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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 General
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1.2 Construction and Demolition Waste
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1.3 Classification of Waste Materials
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1.4
Organisation of Thesis
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2. LITERATURE SURVEY
2.1
GENERAL
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2.2
SUMMARY
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2.3
NEED FOR THE STUDY
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2.4
OBJECTIVES
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2.5
METHODOLOGY
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2.6
GRADING OF WASTE MATERIALS
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2.7
MIXING
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2.8
CASTING AND CURING
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3.
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS
3.1
GENERAL
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3.2
MATERIALS USED
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3.2.1 Cement
3.2.2 Fine Aggregate
3.2.3 Coarse Aggregate
3.2.4 Water
3.2.5 Construction And Demolition Waste
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TESTS ON SOLID BLOCKS
4.1
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH TEST
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4.2
BLOCK DENSITY TEST

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TEST FOR WATER ABSORPTION

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TEST RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

GENERAL

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COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH

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BLOCK DENSITY

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WATER ABSORPTION

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HYDRAULIC SOLID BLOCK MAKING MACHINE

COST ANALYSIS
CONCLUSIONS
GENERAL

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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

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REFERENCES
APPENDIX

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LIST OF FIGURES
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Construction & demolition waste produced during the construction

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3.2
3.3
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4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
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Classification of waste materials
Flow chart showing methodology
Gradation curve of fine aggregate
Gradation curve of coarse aggregate
Gradation curve of C & D waste materials
Testing the compressive strength
Cross section of concrete block from waste
Concrete block on weighing balance
Measuring dimensions of concrete block to calculate volume
Taking submerged weight
Taking the wet weight
Compressive strength of solid concrete blocks with varying amount

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of C & D waste at 21 days

Compressive strength of solid concrete blocks with varying amount

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of C & D waste at 21 days

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Block density variations

The hydraulic concrete block making machine

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LIST OF TABLES
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1.4

Organisation of thesis

3.1

Properties of cement

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3.2

Sieve analysis of fine aggregates

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3.3

Properties of fine aggregate

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3.4

Sieve analysis of coarse aggregates

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3.5

Properties of coarse aggregate

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3.6

Gradation table of waste materials

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5.1

Compressive strength of solid concrete blocks at 21 days of curing for

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1:3:6 mix
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Compressive strength of solid concrete blocks at 21 days of curing for

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1:4:8 mix
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Compressive strength of solid concrete blocks at 28 days of curing for

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1:3:6 mix
5.4

Compressive strength of solid concrete blocks at 28 days of curing for

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1:4:8 mix
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Block density values of solid concrete blocks for 1:3:6 mix

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5.6

Block density values of solid concrete blocks for 1:4:8 mix

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5.7

Water absorption of concrete blocks of mix 1:3:6

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Water absorption of concrete blocks of mix 1:4:8

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Specifications

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Estimated cost of solid concrete blocks

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