Use of Waste Glass Powder As A Partial Replacement of Cement In Fibre Reinforced Concrete

Abstract

Concrete industry is one of the largest consumers of natural resources due to which sustainability of concrete industry is under threat. The environmental and economic concern is the biggest challenge concrete industry is facing. In this paper, the issues of environmental and economic concern are addressed by the use of waste glass powder as partial replacement of cement in concrete. Cement was replaced by waste glass powder as 0% to 40% in increment of 5% in M20. The concrete specimens were tested for compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, flexural strength and workability at 7days, 28 days, 60days, 90days and 180days of age and the results obtained were compared with those of normal concrete. The results concluded the permissibility of using waste glass powder as partial replacement of cement at 20% by weight.