PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF FINE AGGREGATE BY WASTE MARBLE POWDER IN CONCRETE

Abstract

Rapid urbanization in developing countries such as India is creating a shortage of adequate housing
in cities. Using artificial aggregates for quality concrete is a natural step to mitigating this problem. The worldwide
consumption of fine aggregate in concrete production is very high, and several developing countries have been
countered difficulties in meeting the supply of natural fine aggregate in order to satisfy the increasing needs of
infrastructural development in recent years. The main objective of the present investigation is to evaluate the
possibilities of using Marble dust as a replacement to fine aggregate. Present investigation aimed at to study, 0%,
10%, 20% and 30% of traditional fine aggregate was replaced with Marble dust. Compressive strengths and split
tensile strength were found after 14 days and 28 days of curing. By adding or by substitution for the cementations and
aggregate phases, the finished product can be tailored to its application with varying strength, density, or chemical
and thermal resistance properties. Water is then mixed with this dry composite, which produces a semi-liquid that
workers can shape (typically by pouring it into a form).