scholarly journals Water Absorption of Incorporating Sustainable Quarry Dust in Self-Compacting Concrete

2021 ◽  
Vol 945 (1) ◽  
pp. 012037
Author(s):  
A A Dyg Siti Quraisyah ◽  
K Kartini ◽  
M S Hamidah

Abstract In construction industry nowadays, self-compacting concrete (SCC) is a concrete technology innovation which gives more benefits over conventional concrete. SCC was invented to improve concrete durability without using any vibrator while placing it into formwork. In order to conserve natural sand, quarry dust (QD) as a waste and sustainable material has been incorporated to replace fine aggregate in SCC. In this study, conventional concrete and quarry dust in self-compacting concrete (QDSCC) mixes consist of 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50% QD were prepared. The workability test was conducted to determine the performance of fresh concrete and ensuring all the QDSCC properties follow the acceptance criteria for SCC. Meanwhile, the hardened concrete specimens were water cured for 7, 28 and 60 days to conduct water absorption test. This research aim is to determine water absorption of incorporating sustainable QDSCC. Thus, it resulted that 50% of QDSCC has achieved the lowest water absorption of QDSCC as compared to other dosages. Finally, sustainability in concrete technology can be promoted by incorporating QDSCC.

The present paper focuses on the effective utilization of byproduct of stone mines and waste plastic causing harm to the environment. It signifies sustainable utilization of quarry dust to their full potential to meet the needs of the present, while at the same time conserving natural resources and finding ways to minimise the environmental impacts associated both with quarry fines production. Mathematical modeling for interpreting modulus of elasticity of concrete mixes using ordinary river sand and compared with 0, 25%,50%,75%, 100% replacement with quarry dust in combination with waste plastic in fabriform is discussed. The addition of fine quarry dust with ldpe as waste plastic in concrete resulted in improved matrix densification compared to conventional concrete as well as . Matrix densification has been studied qualitatively through petro graphical examination using digital optical microscopy. The structure was evaluated using SEM in quarry dust and ldpe composites. It is observed that the modulus of elasticity values found to be maximum for 50% replacement of natural sand by quarry dust and waste plastic. The effects of quarry dust on the elastic modulus property were found to be consistent with conventional natural sand.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phani N. Ramamurthy

Large-scale efforts are needed for conservation of natural sand whose resources are reducing day by day and legal complications are making it difficult to meet the demand. So, self-compacting concrete (SCC) is an innovative concrete that does not require vibration for placing and compaction. It is able to flow under its own weight, completely filling formwork and achieving full compaction, even in the presence of congested reinforcement. The hardened concrete is dense, homogeneous and has the same engineering properties and durability as traditional vibrated concrete. Complex shape of concrete structures and densely arranged bars make it more difficult to use a vibrator. Vibratory compaction is noisy and deleterious to the health of construction workers, as well as an annoyance to people in the neighborhood. In remote areas it is difficult to find skilled workers to carry out the compacting work at construction sites. This paper presents the progress of the research on different harden properties of Self Compacting Concrete using the Ordinary Portland Cement “Ultratek” made and low-calcium fly ash from Birla Glass, Kosamba, Gujarat, as binder materials in making the concrete mixes along with other ingredients locally available. Results indicated increase in workability for all the cases over control concrete. Concrete with fly ash was also found to be about 25% economical when cost per N/mm2 was compared. Based on experimental results correlations are developed to predict Compressive Strength, Flexural strength, cost, Slump and Dry Density for percentage sand replacement with fly ash. Available online at https://int-scientific-journals.com


2021 ◽  
Vol 889 (1) ◽  
pp. 012067
Author(s):  
Khundrakpam Binod Singh ◽  
Avani Chopra

Abstract Quarry dust is considered as a possible source of natural sand or fine aggregate in concrete construction work. This could reduce the problem of dumping of quarry dust as a byproduct from stone crusher factory. The experimental work investigates the optimum quarry dust percentage which can be adopted as replacement of fine aggregate in concrete mainly for rigid pavement. The quarry dust is added at different percentages of 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100% replacement of fine aggregate for M35 grade concrete thereby to find out the optimum content of quarry dust that can give better strength in concrete. Mix design has been developed for M35 grade of concrete as per IRC 044 – 2017(Mix Design for Concrete Pavement) and mix design ratio is found as 1: 1.6: 2.62 by using Sulfonated naphthalene formaldehyde (SNF) as an admixture at 1%, and 2%. The required water cement ratio was obtained as 0.39 according to table no.9 of IRC 044 for the target strength of 42.5 N/mm2. Optimum strength and workability test values of concrete made up for various proportions of quarry dust along with SNF are compared with conventional concrete of natural fine aggregate after 7 days and 28 days curing. It is found that the strength increased with the increase in curing time and the maximum strength at 28 days curing and 60% quarry dust replacement with 2% addition of SNF. The maximum strength of quarry replaced concrete is obtained as 40.3MPa, 5.6MPa, and 5.1MPa for compressive, flexural, and split tensile respectively.


