EFFECT ON STRENGTH AND DURABILITY PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE INCORPORATING GRANITE AND MARBLE RESIDUES AS FILLERS

An enormous amount of stone dust is produced as a sluggish waste material from the marble and granite stone industry and various operations of stones. It has become a serious problem to the society and environment. Presently, use of river sand confirming to IS 383-1970 has become difficult because of unavailability and costly due to environmental rules and regulations. To overcome this difficulty, an economical alternative can be developed by partial replacement of sand with granite quarry dust (GD) and cement with marble powder (MP) in concrete. In this paper, a study is conducted to investigate the viable use of marble granite residue (MGR) in concrete mixes. Sand is replaced with GD along with cement (OPC grade 43) is replaced with MP as 0%, 10%, 20%, 30% & 40% by weight for M25 grade of concrete. To study strength and durability properties of concrete, test on fresh and hardened concrete are conducted for all the mixes. The results show that MGR assimilation results enhancements in the compressive strengths of concrete by replacement up to 20% of GD and 10% of MP without affecting significant characteristics of the mix. Optimum dose of super plasticizers is also suggested to improve workability. The analysis con?rmed that MGR are non-reactive materials and can act as a ?ller in concrete. They can be used as a sustainable replacement for cement and fine aggregate.