Effect of Marble Dust Powder on the Properties of Fresh and Hard Concrete

¹ Department of Civil Engineering, Moradabad Institute of Technology, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh - 244001, India.
² Department of Civil Engineering, Maharishi University of Information Technology, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh - 226020, India.
³ Department of Civil Engineering, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India - 281 406
⁴ Department of Civil Engineering, GRIET, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500090, India.
⁵ Department of Mechanical Engineering, New Horizon College of Engineering, Bangalore.
⁶ Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India
⁷ Lloyd Institute of Engineering & Technology, Knowledge Park II, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201306.
⁸ Hilla University College, Babylon, Iraq.

^* Corresponding Author: sudarshan88ta@gmail.com

Abstract

The goal is to investigate the potential for employing byproducts from various industrial processes in the creation of ground-breaking mortar and concrete. The dust produced during the marble-cutting operation is put to good use. Different percentages of this garbage were recommended to be used in conjunction with or in place of cement in the making of concrete. The research looked into the possibility of using marble dust, which is produced during the shaping of marble blocks, as a cementitious material in concrete. In areas where they are readily available and can reduce construction costs, the study found that dust from marble slabs could be employed as a cementitious material in concrete mixtures. The discarded marble dust is mixed with cement in proportions of 5, 10, 15, and 20% of the standard concrete mix. Both the fresh and hardened characteristics of the produced combinations were investigated. Compressive and tensile strengths were measured after being cured for varying periods of time, both when marble dust was used as a partial replacement and when it was not.