Study on use of Industrial Waste (Glass Waste) to Produce Self-Compacting Concrete

Self -compacted concrete is high performance concrete which has high fluidity without segregation which does not required vibration and able to flow by own weight. Glass is used in many forms in day-to-day life. It has limited life span and after use it is either stock piled or sent to landfills. Since glass is non-biodegradable, landfills do not provide an environment friendly solution. Hence, there is strong need to utilize waste glasses. . Utilize glass waste as raw material in concrete is give clean and greener environment. Using glass in concrete is an interesting possibility for economy on wastage disposals. Glass is an inert material which could be recycled and used many times without changing its chemical property. Glass is an amorphous material with high silica content thus making it potentially pozzolonic when particle size is less than 75 µm. The replacement of glass powder decreases the unit weight and porosity by the decrease in water absorption. The early consumption of alkalis by glass particles helps in reduction of alkali-silica reaction. The inclusion of fly ash in glass concrete reduces the alkali silica reaction and improves the workability and durability properties of concrete the workability of concrete is determined by using slump test and by increasing the concentration of glass powder decreases the workability of concrete. Therefore, the glass powder is used to some extent can replace the cement and contribute the strength development and durability characteristics.