PERFORMANCE STUDIES ON WASTE GLASS POWDER IN SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE

Abstract

The goal of promoting sustainable materials in construction industries increased the interest in use of
recycled materials. One such type of recycled material which can provide sustainability towards environment is ‘waste
glass powder’ (WGP). The waste glass powder obtained from fine grinding of crushed containers and building
materials can be used as the partial replacement for cement. The present paper studied the effect of replacement of
cement by waste glass powder in terms of physical, mechanical (compressive strength, split tensile strength and
flexural strength) and durability (sorptivity) properties of self compacting concrete. The parameters of the study
include grade of concrete (M20 and M40), level of replacement of WGP (0%, 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% by weight of
cement). The study concluded that the increase in level of replacement of WGP upto 20% improved the mechanical
and durability properties.