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ABSTRACT
This paper presents the experimental results of an on-going project to produce concrete with
copper slag as a fine aggregate. Sustainability and resource efficiency are becoming increasing
important issues. Here the potential use of granulated copper slag, a relatively heavy material, as a
replacement to sand in concrete mixes is explored. The effect of replacing fine aggregate by copper
slag on the compressive strength, flexural strength and split tensile strength of concrete are studied in
this work. The proposed mix design method was found to be satisfactory for producing concrete with
fine aggregates having contrasting properties.
Keywords: Compressive strength, Copper slag, Flexural strength, Heavy material, Mix design.
1. INTRODUCTION
River sand is being used as fine aggregate in concrete for centuries. However, river sand is
not a renewable natural resource. In some regions, river sand has been excessively exploited, which
has endangered the stability of river banks and the safety of bridges, and creates environmental
problems. On the other hand, river sand is expensive due to excessive cost of transportation from
natural sources. Seeking for river sand alternatives has become urgent. Manufactured sand is
produced by crushing rock depositions which is generally more angular and has rougher surface
texture than river sand particles [6]. The shape and texture of crushed sand particles could lead to
improvements in the strength of concrete due to better interlocking between particles. Water reducers
and mineral admixtures can be used to improve workability [6]. Few investigations have studied the
durability properties and performance characteristics of concrete with copper slag as fine aggregate
[3-5]. They have concluded that the copper slag performs similar or better compared to natural sand
concrete. Previous researches have shown that good quality concrete can be made using
manufactured sand with high amount of microfines. Generally the compressive strength, flexural
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strength, bond strength, water permeability, impact resistance, sulfate resistance and abrasion
resistance tend to increase to a certain limit within creasing proportions of microfines. After the limit
is reached, the strength decreases because there is not enough paste to coat the aggregate [6]. Since
the beginning of the industrial era, slags, the glassy materials left over when metals are
pyrometallurgically extracted from ores, have been considered waste. One such material is copper
slag which is produced during matte smelting and converting steps of pyrometallurgical production
of copper. During matte smelting two separate liquid phases, copper-rich matte (sulphides) and slag
(oxides) are formed. It has been estimated that for every ton of copper production about 2.2 tons of
slag is generated and in each year, approximately 24.6 million tons of slag is generated from world
copper production. Dumping or disposal of this slag causes wastage of metal values and leads to
environmental problems. Rather than disposing, these slags can be used taking full advantage of its
physico-mechanical properties. The major slag[1] producing regions with quantities is given in Table
1. Slag containing <0.8% copper are either discarded as waste or sold as products with properties
similar to those of natural basalt (crystalline) or obsidian(amorphous). Utilisation and recovery of
metal depend on the type of slag. Current options of management of this slag are recycling,
recovering of metal, production of value added products and disposal in slag dumps or stockpiles.
Processed air-cooled and granulated copper slag has number of favourable mechanical properties for
aggregate use, including excellent soundness characteristics, good abrasion resistance and good
stability. Since copper slag has a low content of CaO, granulated copper slag exhibits pozzolanic
properties (Deja and Malolepszy, 1989; Douglas and Mainwaring, 1985).
Asia 7.26
Europe 5.56
Africa 1.23
Oceania 0.45
2. MIX DESIGN
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In the above mix design, the total yield is less than one cubic meter as shown bellow
W C FA CA 1 3
+ + + + Air x
3
= 1m
G W G
C
G
FA
G
CA 10
By substituting values of mix materials and corresponding specific gravities for control mixture
153 340 567 1278 1 3
1 + 3.15 + 2.57 + 2.6 + Air x 10 3 = 1m
1 3
[973.10 + Air]x 3
= 1m
10
1 3
[973.10 + 30]x 3
= 1m
10
By assuming around 3% of air voids, we will get 1m3 of concrete.
W C FA FA CA 1 3
+ + + + + Air x
3
= 1m
G
W
G
C
G
FA
G
FA
G
CA
10
By substituting values of mix materials and respective specific gravities for (S60)
153 340 340.3 226.8 1278 1 3
1 + 3.15 + 3.91 + 2.57 + 2.6 + Air x 10 3 = 1m
1 3
[927.73 + Air]x 3
= 1m
10
By assuming around 3% of air voids, we will get 1m3 of concrete.
1 3
[927.73 + 30]x 3
= 0.95 ≠ 1m
10
Therefore we can conclude that equivalent weight replacement of materials results in less yield.
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Percentage decrease in yield x100 = 7.57%
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Hence we have to go by equivalent volume replacement by considering specific gravity.
