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Presentation
on
Effective Utilizations of Marble Dust for Industrial
Applications

Malaviya National Institute of Technology

Jaipur (Rajasthan)-302017
 Work Done-1

Researcher Name : Dr. R. C. Gupta

Area of Research: Study of Mechanical Properties, Durability and Economy of Cement
Concrete Tiles and Bricks using Marble Slurry as one of the Ingredients

Supervisor
Prof. M. Raisinghani
Formal Professor & Director
Malaviya National Institution of Tech. Jaipur

Application: Construction Industry

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• work was done to use the marble powder
slurry in the preparation of bricks & tiles in
combination with different materials, such as
cement, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate, fly
ash, superplasticizer, etc., in different ratios.
• The feasibility and various mechanical
properties of the products were investigated.
• The various properties such as; compressive
strength, wet transverse strength, water
absorption, resistance to wear, durability,
weathering and acid effects on marble slurry
tiles & bricks were determined.
• Other properties such as stress strain
behaviour, modulus of elasticity, Poisson’s
ratio, flexural creep, effect of high
temperature on compressive strength were
also studied.
• One prism of size 190 mm x 295 mm x 900
mm was constructed by making use of these
bricks.
• About 400 tiles of of MPCC ( Marble Powder
Cement Concrete) used by Department of
Science & Technology, Government of
Rajasthan and have used in construction of
walkway in Science & Technology park, Jaipur
in year 2002. As on today, the tiles has shown
good performance under the trust of weather
and pedestrians
 Work Done-2

Researcher Name : Dr. Rajesh Gupta

Area of Research: Durability of Self Compaction Concrete containing Marble Powder

Supervisor
Prof. R.C.Gupta
Professor, Civil Engg.
Malaviya National Institution of Tech. Jaipur
Funded By: CDOS

Application: Construction Industry

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It was proposed to prepare SCC with different
water-cement(w/c) ratios containing cement,
fine aggregate and coarse aggregate only and
then replacing cement in each mix with
marble powder while keeping total volume of
powder (cement and filler) constant.
The study aimed at:
• Studying strength parameters e.g.
compressive and flexural strength of concrete
at different age of concrete.
• Studying water permeation property of
concrete.
• Studying other durability parameters e.g.
abrasion, carbonation, chloride ingress,
corrosion and drying shrinkage.
 CDOS RESEARCH CHAIR

• Identified areas for the benefit and

sustainable Development of Dimension Stones
industry in India
• The chair is expected to formulate appropriate
research problem and methodology for
carrying out research in consultation with
CDOS.
 POSSIBLE RESEARCH AREAS
• Mine productivity and safety
• Physical, Mechanical and thermo characterization
of stone properties for promoting usages of
stones as a sustainable green building material
specially for various structural applications
• Study of morphology of various stones with a
view to develop appropriate , cost effective and
suitable tool and machine development for
mining and processing of different varieties of
stones
• Stone conservation and restoration
• Standardization of Indian Natural Stones for
Structural application
• Gainful utilization of stone waste generated
during mining and processing
• Reclaimation of exploited lands /mines by
way of promoting urbanization, developing
fisheries, artificial reservoirs and
reestablishments of drainage system etc.
 Problem-1

Ph.D Candidate Name : Sarbjeet Singh

Area of Research: Utilization Of Stone Powder Waste In Concrete as Partial Replacement of Sand and
Cement

Supervisor
Prof. Ravindra Nagar
Professor , Dean (P & D)
Civil Engineering Department.
MNIT, Jaipur

Application: Cement industry

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Objectives
1. To observe and analyze the strength (compression and flexure), workability and durability (permeability)
abrasion and ultrasonic pulse velocity test characteristics of concrete (M30) using stone slurry powder as
cement and sand replacement in various replacement ratios.
2. This study will help in obtaining an optimum replacement percentage of cement and sand by stone slurry
dust.
3. The use of waste stone slurry powder in concrete opens new avenues to further study in the area of
alternative uses for stone waste.
4. On one hand the extensive use of waste stone slurry dust in concrete will reduce the cost of concrete as use
of cement and sand would come down.

