TO STUDY THE PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE AS A REPLACEMENT OF CEMENT WITH THE MARBLE DUST POWDER

There are several wastes being released from the industries which leads to many environmental and health problems and so it becomes necessary to find an appropriate solution to the emission of these wastes. Marble powder is an inert material which is procured as an industrial by-product during sawing, grinding, and polishing of marble is a cause to various environmental problems. These wastes can be used as the constituents of concrete by partially replacing the cement which makes it economical and also conserves our natural resources. The main objective of this research is to examine whether there is any possibility of utilizing marble powder in concrete production. This study includes different types of concrete mixes of M25 by replacing the cement with marble powder in various proportions (0%, 5%, 10% & 15%) by weight to determine the optimum percentage of replacement. The testing for Compressive strength of these Concrete mixes is done at 7 and 28 days and the results are then compared with the Control Concrete. The results obtained after the research shows that marble powder can be used as a replacement for cement.