2. Advances in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Production of Eco-Friendly Non-Load Bearing Concrete Hollow Blocks using Glass Powder and Marble powder
Prof. Anwar Khitab, Engr. Salman Ahmed
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
MIRPUR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MIRPUR, AJK

3. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION MATERIALS AND METHODS
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
THANKS 3

4. INTRODUCTION Raw materials of cement are lime, silica, and alumina.
Depletion of natural resources
Environmental hazards
Recycling of industrial and agricultural wastes
Glass powder and marble powder
Around 40% of marble waste is generated worldwide
Million tons of waste glass is being generated annually all over the world

5. MATERIALS Ordinary Portland Cement Lawrencepur Sand Margalla Crush
Potable water

6. MATERIALS Oxide Cement Marble Dust Glass Powder SiO2 20.7 0.18 70
Al2O3
5.7
0.67
1.5
Fe2O3
2.3
0.44 -
CaO
64.8
51.70 10
MgO
1.1
0.4 2
SO3
3.21
0.08
Na2O
0.19
----- 9
K2O
0.6
0.21
0.5
Specific Gravity(g/cc)
3.14
2.68
Fineness (sc/g)
3310
5960
Loss on ignition
0.92%
46.04

7. MATERIALS Specimen ID C GP5 GP10 GP15 MP5 MP10 MP15 Cement % 100 95 9085
GP% - 5 10 15
MP%
No of specimen 8

8. MATERIALS Hollow concrete blocks 15x20x40 cm.
Composition of concrete: 1:1.75:3
Specimens with 0%, 5%, 10% and 15% of glass powder and marble powder.

9. TESTS
ASTM C-140: Compressive strength and water absorption for hollow concrete masonry blocks (

10. RESULTS

11. RESULTS

12. CONCLUSIONS
Non-Load Bearing Hollow Concrete Blocks manufactured with Marble powder and Glass powder as replacement of Cement ensures the improvement, in performance and Compressive strength.
The water absorption decreases with increase in the amount of marble powder.
Water absorption decreases with increase in the amount of glass powder. (The results of 10% are exceptional for glass powder only)