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Problem-2

PhD Candidate Name: Aditya Rana

Title of the project: Gainful Utilization of Kota Stone Slurry by Partial Replacement of Cement in
Concrete.

Supervisor
Dr. Pawan Kalla
Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering Department ,
MNIT, Jaipur

Applications: Construction Industry

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Introduction and problem statement:
1. Kota stone is basically a fine-grained variety of limestone. Its production is approximately 2868557 tones per
annum (DMG Rajasthan 2004-05).

2. Kota stone slurry is a waste generated from stone industries. This slurry is available in huge amount nearby
Jhalawar and Kota district in Rajasthan. Kota stone slurry causes health hazards such as Silicosis, irritation to
skin, throat and respiratory tract (coughing and sneezing).

3. The present investigation has been aimed to determine the influence of Kota stone slurry as a partial
replacement of cement in concrete mixes. This study falls under the gainful utilization of stone waste
generated during mining and processing. A systematic study pertaining to mechanical and durability
properties of concrete mixes containing Kota stone slurry will be carried out.

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Objectives
1. Characterization of Kota stone slurry and it’s utilization in concrete

2. To study the effect of Kota stone slurry addition on strength properties (compressive and
flexural) and abrasion resistance.

3. To study the resistance of mixes containing Kota stone slurry against water permeability,
chloride ingress, carbonation and corrosion.

4. To study the microstructure of concrete containing Kota stone slurry with the help of scanning
electron microscope and Mercury intrusion porosimetry.

5. To study the effect of fly ash on the concrete containing kota stone slurry.

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 Problem-3

Ph.D Candidate Name : Shiv Ranjan Kumar (I. D No: 2012RME9549)

Area of Research: Development and performance assessment of a new Bionanocomposite dental
material for dental restoration and implant applications.

Supervisors:
Dr. Amar Patnaik Prof. I.K. Bhat
Assistant Prof. , MNIT Jaipur Director, MNIT Jaipur

Introduction and Problem Statement: The Major goals designed for material selection in the case of dental
replacement are (i) recreating function and (ii) aesthetic. Other important considerations are corrosion,
mechanical properties, thermal properties, cost, availability, and biocompatibility. Hence the variation in the
composition of dental material particularly filler type, size, orientation, volume, photo initiator, inhibitors,
pigments have potential to influence the wear performance of a composite. Gypsum nanoparticle derived
from Anhydrite Stone and/or its dust, as one of filler ingredients, can adequately and reliably contribute to
performance of composite material. It can greatly reduce the cost of artificial teeth material.

Applications: Dental restoration and implant applications

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Objectives
1. To develop nanofiller composite resin restorative dental material with proposed
formulation of resin and fillers and to investigate the friction and wear behavior of
natural teeth material under various conditions, such as dry condition, artificial saliva,
food slurry, and citric acid solution.
2. To study the influence of nanofillers and gypsum powder on the performance of dental
composite
3. To simulate occlusal wear loss, crack propagation and stress analysis during
polymerization in Altair Hyper mesh.
4. To measure radiopacity, cure depth, degree of conversion during polymerization.
5. To investigate the effects of different filler particles (different shapes, surface textures,
structures and materials) and different filler contents, as well as the relationships
between wear and mechanical properties on simulated occlusal wear and toothbrush
wear.
6. To study physical, chemical, mechanical, thermal and tribological properties of
proposed composite dental material.

