PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF FINE AGGREGATE

WITH IRON SLAG AND COARSE AGGREGATE

WITH EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE BEADS
BY:
1.M.YASWANTH KUMAR
2.G.SAI KUMAR
3.CH.NAVEEN KUMAR
4.K.MANIKANTA
5.J.GANDHI KRISHNA
UNDER THE GUIDENCE:
MR.R.PHANINDRA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPT. OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
NRIIT
 ABSTRACT

• We are developing a new structural concrete member by

partially replacing coarse aggregrate , fine aggregate . A
study of concrete made with expanded polystyrene(EPS)
beads as coarse aggregate was carried out and iron slag in
the place of fine aggregate . Old construction technique is
being more costly due to loading. So light weight concrete is
used.
 INTRODUCTION

• Expanded polystyrene (EPS) is a rigid cellular plastic invented in Germany 1950.EPS beads are
often used as the bases of packaging material . Currently millions of tons of waste polystyrene are
produced in the world . It was produced harmful effect in ecosystem .This leads to large amount of
waste material which is not biodegradable . The polystyrene beads can be easily merged into
mortar or concrete to produce light weight concrete.
• Concrete usage in the modern world is exceeded only by that of naturally occurring water . The
cement industry is one of the three primary producers of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas .
We can reduce the pollution effect on environment by increasing the usage of industrial by-products
in our construction industry . In India ,natural river sand is traditionally used in mortars and
concrete. However growing environmental ristrictions to the exploitation of sand from riverbeds
have resulted in a search for alternative sand, particularly near the larger metropolitan areas . This
has brought in severe strains on the availability of sand forcing the construction industry to look for
an alternative construction material . So we are partially replacing fine aggregate with iron slag.
 OBJECTIVE

• THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF OUR PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE STRENGTH OF

CONCRETE & DECREASE THE SELF WEIGHT OF CONCRETE MEMBER.
• WE ARE REPLACING FINE AGGREGATE WITH THE WASTE MATERIAL LIKE IRON
SLAG THAT IS PRODUCED FROM THE IRON INDUSTRIES. THE USUAGE OF THIS
MATERIAL IS TO INCREASE THE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE MEMBER.
• THE OTHER REPLACEMENT OF COARSE AGGREGATE WITH EPS BEADS. THE
PURPOSE OF THE REPLACEMENT IS TO DECREASE THE SELF WEIGHT OF THE
CONCRETE MEMBER.
 PROPERTIES

• EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE(EPS) :
• Size of EPS(1.18-2.36mm)
• Water absorption(Nill)
• Specific gravity(0.013)
• Unit weight
• IRON SLAG:
• Specific gravity(6)
• Water absorption
•
 LITERATURE REVIEW
• EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE(EPS):
• 1)EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON REPLACEMENT OF COARSE AGGREGATE BY EPS BEADS IN CONCRETE TO ACHIEVE
LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE :-
• WORKABILITY OF THE CONCRETE IS LESSER THAN THE NORMAL MIX IN ADDITION OF PARTIAL REPLACEMENT BY EPS BEADS EPSCRETE
CAN BE PRODUCED WITH A LESS W/C RATIO THAN REQUIRED WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE WORKABILITY.
• COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF THE EPSCRETE INCREASES WITH DEXREASE IN THE REPLACEMENTS LEVEL OF THE EPS BEADS CAN
REPLACED UPTO 5% WITHOUT ALTERNATING THE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE CONSIDERABLY.

• 2)PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF COARSE AGGREGATE BY EXPANDE POLYSTYRENE BEADS IN CONCRETE :-

• INCRINCREASE IN THE EPS BEADS CONTENT IN CONCRETE MIXES REDUCES THE COMPRESSIVE & TENSILE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE.
• OBTAINED RESULT SUGGEST THAT EXPLAINED POLYSTYRENE CONCRETE HAS SCOPE FOR NONSTRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS LIKE WALL
PANELS, PARTITION WALLS, ETC.

