Evaluating the Effect of Stone Dust and Glass Powder on the Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beam and Bond Strength of Concrete Submitted

Abstract

Concrete is most widely used man-made material in the construction industry while cement is widely used cementitious ingredient in the present day concrete. However the use of cement lead to global warming due to the emission of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere and the rapid growth in construction industry is leading to shortage of concrete materials. Therefore to overcome on such problems and to address the environmental concerns, apart from other pozzolanic materials (Fly ash, Silica fume, and GGBS etc.) waste glass and stone dust have been replaced individually for evaluating different properties of concrete. Waste glass and stone dust were found the best alternatives to be utilized in concrete by replacing cement and fine aggregate respectively. As the area of replacing both the glass powder and stone dust simultaneously is still scanty so, the main purpose of this study is to investigate the individual as well as combine effect of stone dust and waste glass powder on the flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beam, compressive strength,