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 Problem-4

Ph.D Candidate Name : Swati Gangwar (I. D No: 2012RME9544)

Area of Research: Experimental and finite element analysis of fracture and wear behavior of particulate
filled metal alloy composites for bearing applications

Supervisors:
Dr. Amar Patnaik Prof. I.K. Bhat
Assistant Prof. , MNIT Jaipur Director, MNIT Jaipur

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 Introduction and problem statement:
1. Metal matrix composites (MMCs) now-a-days have received increasing attention in the recent decades as
engineering materials for industrial applications.
2. The introduction of reinforcement into a metal matrix / metal alloy produces a composite material with an
attractive combination of physical and mechanical properties and that cannot be obtained with monolithic alloys
so far. Hence, MMCs are primary candidate materials for industrial applications in the aerospace, automotive and
power utility industries.
3. However, their mechanical and triblogyical properties such as strength, toughness, corrosion and wear
properties depend to a great extent on a number of factors of which matrix properties are very important .
4. It is well known that fillers have been functionally efficient not only in enhancing the reinforcement effects but
also in imparting specific characteristics that are conducive to the desired material performance. So the project
would therefore systematically involve critical investigation of metal alloy composites with the different types of
ingredients with a systematic variation in the different filler (like marble dust and CaO)content by using nanofluid
lubricant for kind of bearing applications.

Applications: Journal bearings

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Objectives
1. Fabrication of series of particulate filled alloy composites by stir casting techniques and also modeled through finite
element simulation method.
2. Characterization of physical and mechanical properties experimentally and comparison of the experimental results with
finite element method approach (i,e. with use of simulation software tool) as well as theoretical approach for validation
purposes.
3. Determination of fracture toughness or stress intensity factor (SIF) of unfilled and particulate filled proposed alloy
composites at five different crack lengths both in experimentally and finite element method also.
4. Characterization of thermal and thermo-mechanical properties such as thermal conductivity, thermo-gravimetric analysis
(TMA) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) respectively.
5. Conduct sliding wear behavior of particulate filled alloy composites for estimation of wear rate under multiple operating
conditions and a simulation/FEM model (using simulation software) to validate the finite element results with experimental
obtained results.
6. Use of Taguchi experimental design for parametric appraisal of wear process analysis of all unfilled and particulate filled
alloy composites systematically.
7. Finally, the optimal performance analysis of particulate filled alloy composites for analysis of physical, mechanical, thermal
properties, fracture toughness and wear analysis of the said composites using TOPSIS method.
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 Problem-5

Ph.D Candidate Name : ViKash Gautam (I. D No: 2012RME9546)

Area of Research: Design and Development of multilayered surface coating on marble dust filled nickel
based metal matrix composites for turbine blade Application

Supervisors:
Dr. Amar Patnaik Prof. I.K. Bhat
Asst. Professor , MNIT Jaipur Director, MNIT Jaipur

Applications: Turbine blades

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Introduction and problem statement:
1. Slurry erosion wear is a predominant factor in hydraulic turbine, as turbine blades are manufactured from
traditional metal matrix alloy and composites. Hydraulic power plant are switch off in rainy season because the
presence of slurry may cause savior slurry erosive wear, corrosion and some other problems with traditional
turbine blades.

2. In recent years, heat treatment of metal matrix composites have been an active area of research due to their
enhanced in mechanical, wear and corrosion performance over conventional coating on alloy and composites.

3. However, the tribological properties of heat treated metal matrix composites have not been thoroughly studied
under wet condition. In this research, the friction and wear characteristics of particulate filled heat treated
metal matrix composites were investigated using slurry jet erosion tester equipment for marble dust filled
three different compositions.

4. The effects of, particle hardness, speed and slurry concentration, erodent size and pH value of slurry on the
friction and wear characteristics were explored. The fundamental mechanisms of the friction reduction may
also investigate as well.

