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LIGHT WEIGHT CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
INDEX
WASTE MATERIAL BASED CONCRETE
ORGANIC WASTES
INORGANIC WASTES
A. ORGANIC WASTES
The waste materials included in this category are of
plant origin, namely sawdust, coconut pith, rice
husk, wheat husk, groundnut husk, etc. It must
be appreciated that development of concrete using
such aggregates is still in early stages and published
data are limited. Before using organic wastes on a
large scale as constituents in concrete, careful
investigations
regarding
their
structural
properties and durability need be carried out.
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Uses
Of
Materials
Natural
Organic
Waste
RICE HUSK
Huge quantities of rice husk are generated in rice mills.
Each tonne of paddy produces about 200 kg of husk.
Because of its very low density, rice husk requires large
space for storage and hauling. In India, it is disposed of
by burning, thus reducing the bulky waste to
manageable volumes of ash of less than 50 per cent of
its initial volume but open burning creates severe
pollution problems.
Rick husk contains only very small quantities of watersoluble cement poisons as compared to saw dust. It has
a low bulk density of only 100 to 150 kg/m3. The
light weight concrete of bulk density 600 kg/m3,
produced using rice husk as an aggregate is
suitable mainly for making precast blocks and
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slabs
for walls and partitions.
Aggregate
type
Crushed
aggregate
Gravel
aggregate
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29
39
47
24
33
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B. INORGANIC WASTE
The inorganic wastes which are hard, particularly, the
demolition waste such as broken concrete, broken bricks
and crushed glass can be used to produce concretes of
requisite strength and durability.
BROKEN OR RECYCLED CONCRETE: Huge quantities
of building rubble become available each year by the
way of demolition of old structures to make way for new
and modern ones due to rapid urbanization. The
quantities increase tremendously during massive
reconstruction after devastating earthquakes. Disposal
of such materials is difficult in view of the scarcity of
suitable
dumping
grounds,
and
meeting
the
environmental requirements. Hence, the broken
concrete is increasingly being recycled. Recycled
concrete is simply the old concrete that has been
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removed
from buildings, foundations, pavements
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PROPERTIES
OF
RECYCLED
AGGREGATE
CONCRETE: The concrete produced with recycled
aggregate loses its workability more rapidly than the
conventional concrete, because recycled aggregate is
more porous than natural aggregate. Thus concrete
with recycled concrete aggregate may require 5
to 10 per cent more mixing water to achieve the
same workability as the gravel concrete. If both
fine and coarse aggregates are recycled
aggregates, around 15 per cent more free water is
required.
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