An Experimental Investigation on Partial Replacement of Mucking Sand as Fine Aggregate in Concrete

Vinoth Rajendran¹, G Kumar²

¹Quality Control Engineer, Jammu and Kashmir, India
²Assistant Professor, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India

Abstract

In the construction industry, there is a high demand for natural rivers and Crusher sand, especially in the production of concrete, which creates majorsustainability issues. The best way to deal with these environmental concerns is to use waste or recycled material, as substitute for natural rivers and Crusher sand. This paper deals with replacement of sand used in concrete as fine aggregates by the waste generated by the Mucking particles. This study has made an attempt to partially replace mucking dust in place of sand in M30 grade concrete. On experimentation, it was found that the partial replacement of sand with 40% of mucking dust has given the optimum results. Therefore, this study recommends that if partial replacement of sand with mucking dust up to 40% in M30 grade of concrete is done, the effective waste management can contribute towards saving of our environment. Tests were conducted on cubes to study the strength of concrete made of Mucking Dust and the results were compared with the crushers and Concrete. It is found that the compressive strength of concrete made of Mucking Dust are nearly 25% more than the conventional concrete Similar studies may be done with other concrete mix ratios and also for self compacting concrete.

Keywords

• Mucking Sand, Fine Aggregate, Optimum Replacement

Author's Profile

Author profile can be generated and linked through our partners World Book of Researchers. To include your profile online Click Here. After it is approved, please email to edlib @ asdf.res.in to create a link with all the papers.

• Vinoth Rajendran : Profile
• G Kumar : Profile

e-AID

Cite this Article as Follows

Vinoth Rajendran, G Kumar. An Experimental Investigation on Partial Replacement of Mucking Sand as Fine Aggregate in Concrete. International Conference on Global Environmental Changes and Sustainable Development (2018): 06. Print.