Sustainable Concrete by Using Glass Powder

Abstract

Concrete is a frequently utilized building material, it is used to build architectural structures, best foundations, roads, culverts, bridges, and poles. Concrete consists mostly of cement, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate, and water. Natural resources are used to manufacture concrete. Excessive use of natural resources leads to scarcity and makes increases the cost of construction also. As a result, several researchers have been attempting to reuse or replace industrial waste materials such as fly ash, tile aggregate, & glass waste, among others, and environmental pollution can be minimized. Glass waste is crushed to a fine powder and gradually replaced with cement in concrete by 10%, 20%, and 30% for M50, M55, and M60 grade concrete. When compared to standard concrete for 7 and 28 days, the observed study found an enhancement in compressive strength, split-rigidity strength, and flexural strength. The presence of silica content in glass powder helps in gaining strength and glass powder can partially be replaced with cement in concrete.