STUDY ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE WITH INDUSTRIAL WASTES

Dharani .N, Prince Arulraj .G, Goutham .J

Abstract: Utilization of Industrial waste, construction waste, agriculture waste, commercial waste etc... In concrete plays a vital role in minimizing the disposal problems. Over 300 million tons of industrial wastes are being produced per annum by chemical and agricultural process in India. These materials poses problems of disposal, health hazards and aesthetic problem. Hypo Sludge (HS) is a waste material produced from paper industry that can used as a cement replacement material in concrete since the lime content in the sludge is large. Copper slag is a waste material produced from copper manufacturing process and this can be used as a replacement material for fine aggregate (sand) since the particle size similar to sand. During the present study, an attempt had been made to study the mechanical properties of concrete in which Hypo sludge and Copper slag were as a replacement material for cement and fine aggregate respectively. Replacement percentage used during this study were 10%, 20% and 30% of Hypo sludge for cement. Fine aggregate was replaced with 30%, 40% and 50% of Copper slag. Compressive strength of cubes were found on 7th, 28th and 56th days. Split tensile strengths of the cylinders were found on 28th and 56th days. Flexural strengths of prism specimens were found on 28th day. It has been found that usage of Hypo sludge and Copper slag as a replacement material has beneficial effects on the Mechanical properties of concrete

Keywords: Hypo sludge, Copper slag, Compressive strength, Split tensile strength, Flexural strength

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0403076