EFFECTIVE USE OF WASTE MARBLE POWDER

AS PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF CONCRETE

GUIDED BY :-

ASST PROF
ANUSAYA SAHOO
ASST PROF
ANUSMITA MALLICK
SUBMITTED BY:-

GROUP-4

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
LITERATURE REVIEWS
PROPERTIES,MATERIAL AND METHOD
MIX DESIGN
CONCLUSION
DISCUSION
REFERANCE
CODE REQUIRED

INTRODUCTION
Marble is a metamorphic rock resulting from the
transformation of a pure lime stone . It is white
because the lime stone is composed of solely of
Calcite(100% CaCO3) .
A large quantity of powder is generated during the
cutting process . The result is that the mass of marble
waste which is 20% of total marble quarried .
Leaving marble dust to environment directly impact on
environment & humans . Therefore utilization of
marble dust in various industrial sector especially the
construction would help to protect the environment .
Hence the reuse of marble dust has been emphasized .

 Marble powder can be used as an admixture in

concrete , so that strength of the concrete can
be increased . Marble dust is mixed with concrete
, cement or synthetic resins to make counters ,
building stones , sculptures , floors & many other
of object .
In the addition to this due to fineness of the
marble powder, it will easily mix with
aggregates so that perfect bonding is possible .
Marble powder will fill the voids present in
concrete & will give sufficient compressive
strength when compared with the ordinary
concrete .

OBJECTIVE OF OUR STUDY

To decrease the construction cost of rigid

pavement by using industrial wastes as
marble slurry powder.
To solve the problem of the waste
generated by the natural stone industry.
To partially substitute marble slurry powder
with cement

LITERATURE
REVIEWS

AUTHER:-Ali Ergun 17th august 2010

The concrete containing 5% Waste marble powder as partial

replacement by weight for cement with a super plasticizing admixture
had higher compressive strength than that of the control concrete
specimens.
5% waste marble powder replacement improved the mechanical
properties of concretes.
The positive effect that causes the increase in compressive strength
stems from filler properties of waste marble powder as in limestone
powder and low water demand caused by adding super plasticizing
admixture.

AUTHER- Giacomo Morconi and Valeria

corilaldesi (11th Sept. 2009)
In terms of mechanical performance, 10%
substitution of sand by the marble powder in
the presence of a super plasticizer in
admixture provided maximum compressive
strength at the same workability level,
comparable to that of the reference mixture
after 28 days of curing.
Moreover, an even more positive effect of
marble powder is evident at early ages, due to

HANIFI BINICI
A Study has been conducted by Hanifi Binici et
al (2007) found that marble dust concrete has
higher compressive strength than that of the
corresponding lime stone dust concrete having
equal w/c and mix proportion.
The results indicated that the Marble dust
concrete would probably have lower water
permeability than the lime stone concrete.
Marble waste when used in concrete increases
the amount of water required to produce given
slump, this may be due to increased surface area
in dust compared to sand.

PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE
The main properties of concrete is plasticity &
hardness . Plasticity of concrete means , it should be
workable & free from segregation & bleeding .
Hardness of concrete means , it should be strong ,
durable & impermeable .
The another most important property of concrete is
compressive strength . Concrete is generally graded
according to its compressive strength . In the
designation of concrete mix , the M refers to the
mix & subscript no. denotes the compressive
strength at 28 days of curing . Example :- M5 , M10 ,
M15 , M20 ,M25, M30 etc

MATERIAL USED
Concrete is a composite material . It constituent
of coarse aggregate , fine aggregate , binding
material & water .
Material used :-1. coarse aggregate
2. fine aggregate
3. cement
4. marble dust

CEMENT
Cement is a binding material
which has both adhesive &
cohesive properties which devlope
bonding .
It

gives strength to masonry .

It easily workable .
It offers good resistance to
moisture .
It posses good plasticity &
hardness easily .

COARSE AGGREGATE
Coarse aggregates are particles grater than
4.75 mm , but generally ranges between 9.5mm
to 37.5mm diameter . They can either be from
primary or secondary .
Primary aggregates are either land or marine
won . Secondary aggregates are materials which
are by products of extractive operations &
are derived from a very wide range of
materials .
It gives strength to concrete .

FINE AGGREGATE & MARBLE

DUST
Sand are formed by wearing of rock
due to weathering . It is the particle
ranges between 150 microns to
4.75mm .
Sand is used in concrete to prevent
shrinkage & cracking of mortar in
setting .
Marble powder is collected dressing
& cutting . It was initially in wet
form (i.e. Slurry) , after that it is
dried by exposing in the sun &

TESTS CARRIED OUT

SPECIFIC GRAVITY :- It is the ratio of
the density of a substance to the
density of water at a specific
temperature .

