Use of Bauxite Red Mud and

Steel fibres in concrete

Presented by
Akarsh Singh
14/ICE/005
Structural Engineering

Guide- Dr. Shobha Ram

Co-guide- Prof. Deepansh Yadav
 Objective of the work
• Finding the optimum replacement of cement
with bauxite red mud in M25.
• Finding the optimum percentage of steel fiber
in the found optimum red mud concrete.
 Work done till date
• Tests done on cement:-
1) specific gravity
2) consistency
3) initial setting time.
• Specific gravity and water absorption of fine
aggregate.
• Zoning of fine aggregate.
• Specific gravity and water absorption of coarse
aggregate.
• Slump test for workability (M25).
 Results
• Specific gravity •Water absorption
Material Specific
gravity Aggregates Water absorption
Cement 3.05 Fine 1.01%
Kerosene 0.80 Coarse 0.812%
Fine 2.65
aggregate
Coarse 2.65
aggregate
 Zoning of sand (IS : 383- 1970)

Sieve size Wt retained (in Cumulative wt Cumulative Cumulative

grams) retained (in grams) retained (%) passing(%)

10mm 0 0 0 100
4.75mm 0 0 0 100
2.36mm 60 60 3 97
1.18mm 443 503 25.15 74.85
600 micron 482 985 49.25 50.75
300 micron 536 1521 76.05 23.95
150 micron 372 1893 94.65 5.35
pan 107 1990 - -
 Test results on cement
• Grade- OPC 43 grade (Birla Uttam)
• Specific gravity- 3.05
• Consistency of cement- 32%
• Initial setting time- 108 mins.
Test results of control mix M25 concrete
• Slump value- 65mm
• Water/ cement ratio- 0.45
• Mix proportion- 1: 1.54:2.79

Test 7 days(N/mm2) 28 days(N/mm2)

Compressive 21.32 35.82
strength
Tensile strength 2.095 3.14
 40

35

30
Strength in N/mm2

25

20 compressive strength
tensile strength
15

10

0
7 days 28 days
 Future work plan
Replacing bauxite red mud with cement by the following
proportions and finding the optimum proportion

m25

15% 20% 25% 30%

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Steel fibre is added to obtained optimum red
mud concrete in the following proportions

Optimum
replaced
concrete

0.5% 1.0% 1.5%

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