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Study of Partial Replacement of Cement by Marble Powder

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Ramya Raju, 2Geetha K. Jayaraj, 3Abuzar Aftab Shaikh
Department of Civil Engineering, Shivajirao S. Jondhle College of Engineering and Technology, Asangaon

Abstract- This paper presents the study of concrete mix
design using marble powder. The disposal of marble
powder from the marble industry is one of the
environmental problems today. The places where marble is
used for various purposes, the use of marble powder can be
included for construction purpose Marble powder is
produced from processing plant during the sawing and
polishing of marble blocks and about 20 – 25% of the
processed marble is turned into powder form. Disposal of
the marble powder material from the marble industry is
one of the environmental problems worldwide today. The
replacement is done partially in various proportions and its
effect on properties of concrete is studied. The optimum
percentage for replacement of marble powder to attain the
maximum strength is 50% replacement where as in tensile
strength the optimum strength is achieved by 10%
replacement by cement. As the percentage replacement of
marble powder increases the workability reduces. The use
of marble powder reduces the cost of construction as it
used in mixing with concrete for building of floors and
other structures and it also reduces the proportion of water
cement ratio.
Index Words: Marble powder, compressive strength,
tensile strength, w/c ratio
I. INTRODUCTION:
Civil engineering is a professional engineering
discipline that deals with the design, construction and
maintenance of the physical and naturally built
environment, including works like roads, dams, parks
and recreation, bridges etc. It is broken into several sub-
disciplines including environmental engineering,
geotechnical engineering, infrastructure and construction
techniques and many more. Development of city is
governed by its infrastructure. This project deals with
the advanced construction technique by concrete
technology replaced by different waste materials.
Concrete is an essential building material that is widely
used in the construction of infrastructure such as
buildings, bridges, highways, dams and many other
facilities. The production of ordinary Portland cement
produces 7% approximately of the total greenhouse gas
emitted to the atmosp here. Waste marble powder is
generated as a byproduct during cutting of marble. The
waste is approximately in the range of 20% of the total
marble handled. The waste generated every year is in
tones, which is dumped in open space. This leads to
serious environmental and dust pollution. This may also
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lead to contamination of underground water
reserves[2].The environmental problems attributed by
waste marble powder imposes threat to ecosystem,
physical, chemical and biological components of
environment. It is therefore very important to reuse the
waste marble powder which shall solve most of the
problem. This report describes the feasibility of using
the waste marble powder as a partial replacement of
cement.
II. SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE
 To find economical solution for high cost
construction material.
 To study the effect of use by partial replacement of
cement by marble powder.
 To compare the compressive and tensile strength
along with variation in w/c ratio.
III. LITERATURE REVIEW:
Aalok D et al., 2014 studied on “Experimental study on
use of marble dust in concrete” and concluded that for
M 25 grade concrete the compressive strength of cubes
is increased when 50% of marble powder is added and
further any addition of waste marble powder the strength
gradually decreases. The split tensile strength of
cylinders are increased with addition of waste marble
powder up to 25% and decreases on further addition.
The flexural strength is obtained at 50% of marble
powder mix.
Rakesh Gupta et al., 2014 studied on “Partial
replacement of cement with marble powder” and
concluded that for M 20 grade concrete the compressive
strength of cubes are increased with addition of waste
marble powder up to 10% replace by weight of cement
and further any addition of waste marble powder the
compressive strength decreases. The split tensile
strength of cylinders are increased with addition of
waste marble powder up to 10% replace by weight of
cement and further any addition of waste marble powder
the split tensile strength decreases.
Abdullah Anwar et al., 2014 studied on “Study of
compressive Strength of concrete by partial replacement
of cement with marble dust powder” and concluded that
marble dust powder has a potential to provide an
alternative to cement and helps in maintaining the
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surroundings every bit well as economical balance. The
compressive strength properties of concrete containing
marble dust powder at 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and
25% of Portland cement. The investigation was
primarily to determine a resolution to the disposal
problem of marble dust by making usage of it in
concrete production for sustainable construction
development. The result obtained for 28 day
compressive strength confirms that the optimal
percentage for replacement of cement with marble dust
powder is about 10%. This will post less on the
production of carbon dioxide and solving the
environmental pollution by cement production, thereby
enhances the urban surroundings.
Jashandeepsingh et al., 2015studied on “Partial
replacement of cement with waste marble powder with
M 25 grade” and concluded that up to 12% replacement
of cement with waste marble there is an increase in all
mechanical properties. The replacement of 12% of
cement with waste marble powder attains maximu m
compressive and tensile strength. The optimum
percentage for replacement of marble powder with
cement is almost 12% cement for both cubes and
cylinders. To minimize the costs for construction with
usage of marble powder that is freely or cheaply
available. To realm of saving the environmental
pollution by cement production being our main
objective.
Pooja J. Chavhan et al., 2014 studied on “To study the
behaviour of marble powder as supplementary
cementitious material in concrete” and concluded that
compressive strength increases with increase of marble
powder. The maximu m 28 days spilt tensile strength
was obtained with 45% marble powder replaced with
fine aggregate where as in case of compressive strength
the strength was gained by replacement of 30% along
with replacement of sand by 45-50%. The marble slurry
utilization in black cotton soil is one of the best ways to
improve soil properties and to protect the environment
up to some extent from the harmful effects of disposal of
marble slurry in land and water.
Veena G. Pathan et al.,2014 studied on “Feasibility and
need of use of waste marble powder in concrete
production” and concluded that the investigation
revealed that replacing of cement with marble waste
powder up to 20% reduces the slump of concrete mixes,
whereas replacement of sand by marble waste powder
up to 20% enhances the slump of the concrete mixes. In
concrete production replacement of 5% cement by
marble waste powder gives comparable compressive and
flexural strength as of marble waste free concrete
specimens, but increasing the replacement range beyond
5% results in strength reduction. In concrete production,
replacing of sand up to 20% by marble waste powder
gives similar strength as of concrete mixes with 100%
sand both at early and latter ages. On the basis of the
earlier experimen t al studies the unit weight of the
concrete increased due to the high specific gravity of
WMD and also filler effect of marble dust because it has
finer particles than fine sand aggregate. As a matter of
fact marble dust had a filler effect and played a
noticeable role in the hydration process. Cement being
kept constant it is an expected outcome that an
enhancement in the mechanical and physical properties
has taken place by virtue of the marble dust’s
contribution to the hydration process. The porosity of
the concrete decreased and UPV increased with
increasing percentage of marble dust addition.
IV Comparative charts on strength of concrete: The
compressive & tensile strength is checked by varying
the percentage of partial replacement of cement with
marble powder with respect to different water cement
ratio.

