Behaviour of Self Compacting Concrete using Waste Glass Powder

Abstract

Self-compacting Concrete (SCC) represents one of the huge modern innovations in the construction field worldwide. It also attributes to as “Self consolidating concrete” and “High performance concrete”, has recently been one of the most important developments in the building industry. This paper deals with glass powder used in the Self compacting concrete with different mix proportions such as to find their behaviors in self-compacting concrete. There is a progression trend in all over the world to utilize the treated and untreated industrial by-products, domestic wastes, etc., as raw materials in concrete. These not only help in the change of the materials but also constitute a greener and cleaner environment. Present study aims to concentrate on the possibility of using waste material in a preparation of innovative concrete. The one kind of waste determines is “Glass Powder‟ (GP). The use of this waste (GP) was recommended in different percentage as an instead of cement for production of Self compacting concrete. Efforts have been made in the concrete industry to use waste glass as partial replacement of coarse or fine aggregates and cement. In this study, finely powdered waste glasses are used as a partial replacement of cement in concrete and compared it with conventional concrete. Glass powder was partially replaced as 2.5%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% and tested for its compressive strength up to 28 days of age and were compared with those of conventional concrete of grade M20, M25 M30.