DocumentCode :
563041
Title :
Strength characteristics of crushed mosaic as aggregates in concrete
Author :
Malliga, P.
Author_Institution :
Civil Eng., E.G.S. Pillay Eng. Coll., Nagapattinam, India
fYear :
2012
fDate :
30-31 March 2012
Firstpage :
292
Lastpage :
294
Abstract :
Increase in demand and decrease in supply of natural aggregates for the production of concrete has resulted in the need to identify new sources of aggregates. At the same time, in Urban and City areas, disposal of increasing amount of demolished wastes from deteriorated and obsolete structures creates a big problem. Thus, it would be desirable if demolished waste could be processed to yield quality aggregates for the production of new concrete. Hence, in the present study the physical and the mechanical properties of crushed mosaic aggregates, are determined to ascertain its suitability for making concrete. After ascertaining its suitability, the compressive and tensile strengths of concrete (M20 grade) produced using crushed mosaic aggregates are experimentally determined and then, the results obtained are compared with that of natural aggregate concrete. The results indicate that the physical and the mechanical properties of crushed mosaic aggregates arc similar to that of natural aggregates and that the crushed mosaic aggregates can be confidently used to produce an acceptable quality of concrete, for actual use in construction sites.
Keywords :
aggregates (materials); compressive strength; concrete; product quality; recycling; supply and demand; tensile strength; waste disposal; waste recovery; M20 grade concrete; city areas; compressive strength; concrete production; concrete quality; construction sites; crushed mosaic aggregates; demolished waste disposal; deteriorated structures; mechanical properties; natural aggregate concrete; obsolete structures; physical properties; supply and demand; tensile strength; urban areas; Abstracts; Aggregates; Concrete; Silicon;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Advances in Engineering, Science and Management (ICAESM), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0213-5
Type :
conf
Filename :
6216276
Link To Document :
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