Sustainable Green Environment through Utilization of Waste Soda-Lime Glass for Production of Concrete

Olofinnade, O. M. and Ede, A. N. and Ndambuki, J.M. (2017) Sustainable Green Environment through Utilization of Waste Soda-Lime Glass for Production of Concrete. Journal of Materials and Environmental Sciences, 8 (4). pp. 1139-1152. ISSN 2028-2508

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Abstract

Recycling and reuse of waste materials remains a major option for waste reduction, preserving the natural resources from further depletion and reduction in greenhouse gases emission thereby contributing to sustainable green environment. In this study, focus on the reuse of waste soda-lime glass crushed into coarse aggregate sizes as a substitute for natural coarse aggregate in normal concrete was investigated. The variables in this study is coarse aggregate while the cement, sand and water-cement ratio were held constant. The crushed waste glass was varied from 0 – 100% in steps of 25% by weight to replace the coarse aggregate in the concrete mix. Concrete mixes were prepared using a mix proportion of 1:2:4 (cement: sand: granite) at water-cement ratio of 0.5 targeting a design strength of 20 MPa. Slump tests were carried out on fresh concrete mixes and tests were also carried out on total number of 60 concrete cube specimens of size 150 x 150 x 150 mm and 60 concrete cylinder specimens of dimension 100 mm diameter by 200 mm height after 3, 7, 28 and 90 days of curing. Results on the slump tests shows a decrease in the concrete workability as the glass content increases. Test results also indicated that the compressive and split tensile strength of the hardened concrete decreases with increasing waste glass content compared with the control. However, concrete mix made with 25% waste glass content compared significantly well with the control and can be suitably adopted for production of normal concrete.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	 waste soda-lime glass,  coarse aggregate,  workability,  compressive strength,  split tensile strength
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment
Depositing User:	Mrs Hannah Akinwumi
Date Deposited:	23 Feb 2017 10:51
Last Modified:	23 Feb 2017 10:51
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/7835

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