Table No: 4.1 Optimum Compressive Strength achieved by varying proportion of cement with marble powder for
M25
Material Compressive Strength N/mm2
w/c ratio 0.4 w/c ratio 0.43 w/c ratio 0.45
% replaced 7 days 28 days % replaced 7 days 28 days 7 days 28 days
0 20 34.50 0 22.97 33.18 26.51 28.26
Marble 4 21.20 35 5 23.85 34.67 21.07 26.22
Powder 8 24.50 35.10 10 24.44 35.85 28.82 30.25
M25 12 25.50 35.20 15 20.89 30.22 22.23 27.22
16 16.50 32 20 20 29.19 19.24 23.12
20 14.50 26 25 - - 23.63 26.96

Table No: 4.2 Optimum Tensile Strength achieved by varying proportion of cement with marble powder for M25

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Fig No: 4.1 Compressive strength variation with w/c ratio on 7 days

Fig No: 4.2 Compressive strength variation with w/c ratio on 28 day

Fig No: 4.3 Tensile strength variation with w/c ratio on 28 days
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Table No: 4.3 Compressive & tensile Strength achieved by varying proportion of cement with marble powder along
with super plasticizer

V. CONCLUSION:
Based on the study the following conclusions are drawn:
 The compressive strength is increases at 0.4 w/c
ratio, but decreases the tensile strength.
 The partial replacement of cement by marble powder
is used up to M25 grade concrete.
 The strength decreases beyond the use of M 25
grade, but shall be improved on the addition of super
plasticizer.
 As per the comparative study on use of super
plasticizer the strength is increased by 2% for M30 in 28
days, whereas by using only marble powder the strength
increases by 9% for M25 with 0.4 w/c ratio in both the
cases.
 Use of super plasticizer with marble powder as a
partial replacement of cement in higher grades shall be
useful for high rise structure to reduce the economy.
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