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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 621, 2025
Second International Conference on Green Energy, Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Technologies 2024 (ICGEST 2024)
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Article Number | 01018 | |
Number of page(s) | 10 | |
Section | Application of Sustainable Technology in Construction Industry | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202562101018 | |
Published online | 19 March 2025 |
Evaluation of Paper Industry waste sludge and nano materials on properties of concrete
1 Department of Civil Engineering, SR University, Warangal, India.
2 Department of Civil Engineering, StPeter’s Institute of higher education and research Chennai, India,
3 Department of Information Technology, Panimalar Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, India
4 Department of Mathematics, Jeppiaar Institute of Technology, Chennai, India.
5 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India
6 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Chennai, India
* Corresponding author: g.shyamala@sru.edu.in
Numerous efforts have been made to add various substances to concrete to improve and change its properties. This study investigated the feasibility of employing Paper Industry Waste Sludge (PIWS) as a partial cement substitute in concrete. Concrete can be made using the dry-mix method, which employs a mixture with a minimal slump. A comprehensive analysis was conducted to examine the mechanical and durability properties of cement concrete utilizing different cement replacement ratios by integrating Paper Industry waste sludge (PIWS). This study presents an analysis of the effects of adding wastepaper sludge on the properties of M25 grade concrete. The main goal of this investigation was to use wastepaper sludge with different qualities and amounts (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% by weight of cement) in the M25 grade concrete mixture (proportioned as 1:1.60:2.80) with a water-to-cement ratio of 0.45. Silica nanoparticles are synthetic materials composed of tiny SiO2 particles, similar to cement. Because of their excellent pozzolanic qualities, cement was added at a weight ratio of 0 to 2.5% to boost their strength. The recommended percentage of 5% for the addition of wastepaper sludge to concrete increased the flexural, split-tensile, and compressive strengths of the concrete compared to those of plain concrete. Because PIWS has a more porous structure and contains more organic components, its use at higher concentrations (5%) resulted in a considerable reduction in strength. Thus, 5% of the fine aggregate can be substituted with sludge from water-treatment facilities.
Key words: sludge / fine aggregate / ultrasonic pulse velocity
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