 INITIAL AND FINAL SETTING

TIME :- Initial setting time test
gives the time required to
delay the process of hydration .
Final setting time is the time
when the cement completely
losses its plasticity .
CONSISTENCY TEST :- The test
is determined the percentage
of water required for preparing
cement paste for other tests .

 FINENESS
MODULUS :Fineness
modulus
is
generally used to get an
idea of how coarse &
fine aggregate is . Greater
fineness
improves
cohesiveness
in concrete
mix .
WATER
ABSORPTION :Water
absorption
test
gives
a
general
knowledge
about
how
much water absorbed by
coarse aggregate & fine

MIX DESIGN

The process of selecting suitable

ingredients of concrete and determining their relative amounts with
the objective of producing a concrete of the required, strength,
durability and workability as economically as possible, is termed the
concrete mix design.

TYPES OF MIXES:
NOMINAL MIXES
STANDARD MIXES
DESIGNED MIXES

FACTORS AFFECTIVE THE CHOICE

OF MIX PROPORTIONS

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
WORKABILITY
DURABILITY
MAXIMUM NOMINAL SIZE OF AGGREGATE
GRADING AND TYPE OF AGGREGATE
QUALITY CONTROL
MIX PROPORTIONS AND DESIGNATIONS

MIX CALCULATION:
MIX DESIGN FOR M20 GRADE CONCRETE USING RECYCLED
AGGREGATE:

STIPULATIONS FOR MIXED PROPORTIONING:

Grade designation

: M25

Type of cement

: PSC

Maximum nominal size of aggregate

Minimum cement content

: 300 kg/m3

Maximum water-cement ratio

Workability

: 20mm

: 0.5

: 80 mm slump

 Exposure condition

: Moderate

Degree of supervision

: Good

Type of aggregate

: Crushed angular aggregate

Maximum cement content

: 450 kg/m3

TEST DATA FOR MATERIALS:

Cement used

: PSC( 53

grade conforming to IS8112 )

Chemical admixture

:Not added

 Specific gravity of
Coarse aggregate

: 2.80

Fine aggregate

: 2.73

Marble dust

: 2.655

Cement

: 2.87

Water absorption
Coarse aggregate

:1%

Fine aggregate

:0.5%

TAGET STRENGTH FOR MIX PROPORTIONING:

fck = fck +ks
k = 1.65( corresponding to 5% of detention )
s

= standard deviation

SELECTION OF WATER CEMENT RATIO:

Take value of w/c ratio corresponding to fck
from graph given in IS code SP23.
SELECTION OF WATER CONTENT:
Take maximum water content from Table-2 of IS
10262 : 2009 , corresponding to nominal size of coarse
aggregate and slump 25-50 mm

SP23 W/C RATIO

IS 1O262 WATER
CONTENT

CALCULATION

OF

CEMENT

CONTENT:
w/c

ratio = ( wt. of

cement) / (wt. of water)

=> wt. of cement = ?
cement content >
maximum cement content .
PROPORTION OF VOLUME OF COARSE
AGGREGATE
CONTENT:

AND

FINE

AGGREGATE

IS 10262
PROPERTION OF
VOLUME OF
AGGREGATE

DISCUSSION
By adding marble powder it can reduced the
emission of carbon dioxide in construction
processes . According to the resources , it
shows that replacing of cement with marble
dust upto a limit reduces the slump of
concrete mixes , but when it replace with
sand upto limit , it enhances the slump of
the concrete mix .
According to the earlier experimental studies it
reviewed that by adding waste marble powder it
increases the unit weight of the concrete due to

CONCLUSION
The replacement of cement with waste marble
powder attains maximum compressive & tensile
strength .
To minimize the costs for construction with usage of
marble powder which is freely or cheaply available .
To realm of saving environmental pollution by cement
production , being our main objective as civil
engineering .

REFERENCES
P.A. Shirulea, AtaurRahmanb, Rakesh D. Gupta, Partial Replacement Of
Cement With Marble Dust Powder, International Journal of Advanced
Engineering Research and Studies E-ISSN22498974, IJAERS/ Vol. I/ Issue
III/April-June, 2012/ 175-177.
Ahmed N. Bdour and Mohammad S. Al- Juhani, Utilization Of Waste
Marble

Powder

Professor,

Civil

In

Cement

Engineering

Industry,

December

Department,

College

2011,Associate
of

Engineering,

University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia Corresponding Author Dean, College of

Engineering, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
V.M.shelke, Prof. P.Y.pawde Dr. R.R. shrivastava Effect Of Marble Powder
With And Without Silica Fume On Mechanical Properties Of Concrete

CODES REQUIRED
IS-383-Indian

Standard

(1970),Method

For

Testing

of

Aggregates.

IS 9013 Indian standard (1978),Method of Test for

Compressive Strength.

IS 9399 Indian standard (1979),Method of test for flexural

strength.
Concrete Technology Theory and practice By MS. Shetty
Concrete Technology:- M. L. Gambhir