Improving durability and mechanical features of silica fume and waste glass powder in eco-friendly self-compacting concrete

Abstract

The study investigates the possibility of using solid waste as an ecologically beneficial method in the manufacturing of concrete. It looks at the effects of replacing cement with glass powder at percentages ranging from 0% to 30% and a continuous 10% micro-silica replacement. The research evaluates a number of characteristics, including as resistance to freeze/thaw cycles, surface water absorption, capillary water absorption, tensile strength, bending strength, and workability. The results show that adding glass powder to concrete improves its fresh characteristics and workability. However, using glass powder in place of 30% cement results in a little loss of mechanical characteristics. In contrast to other mix designs, the concrete mixes containing 22.5% glass powder exhibit the highest increases in tensile, flexural, and compressive strengths (16.99, 23.53, and 17.65%, respectively). Concretes including 30% glass powder outperform the control design even if the strength criteria are somewhat reduced.