2015 ◽  
Vol 668 ◽  
pp. 189-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enas Khattab

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of incorporating dune sand as fine aggregates replacement in self-compacting concrete. Twelve mixes were cast and tested for both fresh and hardened properties. The mixes were divided into 2 groups: Each group comprised six mixes. The constituent materials were as follows: Normal Portland cement CEM Ι 42,5N, dolomite as coarse aggregates of maximum size 10 mm, medium-sized sand, silica fume was 10% by weight of cement. Coarse: fine aggregates ratio was 1:1. Admixture which complies with ASTM C494 Types G and F was used in the 12 mixes (3.5% by weight of cement ).Dune sand replaced natural sand by zero %,10%,25%,50%, 75%,and 100% respectively .For , the first group (Group A), the cement content was 350 Kg/m3, while for the second group (Group B), the cement content was 400 Kg/m3.Tests carried out on fresh self-compacting concrete were slump flow,T50cm ,V-funnel, V-funnel t5min ,and GTM screen stability test . Tests conducted on hardened concrete were compressive strength at ages 7 and 28 days, flexural, and splitting tensile strengths were also conducted at age 28 days. The obtained results showed that the fresh properties satisfied the Egyptian Technical Specification limits. Regarding the hardened properties, both 28 days compressive and flexural strengths exhibited improvement till 50% replacement when compared to their respective control mixes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. e69996773
Author(s):  
Maria Gabriela Araujo Ranieri ◽  
Maria Auxiliadora de Barros Martins ◽  
Patrícia Capellato ◽  
Mirian de Lourdes Noronha Motta Melo ◽  
Adilson da Silva Mello

The modern lifestyle has led to an increase in the amount of solid waste in the world, and waste tires are one of the most generated. Annually billions of tons of waste tires are produced, so in this study, we sought to reuse them to make materials for civil construction. For this, a laboratory research was carried out where samples were made in 50 x 100 mm cylinders with traces of 0, 10, 15 and 20% (by weight) of waste, in addition to cement, natural sand and water. The granulometric distribution of waste tires and sand was also carried out. And, with the samples in cylinders, the physical and mechanical properties were evaluated, such as water absorption and apparent density, in addition to the analysis of the mechanical resistance to compression and the modulus of elasticity. The results showed that the granulometric distribution of the tire residue fits as a fine aggregate, similar to the sand granulometry. The water absorption rate of the waste specimens was less than 10%. However, the mechanical resistance decreases proportionally as the amount of tire waste has increased. However, when analyzing the behavior of the stress x strain curves, the specimens containing residues, became more flexible, as they are capable of supporting loads beyond the maximum stress. In this way, the resistance and the ability to absorb energy were increased. We concluded that it is possible to incorporate certain quantities of waste tires in blocks for civil construction, but without a structural function.


Author(s):  
Velumani M ◽  
Sakthivel S ◽  
Yuvaraj K

The main aim of the environmental protection agencies and the government are to seek ways and means to minimize the problems of disposal and health hazards of by products. It is considered as a waste material which could have a promising future in construction industry as substitute of either cement or coarse aggregates or fine aggregates. Copper slag is one of the replacement mechanisms of material in concrete. Use of copper slag as a replacement for fine aggregate in concrete cubes various strength measurements was experimentally investigated in this study. Mainly contents of that M35 conventional concrete and copper slag as a replacement of fine aggregate  in 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%,50%, 60%, 80%, and 100% and also Portland Pozzolana Cement is noted. In this regard, laboratory study including water absorption test, bond strength, and percentage of voids, compressive strength & bulk density were conducted in ppc cement concrete which made by copper slag waste as a replacement of fine aggregate and PPC. A substitution up to 40-50% as a copper slag as a sand replacement yielded comparable strength to that of the conventional concrete. However, addition of more copper slag resulted in strength reduction due to the increase in the free water content in the mix, cured period in a curing tank for later resulting at 28 and 60 days.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbet Alves Oliveira

