INVESTIGATION ON BEHAVIOR OF RCC BEAMS WITH USED FOUNDRY SAND AS A ALETRNATIVE MATERIAL F0R NATURAL SAND

Vasu B A, Shashi Kumar A, G Narayana

Abstract: To produce economic concrete by mixing different ratios of fine aggregate with waste foundry sand. The fine aggregate or natural sand can be replaced by the used or waste foundry sand for different percentages such as 15%, 25%, 35% by weight respectively for M30 grade concrete. For M30 grade concrete is produced and tested for 7,14and 28days respectively. Form the results for 35% replacement of foundry sand increases the compressive strength. The bending strength has been determined at 28 day. Keeping all this view the main of this research is find out the behavior of cement concrete by adding of foundry waste in to the concrete with various percentages of used foundry sand in the cement concrete by using various tests such as compressive strength and flexural strength.

Keywords: Waste Foundry Sand, Compressive Strength, Flexural Strength.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2016.0506049