γa 1
+ Airx
W C FA FA CA
+ + X + + = 1m3
γ b 3
10
G
W
G
C G
FA
G
FA
G
CA
By substituting values of mix materials and respective specific gravities for (S60)
153 340 340.3 3.91 226.8 1278 1 3
1 + 3.15+ 3.91X 2.57 + 2.57 + 2.6 + Airx 3 = 1m
10
1
[973.13 + Air]x 3
= 1m
3
10
By assuming around 3% of air voids, we will get 1m3 of concrete.
1 3
[973.09 + 30]x 3
= 1m
10
Therefore by multiplying the specific gravity ratio to the fine aggregate proportion we will
end up with equal volume of concrete as that of control mix when copper slag used as natural sand.
Therefore modified mix proportion = 1: 2.52: 3.76 with w/c = 0.45 and Modified concrete mixtures
with different proportion of copper slag as shown in Table 3.
3. EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES
3.1 Material
Ordinary Portland cement of 43 grade conforming to IS: 8112 (1989) [8] with a 28-day
compressive strength of 56 N/mm2 is used. Copper slag obtained from Sterlite Industries India
Limited (SIIL), Tuticorin, and Tamil Nadu is used. Its specific gravity is 3.91. The fine aggregates
used for this work are Natural River sand and copper slag. The physical properties of fine aggregates
such as sieve analysis, specific gravity, bulk density, percentage voids etc., were determined as per
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IS: 2386 (1963) [9] and angle of internal friction is determined as per IS 2720 (1986) [10] as shown
in Table 4. Chemical composition of copper slag and ordinary Portland cement (OPC) as shown in
Table 5. Potable fresh water which is free from organic substances is used for mixing and curing of
specimens.
Table 5: Chemical composition of copper slag and ordinary Portland cement (OPC)
Chemical components
Materials
by mass percentage
Copper
OPC
slag
Al2O3 0.47 2.52
SiO2 1.91 31.92
SO3 6.50 1.34
CaO 91.12 1.25
Na2O - 1.40
MgO - 1.65
K2O - 0.81
Fe2O3 - 59.11
aggregate, fine aggregate, cement, water, and copper were weighed in separate buckets. The
materials were mixed in accordance with IS 10262:2009[11]. The slump of the fresh concrete was
determined to ensure that it would be within the designed value.
4.2 Pavement
The use of copper slag aggregates in hot mix asphalt pavements was investigated by
Transportation Research Board, Washington (Collins and Cielieski, 1994). Fine copper slag has
reportedly been used in hot mix asphalt pavements in California and granulated copper slag has been
incorporated into asphalt mixes in Georgia to improve stability. Although it is rarely used, Michigan
Department of Transportation Specifications consider reverberatory copper slag to be a conventional
coarse and fine aggregate for hot mix asphalt pavement [1].
5. TESTING PROCEDURE
Table 6 outlines the experimental programme of this study. Tests were carried out on fresh and
hardened concrete specimens to evaluate their mechanical properties, concrete design mix
proportions and compressive strength results are given in Tables 7 and 8 respectively.
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The effect of replacing fine aggregate (NS) by copper slag on the compressive strength,
flexural strength and split tensile strength are attempted in this work. However, only compressive
strength at 7 and 28 days is presented in Table 8. The surface characteristics of CS and NS can be
seen in the photo image taken from 20 pixel camera as shown in Fig 3. From the Table 8 it can be
see that in any combination of the aggregate is definitely able to give up the same required strength
and the workability is also not a problem, but in case of copper (CS) slag when CS is replaced with
equivalent weight because of the availability of more mortar surrounding the aggregate and as result
the workability increased in terms of slump. However the compaction factor is more or less same
comparable to that of the natural sand. The results of slump and compaction factor are given in Table
9 and the variation of slump as shown in Fig 5. From Table 9 it is clear that the workability for given
water is more or less same and hence the sensitivity of the workability behaviour is not critical.
Schematic representation of the mix design as shown in Fig 4.
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Deficiency
(reduction in Yield)
CS
FA
CS
C
C
C
W C
W C
W C
Natural sand Copper Slag Copper Slag
Fig 4: Schematic representation of the mix design
Variation of slump for NS and CS
CSV
140
140
CSW
NS 120
120 115
100
Slump in mm
80
60
40
20
The properties of cement-OPC 43 are determined as per IS: 4031-1988 and as shown in Table 10.
Standard Consistency,
1 31.50 No standard value
%
Initial setting time,
2 125 30 (minimum)
minutes
Final setting time,
3 275 600 (maximum)
minutes
4 Specific gravity 3.15 No standard value
Soundness,
5 1 10
Lechatelier’s value, mm
Compressive Strength,
6
MPa
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7. CONCLUSIONS
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