POSITIVE POTENTIAL OF PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF FINE AGGREGATES BY WASTE GLASS (<600 MICRON) IN CONCRETE

In this research, the issues of environmental and economic concern are addressed by the use of waste glass powder as partial replacement of fin e aggregates in concrete. The glass was ground finer and was sieved through 600 micron IS sieve. Fine aggregates were replaced by waste glass powder as 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% by weight for M-25 mix. The concrete specimens were tested for compressive strength, durability (water absorption) and density at 28 days of age and the results obtained were compared with those of normal concrete. The results concluded the permissibility of using waste glass powder as partial replacement of fine aggregates up to 30% by weight for particle size up to 600 microns.