Strength Characteristics of Concrete by Partial Replacement of Coarse Aggregate with Coconut Shells & Cement with Glass Powder

Abstract

In this study coarse aggregates and cement are partially replaced in the concrete with similar materials like coconut shells and glass powder. While production of the cement there is a lot of pollution to the environment and which causes health issues to the society. In the same way while production of the course aggregates which releases lot of dust into the atmosphere which causes damage to human lives. We can obtain some advantages by partially replacing the coarse aggregates and cement in the concrete. As we all know that the Cement and the coarse aggregates are the main ingredients in the concrete. The cost of these materials is getting increased day by day. There are some of the materials proposed by many researchers to lesser the cost of the concrete and to improve the strength characteristics of the concrete. For coarse aggregates, the coconut shell is the most preferable and it has more potential to the partial replacement of the coarse aggregates in concrete. As well as there is a similar material which used to partially replacement of the cement is waste glass powder. As we observe at many places there is a lot of wastage of glass will produce throughout the year. Mainly glass is the composition of silica. When the glass is crushed into very small size as powder it experienced to the pozzolanic reactions with hydrates in the cement, and calcium silicate hydrate will be formed. The main aim of this research is utilization of the waste material in the concrete as well as decreasing the cost of the construction by using these waste materials in the concrete, by performing all these things we can easily reduce the pollution of the environment and clean the environment by using these waste materials in the concrete..