Abstract:
Reusing of waste glass in concrete production is among the attractive option of achieving
waste reduction and preserving the natural resources from further depletion thereby
protecting the environment and achieving sustainability and producing concrete. This study
systematically investigated the possible reuse of waste glass powder as partial substitute for
cement in concrete. The concrete were prepared using a mix proportion of 1:2:4 (cement:
fine aggregate: coarse aggregate) at water-cement ratio of 0.5 targeting a design strength of
25 MPa. We measured compressive strength, split tensile strength and flexural strength of
concrete samples, that cement partially replaced by waste glass with the ratio of 5%, 10%
and 15% by mass.The test result shows that the replacement of glass powder improves the
mechanical properties of concrete as compared to normal concrete, with the peak value at
10% replacement of cement with glass powder. The maximum Compressive strength value
appears on 10% of cement replacement with glass powder by mass. As curing age increase
the Compressive strength of concrete also increase and the hydrations of cement is faster than
glass powder. Split tensile strength of concrete Increased as curing time increased, and shows
pick value at 10% glass powder replacement, and above 10% replacement the split tensile
strength is decreased because of loses of first hydration energy of cement. The evolution of
flexural strength of the original design mix and 10% of glasses that work as a partial
replacement of cement with curing age, The results pointed out that the strength of concrete
increases proportionally with curing process because the hydration process still continuous
until getting the full strength of concrete. The flexural strength of 10% glass replacement as
cement is greater than conventional concrete. The replacement of glass powder is
economically cheap as well as a superior concrete can be made and it reduces emissions of
CO2 to produce cement.
Keywords: waste glass powder, pozzolanic reaction, cement, concrete.