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Effect of wastes and admixtures on compressive strength of concrete

Rachit Sharma (Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Jalandhar, Jalandhar, India)

Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology

ISSN: 1726-0531

Article publication date: 1 July 2020

Issue publication date: 3 March 2021

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper presents the effects of replacing fine aggregate (FA) with waste foundry sand (WFS) in natural aggregate and construction waste aggregate concrete specimens without and with superplasticizer (SP), silica fume (SF) and fiber (F) to solve the disposal problems of various wastes along with saving the environment. This study aims to investigate the effect of construction waste, WFS along with additives on the stress-strain behavior and development of compressive strength with age.

Design/methodology/approach

The various concrete specimen were prepared in mix proportion of 1: 2: 4 (cement (C): sand: coarse aggregate). The water-cement ratio of 0.5 (decreased by 10% for samples containing SP) to grading 1: 2: 4 under air-dry condition was adopted in the preparation of concrete specimens. The compressive strength of various concrete specimen were noticed for 3, 7 and 28 days by applying load through universal testing machine.

Findings

Upon adding construction and demolition waste aggregates, the compressive strength of concrete after 28 days was comparable to that of the control concrete specimen. An enhancement in the value of compressive strength is perceived when FA is replaced with WFS to the extent of 10%, 20% and 30%. If both construction and demolition waste aggregate and WFS replacing FA are used, the compressive strength increases. When FA is interchanged with WFS in natural aggregate or construction demolition waste aggregate concrete including usage of SF or F, the compressive strength improves significantly. Further, when construction and demolition waste aggregate and WFS replacing FA including SP are used, the compressive strength improves marginally compared to that of control specimen. The rate of strength development with age is observed to follow similar trend as in control concrete specimen. Therefore, construction and demolition waste and or WFS can be used effectively in concrete confirming an improvement in strength.

Originality/value

The utilization of these wastes in concrete will resolve the problem of their disposal and save the environment.

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Acknowledgements

The author highly acknowledge the testing facility provided by the Civil Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Anu-177005, India for carrying out the present research work.

Citation

Sharma, R. (2021), "Effect of wastes and admixtures on compressive strength of concrete", Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, Vol. 19 No. 1, pp. 219-244. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-01-2020-0031

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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