Parametric Study on Effect of Tiles as Partial Replacement of Natural Aggregates in a Cement Concrete

Abstract

As there is tremendous increase in the population within the last decade the need for housing and infrastructure has also increased. The demand of concrete which is one of the most produced man made material. This resulted in creating a notable amount of strain on the natural resources such as sand. The paper is oriented at the possibility of finding an alternate source for sand (fine aggregate) which can replace partially or fully the usage of aggregate. An attempt has been made to investigate the properties of M30 grade concrete using tile as aggregate replacing natural aggregate by 0%, 10%, 20 %, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90% and 100%. A great number of specimens were casted and tested. A total of 100 cube were casted and tested as per IS 516 (Part 1). All the constituent’s materials such as cement, sand and aggregates were tested for their respective test as prescribed by the IS codes. After confirming the quality of constituent material is acceptable, mechanical properties of the concrete were observed and tabulated by testing its compressive while the chemical composition of the concrete was determined by using the core of cubes and analyzing it using XRD (X - Rays Diffraction).