INFLUENCE OF CERAMIC WASTE AGGREGATE PROPERTIES ON STRENGTH OF CERAMIC WASTE AGGREGATE CONCRETE

V. Giridhar, H. Sudarsana Rao, P. Suresh Praveen Kumar

Abstract: The Present paper investigates the influence of ceramic waste aggregate properties on strength aspects of ceramic waste aggregate concrete. Ceramic waste aggregate concrete (CWAC) is prepared by replacing natural coarse aggregate with ceramic waste aggregate at 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100%. The behavior of ceramic waste aggregate concrete (CWAC) is studied in two states, fresh state and hardened state. In fresh state, workability studies are studied with slump cone test and compaction factor test and in hardened state, strength of the CWAC is studied with compression test and tensile strength by indirect method. Due to the influence of water absorption and external porcelain nature, composition of the ceramic waste aggregate, workability and strength of the ceramic waste aggregate concrete is declining gradually but its strength values are more than the targeted mean strength of M20 grade concrete even after replacing 100% of natural coarse aggregate.

Keywords: Ceramic waste aggregate, Ceramic aggregate concrete, water absorption, Compressive strength, Tensile strength.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0425003