International Journal For Technological Research In Engineering
Volume 4, Issue 7, March-2017 ISSN (Online): 2347 - 4718
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON CEMENT BRICK WITH
ADDITION OF QUARRY DUST AND FLY ASH
Mr. G.Venkatesh1, K.Nandhakumar2, R.Sadeeshkumar3, G.Selvakumar4, M.Vaitheeswaran5
ME, Assistant Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering, The Kavery Engineering College., Salem, India
Abstract: Waste management is one of the challenging III. EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION
problems in all along the world. Fly ash is generating in 3.1 GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS
large quantities especially by thermal power plant. Quarry
dust a waste from the stone crushing unit. These wastes can
cause environmental pollution. The cost of cement
increases day by day, their production and transportation is
becoming more difficult. Therefore the use of alternative
sources is becoming increasingly important. So utilizing
this fly ash and quarry dust more wisely as a replacement
for cement, so it will be cost effective and also a better way
for managing its disposal. And also it has more
environmental benefits, eco-friendly and also economical.
In our experimental study deals with the implementation of
Fly ash and quarry dust as an effective replacement for
cement.
Keywords: Fly ash , quarry dust.
I. INTRODUCTION
As we know that now a days ,most development country
Result: Fineness modulus = 5.182
facing shortage of post consumers disposal waste site and it’s
become very serious problem. For the reason regenerating
and using waste product as prevent environmental pollution.
Fly ash in finely divided resulting from the combustion of
powered coal and collected by electronic precipitators in
thermal power plants. Presently in India approximately
160million tons of fly ash is produced by thermal power
plants every year. The estimate for generation of fly ash
during the year 2031-2032 world be expected to be around
900 million tons. Industry produces solid waste in large
amount and across large areas, which are expected to
increase as the construction industry grows owing that
overall production of quarry industry has been increasing 3.2 SPECIFIC GRAVITY
rapidly in recent year’s. It is a non-biodegradable waste that SPECIFIC GRAVITY FOR CEMENT
can be easily inhaled by humans and animals is also harmful SPECIFIC GRAVITY
to the environment. It is estimate that newly 175millions tons (M3-M1)/(M2-M1)-(M4-M3)
of quarry dust are produced every year and about 250-400 (1890-645)/(875-645)-(1676-1890) =3.01
million tons of quarry dust is generated at site. The chemical SPECIFIC GRAVITY FOR QUARRY DUST = (1710-
and physical properties of various material are studied and 645)/(845-645)-(1450-1710) =2.73
the bricks are tested for compression , water absorption . All SPECIFIC GRAVITY FOR FLY ASH =(1.71-0.65)/(1.02-
the properties of these bricks have been assessed in 0.65)-(1.51-1.71)-24.4
comparison IS12894:2002
IV. DESIGN OF BRIKS
II. MATERIAL USED 4.1Mix Design
1. Fly ash Total weight of mould = 7 kg
2.Quarry dust S1 = Cement/100 x Total weight of mould volume
3. Water 70/100 x 7
4. Weight balance 4.9 kg
5. Brick mould S1 =Fly ash x 7 /100
20/100x 7
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1.4 kg 4.7 DROP TEST
S1 = Quarry dust/ 100x 7 The bricks were dropped flat from a height of 1M on a hard
10/ 100 x 7 ground. The bricks compared with those of first class bricks.
0.7 kg
V. COMPARE WITH OTHER BRICKS
4.2 Mix proportions 5.1 Compressive Strength 70% of cement addition on cement
bricks
4.3 COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH TEST ON BRICK:
Cement brick addition of 60% cement
4.4 WATER ABSOPTION TEST ON BRICKS Compressive strength brick for various proportion
Water absorption, percent by mass, after 24-hour immersion
in cold water is given by the following formula: Water
absorption =M2-M1/M1 X 100 =3.60-3.10/3.10 X100
Water absorption =16.2%
5.2 WATER ABSORPTION:
4.5 SOUNDNESS
The bricks were tested for soundness in weight batching by
striking with each other. The bricks gave a clear ringing
sound up to 20% replacement in weight batching.
4.6 HARDNESS
No nail impression was made on bricks when scratched up to
replacement of 20% sawdust.
It provided to sufficiently hard.
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CONCLUSION
Cement can be replaced with quarry dust up to 25% without
much loss in compressive strength
From the result a marginal decrease in compressive strength
is observed up to 25% cement replaced with quarry dust
Considerable decrease in compressive strength was observed
from 25% cement replaced with quarry dust.
From 20% to 25% cement replaced with quarry dust 7 days
compressive strength is slightly increased.
Cement bricks were found to be sufficiently hard as
scratching by the finger nail on the surface left no impression
on it as compared to normal bricks
A ringing sound in the cement bricks was observed to be far
better than in normal bricks.
The average absorbed moisture content of normal bricks is
found to be 17% and for cement brick are found 13.2%.thus
there is net 20%decrease in moisture absorbed for cement
brick as a part to normal bricks.
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