• 3)MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE WITH PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF COARSE AGGREGATE WITH

EXPANDE POLYSTYRENE (EPS) BEADS :-
• THE SPLITTING TENSILE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE DECREASES AS THE EPS PERCENTAGE INCREASES.
• OPTIMUM LEVEL OF REPLACEMENT OF COARSE AGGREGATE BY EPS BEADS IS FOUND TO BE 15% TO OBTAIN BETTER COMPRESSIVE
STRENGTH.

• 4)PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF COARSE AGGREGATE BY EPS BEADS :-

 LITERATURE REVIEW

• FOR SILICA FUME WILL BE ADDED TO THE EPS BEADS THAN INCREASING THE COMPRESSIBVE STRENGTH.

• BY OBTAINING THE RESULT, WE SUGGEST THAT THE EPS CONCRETE IS BEST SUITABLE FOR NON-STRUCTURAL
ELEMENTS LIKE PATITION WALLS, FOOTPATH, KERBS, PARAPET WALLS, CANAL SIDE EMBANKMENTS, ETC.

• IRON SLAG:-
• 1) REPLACEMENT OF RIVER SAND BY IRON SLAG :-
• THE IRON SLAG WILL BE PARTIALLY REPLACEMENT WITH THE FINE AGGREGATE THAN IT GIVES THE MORE
STRENGTH COMPARED TO THE NORMAL MIX CONCRETE.

• 2) USE OF IRON SLAG AS PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF SAND TO CONCRETE :-

• AFTER ADDING 10% IRON SLAG IN MIX,THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF 26% AFTER 7 DAYS,50% INCREASE AFTER 28
DAYS AND 43% INCREASE AFTER 56 DAYS AS COMPARED TO THE CONTROL MIX.
 LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

• 1)SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF CEMENT

• 2)SPECIFIC GRAVITY FOR COARSE AGGREGATE
• 3)SPECIFIC GRAVITY FOR FINE AGGREGATE
• 4)SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF IRON SLAG
• 5)NORMAL CONSISTENCY
• 6)SIEVE ANALYSIS FOR FINE AGGREGATE
• 7)SIEVE ANALYSIS FOR COARSE AGGREGATE
 EXPERIMENTAL WORK

• 1)SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF CEMENT IS 3.15

• 2)SPECIFIC GRAVITY FOR COARSE AGGREGATE IS 3.17
• 3)SPECIFIC GRAVITY FOR FINE AGGREGATE IS 2.73
• 4)SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF IRON SLAG IS 6
• 5)NORMAL CONSISTENCY OF CEMENT IS 27%
• 6)COARSE AGGREGATE & FINE AGGREGATE IS IN ZONE -2.TAKE 20mm SIZE AGGREGATES.
• 7)VOLUME OF COARSE AGGREGATE IS 0.62
• 8)VOLUME OF FINE AGGREGATE IS 0.38
 PROGRESS OF WORK

• LITERATURE REVIEW
• EXPERIMENTAL WORKS ON MATERIALS
• MIX DESIGN ( M40)(1:1.36:2.59)
• NORMAL MIX
• COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CUBES FOR 3 DAYS: 33N/mm2
• COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CUBES FOR 7 DAYS: 38.22N/mm2
• COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CUBES FOR 28 DAYS:
 PROGRESS OF WORK

• TENSILE STRENGTH OF CYLINDER FOR 3 DAYS: 3.33N/mm2

• TENSILE STRENGTH OF CYLINDER FOR 7 DAYS:4.89N/mm2
• TENSILE STRENGTH OF CYLINDER FOR 28 DAYS:
• FLEXTURE STRENGTH OF BEAM FOR 3 DAYS: 0.25N/mm2
• FLEXTURE STRENGTH OF BEAM FOR 7 DAYS: 0.27N/mm2
• FLEXTURE STRENGTH OF BEAM FOR 28 DAYS:
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