The successful completion of the present research would be achieved using ground waste glass (GWG) microparticles in self-consolidating concrete (SCC). Here, the influences of GWG microparticles as cementing material on mechanical and durability response properties of SCC are investigated. The aim of this study is to investigate the hardened mechanical properties, percentage of water absorption, free drying shrinkage, unit weight and Alkali Silica Reaction (ASR) of binary blended concrete with partial replacement of cement by 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 wt% of GWG microparticles. Besides, slump flow, V-funnel, L-box, J-ring, GTM screen stability, visual stability index (VSI), setting time and air content tests were also performed as workability of fresh concrete indicators. The results show that the workability of fresh concrete was increased by increasing the content of GWG microparticles. The results showed that using GWG microparticles up to maximum replacement of 15 % produces concrete with improved hardened strengths. From the results, when the amount of GWG increased there was a gradual decrease in ASR expansion. Results showed that it is possible to successfully produce SCC with GWG as cementing material in terms of workability, durability and hardened properties.

In this study, the fresh properties of self-compacting concrete (SCC) incorporating ground waste glass (GWG) as cementing material were experimentally investigated. GWG was used as a partial replacement for cement at replacement levels of 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30% by weight. Reducing the consumption of cement in construction is a major issue in terms of economic performance. Such reduction would also contribute to the environment by lessening the harmful impact of the manufacturing process. Concrete mixtures containing different levels of GWG were prepared with the water to cementitious materials ratio of 0.51. The examined properties included workability, wet density, air content and setting time. Workability of the fresh concrete was determined by using the slump flow, visual stability index, V-funnel, J-ring, L-box and GTM screen stability tests. The results indicate that there is a slight decrease in the wet density of self-compacting ground waste glass concrete (SCGWGC) of nearly 1.37% with the increase of GWG content. The conclusion is that using GWG significantly increases the workability of SCC mixtures. As the GWG increases, the slump flow also increases at a constant amount of water and super-plasticizer, but the concrete flow time decreases. The results showed that it is possible to successfully produce SCC with GWG as cement replacement.

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