EFFECT OF USING GRANULATED STEEL SLAG IN CONCRETE MIXES AS AN FINE AGGREGATE ON COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AND WORKABILITY

Akarsh, Sharath, Vathsala M N, G Narayana

Abstract: Steel slag is a waste product generated during the production of steel. These wastes are disposed in the form of landfills causes an enormous amount of land pollution. So for the increasing demand to protect the normal environment, especially in build-up areas, the needs to use these wastes are very important. In this paper, two types of concrete mixes were prepared with the different mixes for each type i.e. low strength and high strength concrete namely M25 and M50 respectively. The compressive, split tensile and flexural properties of concrete containing steel slag are compared with that of concrete containing river sand and also manufactured sand. But in this paper only the effect of using granulated steel slag in concrete mixes as an fine agate on compressive strength and workability is discussed. The properties of steel slag are also verified with the addition of GGBS (Ground Granulated Blast Furnace slag) as a replacement for cement.

Keywords: River sand, steel slag, OPC, GGBS, M Sand, compressive strength.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0408019