Strength Characteristics Of Concrete With Recycled Aggregates And Artificial Sand

Abstract

Growing concern of the planet due to heavy consumption of sand and rock in concrete made it a necessity to find way through sustainable construction practices. A possible solution to these problems is to use of C& D waste in concrete. Recycled concrete can produce an alternative aggregate for structural concrete as partial or total replacement. In this paper an attempt is made to utilize recycled concrete aggregates and artificial sand (machine made sand) in concrete, using IS10262:2009 as guideline for designing the concrete with grade M25. Use of machine made sand will allow replacement to conventional sand. The fresh and hardened properties of new concrete are studied and compared with concrete made using conventional materials. A comparison with control mix mainly their compressive strength, split tensile strength & flexural strength, will allow assessing the suitability of using Recycled aggregate in concrete with replacement to sand with conventional or artificial sand.