STUDY ON PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE WITH ELECTRONIC WASTE

Electronic waste is an emerging issue posing serious pollution problems to the human and the environment. The disposal of which is becoming a challenging problem. For solving the disposal of large amount of E-waste material, reuse of E-waste in concrete industry is considered as the most feasible application. Due to increase in cost of normal coarse aggregate it has forced the civil engineers to find out suitable alternatives to it. E-waste is used as one such alternative for coarse aggregate. Owing to scarcity of coarse aggregate for the preparation of concrete, partial replacement of E-waste with coarse aggregate was attempted. The work was conducted on M20 grade mix. The replacement of coarse aggregate with E-waste in the range of 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%. Finally the mechanical properties and durability of the concrete mix specimens obtained from the addition of these materials is compared with control concrete mix. The test results showed that a significant improvement in compressive strength was achieved in the E-waste concrete compared to conventional concrete and can be used effectively in concrete.