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Objectives
1. To synthesize a series of uncoated and multilayered magnetron sputter coated marble dust filled
nickel based metal matrix composites
2. To characterize the physical and mechanical properties of multilayered metal matrix alloy
composites both in experimentally and finite element method respectively.
3. To Determine the fracture toughness or stress intensity factor (SIF) of multilayered coated
particulate filled nickel based metal matrix composites with different crack lengths both in
experimentally and finite element method also.
4. To analyze the dynamic mechanical and corrosive behavior of the proposed composites under
different temperatures and environments respectively.
5. To determine the effect of coating thickness on the proposed composites both in dry and wet
environment for analysis of wear characteristics.
6. Finally, the optimal performance analysis of particulate filled alloy composites for analysis of
physical, mechanical, fracture toughness and wear analysis of the said composites using TOPSIS
method

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Problem-6

Ph.D Candidate Name : Pawar Manoj Janardan(I. D No: 2013RME9046)

Area of Research: Performance assessment of armor material for the protection of light
weight military vehicle

Supervisors:
Dr. Amar Patnaik Prof. Ravindra Nagar
Asst. Prof., MNIT Jaipur Dean (P & D), MNIT Jaipur

Applications: Ballistic panels for military vehicle,

bullet proof jacket, helmets

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Introduction and problem statement:
1. Traditionally Armor material is made of steel but this gives rise to extremely heavy structures which provide
logistical problems due to the need to transport the vehicles to a battle site. Mobility and speed of the armored
vehicle is a key component in its survival in a combat situation.
2. Recent advances revealed multi layer composite armor system includes a strong, brittle, hard faced material
which blunt and wear down the projectile. The hard faced materials may be selected any conventional ceramic
materials and the integral armor structure has a ductile backing plate, which can be steel, aluminum or glass
fiber reinforced plastics (GFRP) to absorb the remaining kinetic energy and arrest the projectile. As backing
plates, glass fibers are being employed with epoxy; vinyl ester and polyester resin systems due to their high
tensile and compressive strength, good energy absorption properties and relatively lower costs.
3. Marble dust as one of hard filler materials can adequately and reliably contribute to performance of composite
material. Leaving the Marble dust to the environment directly can cause environmental problems.
4. Therefore, in this scenario the proposed project conceptually aims to develop a new generation multilayer
composite materials by combining different fibre, resin, marble dust as filler material

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Objectives
1. To develop a series of marble dust filled fibre reinforced polymer composite for armor material
and determine their physical, thermal and mechanical characteristics of the proposed armor
materials.
2. Ballistic property analysis of armor material by experimental method and compared the results
with the simulated results for validation purposes.
3. Erosive wear analysis of the proposed armor material both in experimental techniques (i.e. solid
particle/slurry wear analysis), simulated analysis tool and compare the obtained results with
exist theoretical erosive mathematical models respectively.
4. Finally, optimization of all the above proposed physical, mechanical, ballistic and erosive wear
analysis i.e. mechanical, wear results and material properties by using AHP- and MCDM method
respectively, for Industrial applications.

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Problem-6

Study of morphology and physical, mechanical & thermal properties

of various stones with a view to develop cost effective and suitable
cutting tool and machining setup for mining and cutting.

Name of the Student :- Bhargav Prajwal Pathri (PhD Scholar)

Supervisor’s : Dr. Harlal Singh Mali & Prof. Ravindra Nagar

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New Facilities/Resources Required

• Financial support from Stone Industry.

• Different Grades of Stones.
• Cutting Facilities of Industry i.e. Gang Saw, Wire Saw and Abrasive Water
Jet Machining Setup.
• Plasma Bit Cutting Development Equipments.
• Plasma Bit Cutting Testing Equipments

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 Expected outcomes and benefits for Stone Industry & Society at large

• Industry will be better place to use the property wise characterised stone of
Rajasthan.
• Industry will be better place to market the stone of Rajasthan with the morphology
known.
• The characterised stone in terms of machinability can give us a scope to improve
the cutting machines which would be more productive, environment friendly etc.
• The plasma bit cutting is a new technology which is under research phase with the
development of new machine the technology can be patented
• The problems faced by the society like marble dust, water pollution, air pollution,
noise pollution can be avoided by going to the new technologies

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Thank you