Lightweight concrete has as main characteristic its low density due to the incorporation of light materials such as expanded clay, or even the incorporation of air whose function is to reduce the density, characteristic of cellular concrete. In Aracaju city, there are companies that promote tire reconditioning, generating large amounts of waste dust. The aim of this work is to study the reuse of tire rubber waste in light concrete from expanded clay. An experimental program was developed for the analysis of these concretes, varying the percentage of 1%, 2.5% and 5% of the tire rubber waste to replace the natural fine aggregate and 100% replacing the natural coarse aggregate by expanded clay (50% of expanded clay C1506 and 50% of C2215). The materials (cement, sand, expanded clays and tire rubber waste) were characterized through tests of particle size analysis and unit mass. The hardened concrete was evaluated through mechanical tests of axial compression strength, modulus of elasticity and tensile strength by diametrical compression, physical tests of water absorption and specific mass, in addition to image analysis by scanning electron microscopy. The use of expanded clay with incorporation of 1% of tire rubber waste guaranteed better results in mechanical resistance, lower water absorption and greater specific mass than the mixtures with 2.5 and 5%, reaching values close to the reference concrete. Thus, the residue can be an alternative for reuse, avoiding disposal.


2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaharatul Dini Karen Lee Abdullah ◽  
Nazri Ali ◽  
Roslli Noor Mohamed ◽  
Mohammed Mu’azu Abdullahi

The numerous demanding application of concrete is not readily met with Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) alone. To meet up the demand and as well as ensured the green concrete durability, it has becomes necessary to incorporate mineral additions with the best combination of others by-product as replacement to improve the performance without jeopardizing the strength of the concrete. In the construction industry, OPC cement and river sand are used as important building material making it scarce and limited. Whereas, as for the cement is well known as the biggest culprits for emitting carbon dioxide (CO2). Hence, partial replacement of cement becomes a necessity as well as natural sand in concrete by waste material or by-product without compromising the quality of the end product. Partial replacement with Ground Granulated Blast furnace Slag (GGBS), Fly Ash (PFA), Silica Fumes (SILICA) incorporates with 100% of Quarry Dust (QD) as sand replacement. The usage of 100% QD with OPC+PFA+SILICA (Mix 2) produced more durable concrete with good temperature control and better furnishing than with 100% river. In addition to the cost effect benefit, the reduction in depletion of river sand, addressing environment and sustainability issues, it is a valuable contribution in creating a green concrete.


2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Arivalagan

The present day world is witnessing the construction of very challenging and difficult civil engineering structures. Self-compacting concrete (SCC) offers several economic and technical benefits; the use of steel fiber extends its possibilities. Steel fiber acts as a bridge to retard their cracks propagation, and improve several characteristics and properties of the concrete. Therefore, an attempt has been made in this investigation to study the Flexural Behaviour of Steel Fiber Reinforced self compacting concrete incorporating silica fume in the structural elements. The self compacting concrete mixtures have a coarse aggregate replacement of 25% and 35% by weight of silica fume. Totally eight mixers are investigated in which cement content, water content, dosage of superplasticers were all constant. Slump flow time and diameter, J-Ring, V-funnel, and L-Box were performed to assess the fresh properties of the concrete. The variable in this study was percentage of volume fraction (1.0, 1.5) of steel fiber. Finally, five beams were to be casted for study, out of which one was made with conventional concrete, one with SCC (25% silica fume) and other were with SCC (25% silica fume + 1% of steel fiber, 25% silica fume + 1.5% of steel fiber) one with SCC (35% silica fume), and other were SCC (35% Silica fume + 1% of steel fiber, 35% Silica fume + 1.5% of steel fiber). Compressive strength, flexural strength of the concrete was determined for hardened concrete for 7 and 28 days. This investigation is also done to determine the increase the compressive strength by addition of silica fume by varying the percentage.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Shyam Prakash ◽  
Ch. Hanumantha Rao

The concept of replacement of natural fine aggregate by quarry dust which is highlighted in the study could boost the consumption of quarry dust generated from quarries. By replacement of quarry dust, the requirement of land fill area can be reduced and can also solve the problem of natural sand scarcity. The availability of sand at low cost as a fine aggregate in concrete is not suitable and that is the reason to search for an alternative material. Quarry dust satisfies the reason behind the alternative material as a substitute for sand at very low cost. It even causes burden to dump the crusher dust at one place which causes environmental pollution. From the results of experimental investigations conducted, it is concluded that the quarry dust can be used as a replacement for fine aggregate. It is found that 40% replacement of fine aggregate by quarry dust gives maximum result in strength than normal concrete and then decreases from 50%. The compressive strength is quantified for varying percentage and grades of concrete by replacement of sand with quarry dust.


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