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COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE USING

WASTE MARBLE STONE AND WASTE MARBLE
POWDER AS PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF FINE
AGGREGATE

Group Members:-

Shah Rukh khan (SU-15-01-074-003)

Muneeb Khan (SU-15-01-074-053)
Awais Ali (SU-15-01-074-078)
M. Naveed Khan (SU-15-01-074-023)

Supervised by:- Engr Nadeem Shah

Presentation Contents 3

• Introduction
• Objectives
• Problem Statement
• Selection of Marble Waste
• Methodology
• Results and Discussion
• Conclusion
• Recommendations
Introduction to concrete 4

• Concrete is a mixture of binding agent (Portland cement), fine

aggregates (sand), coarse aggregate (gravel) and water.

• Most concrete used are lime based concrete such as Portland

cement concrete or concretes made with other hydraulic
cement, such as calcium aluminate cement.
 Objectives
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• To study the effects of waste marble stone on the compressive strength

of concrete.

• To check the possibility of using replaced waste marble powder (fine

aggregate) with sand in concrete mixes and to find the optimum contact
of waste marble powder.
Problem Statement
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• This study aims to reduce the environmental problems which are generated
from wastes produced by marbles industries. This can be achieved by using
the marbles stones wastes to produce concrete mixes for structural elements.
 Selection of marble waste 7

• Marble is wasted either by blasting from quarries or by use of poor quality

machinery in the industries.

• According to Islamabad chamber of commerce and industries (ICCI), 85% of

marble is destroyed during blasting in mining.

• The standard wastage in the world is about 45% for the marble sector.

• Keeping in view the wastage of marble in large amount, it was decided to recycle
the marble waste and used it as a replacement of coarse aggregate and marble waste
powder as partial replacement of fine aggregate in concrete.
 Methodology
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Different proportions of the materials used for the investigation are described with
respect to their sources. Rest of investigations including compression tests were carried
out in Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology (SUIT) Peshawar.
• Raw Material:
In this research we used marble stones and marble waste powder which are available in
marble factories as a redundant material after the production of regular size marble tiles.
• Collection of Marble Stones:
Neither a specific criteria was adopted for selection of marble stones nor was type of
marble selected for experiment work. Sample of marble stones were collected from Taj
marble factory Warsak road Peshawar. The marble pieces were resized up to 0.5 inches.
 Methodology 9
• Material Proportion
The marble stones was incorporated by percentage manner in such a way that
respective percentage of aggregates were replaced. The main theme of using
different percentage is to find out the optimum percentage of marble stones for
achieving target compressive strength. For this the following section shows the
procedure for the preparation of material proportion.

S. No. Concrete Mixtures Marble Waste

1 Mixture A 100% fine aggregate (Sand).

10% Marble waste powder replacing fine aggregate

2 Mixture B

20% Marble waste powder replacing fine aggregate

3 Mixture C

30% Marble waste powder replacing fine aggregate

4 Mixture D
 Methodology 10

• Aggregate Tests for Concrete:

a) Specific gravity for both fine and coarse aggregate

b) Moisture content for coarse and fine aggregate

c) Gradation test for coarse aggregate

 Methodology 11

• Determination of specific gravity of coarse aggregate

For specific gravity determination the standard test procedure ASTM C127 was
followed. According to this
method specific gravity is calculated which is 2.53. Specific gravity is determining
the ratio of the weight of a given volume of aggregate to the weight of an equal
volume of water.
• Determination of specific gravity of fine aggregate
For specific gravity determination the standard test procedure ASTM C128 was
followed. According to this method specific gravity is calculated which is 2.4
• Determination of water absorption of coarse aggregate
For water absorption determination the standard test procedure ASTM C566 was
followed. According to this method water absorption is calculated which is 0.6%.
 Methodology 12
• Determination of water absorption of fine aggregate
For water absorption determination the standard test procedure ASTM C566 was
followed. According to this method water absorption is calculated which is 1.1%.
• Gradation of Coarse Aggregate
Fineness Modulus = 2.57
Methodology 13
S.No Test Name ASTM Designation Result Range

1 Specific gravity of C127 2.53 2.4-2.9

coarse aggregate

2 Specific gravity of fine C128 2.4 2.4-2.9

aggregate

3 Moisture content for C566 0.6% 0.4-0.7%

Coarse aggregate

4 Moisture content for C566 1.1% 1.0-2.0%

Fine aggregate

5 Fineness Modulus C136 2.57 ----------

Methodology 14

a) Target concrete strength:

Our target strength is assumed to be 3000Psi.
b) Maximum aggregate size:
The maximum size of aggregate is selected as 0.5 inch.
c) Water cement ratio (W/C ratio)
The water cement ratio was assumed to be 0.6
d) Selection of the ratio
A mix ratio of 1:2:4 is selected
 Result and Discussion 15

• Compressive strength results

Three cylinders were prepared for each mix and collected after 7, 14 and 28 days of
curing and were tested in the Sarhad university of science and technology
Peshawar. The results are mentioned in the tabulated form.
Result and Discussion
Result for 7 days of curing 16
Serial No. Identification Compressive Average Strength
Strength (PSI) (PSI)

1 Mix A 1601.31
2 Mix A 1654.21 1622.91

3 Mix A 1613.21
4 Mix B 1648.51
5 Mix B 1650.21 1650.89

6 Mix B 1651.58
7 Mix C 1701.31
8 Mix C 1715.32 1719.3

9 Mix C 1705.25
10 Mix D 1799.31
11 Mix D 1801.36 1805.54

12 Mix D 1815.85
Result and Discussion 17
Result for 7 days of curing
Result and Discussion 18
Result for 14 days of curing
Serial N0. Identification Compressive Average Strength
Strength (PSI) (PSI)
1 Mix A 1956.36
2 Mix A 1960.32 1954.9
3 Mix A 1948.21
4 Mix B 2001.32
5 Mix B 2009.25 2003.61
6 Mix B 1999.9
7 Mix C 2030.99
8 Mix C 2020.21 2025.50
9 Mix C 2026.24
10 Mix D 2106.35
11 Mix D 2156.21 2137.31
12 Mix D 2149.21
Result and Discussion 19
Discussions on 14 days compressive strength results
Result and Discussion
Result for 28 days of curing 20
Serial No. Identification Compressive Average
Strength (PSI) Strength (PSI)

1 Mix A 2801.56
2 Mix A 2809.24 2808.78
3 Mix A 2815.52
4 Mix B 2902.36
5 Mix B 2910.21 2932.75
6 Mix B 2914.54
7 Mix C 2985.45
8 Mix C 2990.44 2991.11
9 Mix C 2997.11
10 Mix D 3100.89
11 Mix D 3036.54 3077.98
12 Mix D 3097.21
Result and Discussion 21
Discussions on 28 days compressive strength results
 Conclusion and Recommendations
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•The normal concrete having no marble powder aggregate shows a lower

compressive strength as compared to concrete having waste marble powder.

•From experimental point of view it is concluded that by addition of 30% waste

marble powder will give the higher compressive strength
 Recommendations 23

• The marble aggregate can be replaced by granite and silicate aggregates in the
concrete mixes but more investigation is needed to utilize these waste
materials.
• Split tensile and flexure test is recommended for further study.
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