Partial Replacement of Cement with Marble Powder

BY
RISHABH PARIHAR
YASH DEORA
NIRMAL SONI
 Contents

 Objective of the project

 Introduction
 Nominal Mx Design
 Test Results and Graphs
 Conclusion
Composition of Marble powder
Objective
The objective of the project is to study the behavior of marble dust concrete for water curing.
Also we are interested to study the compressive strength of marble dust concrete for 0%, 5%,
10%, 15% & 20%. Replacement of cement by marble dust for water curing.Theconcrete
specimens are then allowed for 7 and 28 days for water curing . Then test will give us the
nature of profile compressive strength variations and this variations can be effectively represent
ed by means of graph.
 ABSTRACT
• Marble is industrially processed by being cut, polished, and used for decorative
purposes, and thus, economically valuable.
• In marble quarries, stones are cut as blocks through different methods
• During the cutting process, 20-30% of a marble block becomes waste marble
powder.Marble powder is a waste material generated in considerable amounts
in
the world
• Marble waste leads to a serious environmental problem as well
• Hence the reuse of waste material has been emphasized.Waste can be used to
produce new products or can be used as admixtures so that natural resources
are used more efficiently
 INTRODUCTION
• Blended cements based on the partial replacement of Portland cement clinker
(PC) by wastes have been the subject of many investigations in recent years
• These materials participate in the hydraulic reactions, contributing significantly
to the composition and micro structure of hydrated product
• In building industry, Marble has been commonly used for various purposes like
flooring, cladding etc., as a building material since the ancient times
• The industry's disposal of the marble powder material, consisting of very fine
powder, today constitutes one of the environmental problems around the world
• In India, marble dust is settled by sedimentation and then dumped away which
results in environmental pollution, in addition to forming dust in summer and
threatening both agriculture and public health
 NOMINAL MIX CONCRETE DESIGN FOR ONE METRE
CUBE OF M20 CONCRETE
• It takes 1.5 cubic meter of total material to prepare one cubic of concrete,
because cement and sand fills the gaps between the aggregate (crushed stone).
• Let’s design M20 grade concrete.
• Ratio for M20 concrete is 1:1.5:3
CALCULATIONS:
For M20 take w/c Ratio=0.5
weight of concrete is 2400X3375x10-6=8.1 Kgs
the proportional weight of cement is given as (1/5.5)x8.1=1.472 Kgs
the weight of fine aggregate is given as =(1.5/5.5)x8.1=2.209 Kgs
the weight of coarse aggregate is given as =(3/5.5)x8.1=4.4181 Kgs
The weight of fine aggregate is given as =(1.5/5.5)x8.1=2.209 Kgs the
weight of coarse aggregate is given as =(3/5.5)x8.1=4.4181 Kgs

Now we know the weight of cement

Also we know the w/c ratio to calculate the quantity of water for the mix

w eig h t o f w ater
w/c ratio = 0.5 =
weight of cement
0.5 =weight of water/1.472

weight of water=736 ml

On the other hand, we need to calculate amount of marble powder by

replacing with cement
for 5% of marble powder
we get the weight as =1.472x.05
=73.6 gms
weight of cement required =1.472-73.6
=1.398 Kg
amount of coarse aggregate and fine aggregate was similar as
previous calculations
 Quantity of material for one cube

% of marble powder wt of marble powder(gms wt of ceme

) nt (Kgs)
0% 0 1.472
5% 73.6 1.398
10% 147.2 1.324
15% 220.8 1.251
20% 294.4 1.177
 TESTING OF HARDENED CONCRETE
• COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH – 7 DAYS

% of marble Load(KN) Compressive

powder Strength(Mpa)
0% 340 16
5% 405 18
10% 430 19.11
15% 325 14.44
20% 270 12
Compressive strength graph after 7 days

Y-Values
25

19.11
20 18
16
14.44
15 12

10

0
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
• COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH – 14 DAYS

% of marble Load(KN) Compressive

powder Strength(Mpa)
0% 390 19.33
5% 442 21.644
10% 474 24.066
15% 369 17.72
20% 330 16.66
Compressive strength graph after 14 days

Y-VALUES
30
24.066
25 21.644
19.33
20 17.72
16.66

15

10

0
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
• COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH – 28 DAYS

% of marble Load(KN) Compressive

powder Strength(Mpa)

0% 550 24.44
5% 600 26.66
10% 660 29.333
15% 452.5 20.11
20% 420 18.66
Combined graph of 7,14 and 28 days
Y-Values
5
0

CHART TITLE
35
29.33
30 26.66
24.44 24.066
25 21.644
19.11 20.11
19.33 18 18.66
17.73 16.66
20 16
14.44
15 12

10

0
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
Workability
It is observed here that degree of workability is medium as per IS 456-2000.
The slump values of the concretes obtained from waste marble granules mix
gave negligible effect as compared to normal concrete mix

Slump Value for Concrete Mix

% of Replacement Slump value (mm)
0 55
5 57
10 63
15 65
20 66
 Slump test Graph
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Casting of cubes
Test specimens after 28 days curing
Failure of cubes
Conclusions
• Compressive strength increases with increase of marble powder
• Upto to 10% replacement of cement there is increase in all
mechanical properties
• The optimum percentage for replacement of marble powder with
cement and it is almost 10% cement for cubes
• The replacement of 10% cement with waste marble powder attains
maximum compressive strength
• To minimize the cost of construction with usage of marble powder
which is freely or cheaply available
• More importantly to realm of saving the environmental pollution by
cement production ; being the main objective as civil engineers