and rice hull ash pozzolan has been also used as a partial replacement for cement in making concrete. XRF, XRD and SEM experiments, compressive strength, tensile strength (Brazilian), flexural strength, modulus of elasticity and water absorption tests have been conducted. The results showed a slight decrease in compressive strength of samples in which regular sand was replaced with waste foundry sand by 15 percent; however, adding the rice hull ash to this mixture led to make a concrete comparable with control one. Also, using foundry sand in mix designs affects their physical performance. Moreover, the use of waste foundry sand in concrete is both economically and environmentally suitable.

scholarly journals Comparison of Conventional Concrete and Replacement of River Sand by Waste Foundry Sand and Cement by Nano-Silica

2020 ◽  
pp. 201-205
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Fine Aggregate ◽  
Nano Silica ◽  
River Sand ◽  
Conventional Concrete ◽  
Foundry Sand ◽  
Concrete Production ◽  
Waste Foundry Sand

This paper presents an experimental investigation on the properties of concrete in which like cement is partially replacing by used nano silica and is partially replacing by used waste foundry sand. Because now a day the world wide consumption of sand as cement and as fine aggregate in concrete production is very high. Nano silica and waste foundry sand are major by product of casting industry and create land pollution. The cement will be replaced with nano silica and the river sand will be replaced with waste foundry sand (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%). This experimental investigation was done and found out that with the increase in the nano silica and waste foundry sand ratio. Compression test has been done to find out the compressive strength of concrete at the age of 7, 14, 21, and 28. Test result indicates in increasing compressive strength of plain concrete by inclusion of nano silica as a partial replacement of cement and waste foundry sand as a partial replacement of fine aggregate.

scholarly journals Effect of Waste Foundry Sand, Waste Glass, and Glass Fiber on Mechanical Properties of Concrete

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 628-632
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Waste Glass ◽  
Fine Aggregate ◽  
Normal Concrete ◽  
Split Tensile Strength ◽  
Foundry Sand ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Waste Foundry Sand ◽  
Powdered Form

The proposed study present behaviour of concrete with inclusion of waste foundry sand (WFS), waste glass, and glass fiber in different concrete trial mixes. Waste foundry sand (WFS) is basically by-product formed from metal casting industries ferrous or non-ferrous, which due to rapid concrete construction in world used as an alternative of sand. Waste glass can be used in concrete in crushed form as a replacement of aggregate or in powdered form as a replacement of cement, the only problem with waste glass is it is prone to alkali-silica reaction due to different composition of different types of glasses. Glass fiber is added with waste glass and waste foundry sand (WFS) to increase strength. Normal concrete grade M25 (1:1:2) is used for this experimental purpose, different concrete trials were casted which consist of replacement of sand with waste foundry sand in different proportion (0%, 10%, 20%, and 30%). Next trial consists of optimum value of (WFS) with different proportion of waste glass (0%, 10%, and 20%, 30%) as a replacement of fine aggregate. Final trial consists of addition of glass fiber (0%, 0.25%, 0.50%, and 0.75%) in optimum value of second trial. Mechanical properties of concrete compressive strength, split-tensile strength, flexural strength was examined at 7, 14, 28, and 56 days curing period.

scholarly journals Mechanical Properties of Ultra-High Performance Concrete with Partial Utilization of Waste Foundry Sand

Buildings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Smarzewski
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Quartz Sand ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Ultra High Performance Concrete ◽  
Foundry Sand ◽  
Foundry Industry ◽  
Micro Cracks ◽  
Waste Foundry Sand

Waste foundry sand (WFS) is a ferrous and non-ferrous foundry industry by-product, produced in the amount of approximately 700 thousand tons annually in Poland and it is estimated that only a small percentage of this waste is recycled. The study used WFS to produce ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) as a partial substitute for quartz sand. It was replaced with WFS levels of 0%, 5%, 10%, and 15% by weight of quartz sand content. The UHPC mixtures were produced and tested to determine the compressive strength, flexural strength, splitting tensile strength as well as the modulus of elasticity at 28, 56, and 112 days. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis was done to identify the presence of various compounds and micro-cracks in UHPC with WFS. The results revealed an increase as well as an insignificant decrease in the mechanical properties up to 5% and 10% WFS replacement, respectively. These studies also prove improvement in the microstructure of UHPC up to a 5% WFS level. In all the tested properties in this work, 5% WFS was found to be an apt substitute for quartz sand.

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