A STUDY FOR SUITABILITY OF QUARRY DUST FROM DIFFERENT MINERALOGICAL SOURCES FOR REPLACEMENT OF FINE AGGREGATE

Abhishek Mathur, Pradeep K. Goyal

Abstract: Incorporation of industrial waste in concrete. A number of studies on sustainable use of various type of quarry dust in concrete as a partial replacement of sand had been performed. In this the influence of three different types of quarry dust Granite, Limestone and dolomite (confirming to zone II of IS: 383) was studied taking the ratio of coarse aggregate, cement and water as fixed. Test for mechanical and durability properties of concrete were performed. Results shows that sample concrete with Granite as partial replacement of fine aggregated provide more compressive strength after 28 day curing, than other two mixes. The effect of shape and texture increases the interlocking of particles meanwhile reduces the workability of concrete. For same slump of concrete super plasticizer are to be used.

Keywords: Aggregate; Granite; Dolomite; Mechanical properties; Quarry dust

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0411064