ABSTRACT

Cement, sand and aggregate are basic needs for any construction industry.
Sand is a prime material used for preparation of mortar and concrete and
which plays a major role in mix design. Now a days erosion of rivers and
considering environmental issues, there is a scarcity of river sand. The
non-availability or shortage of river sand will affect the construction
industry; hence there is a need to find the new alternative material to
replace the river sand, such that excess river erosion and harm to
environment is prevented. Many researchers are finding different
materials to replace sand and one of the major materials is quarry stone
dust. Using different proportion of these quarry dust along with sand the
required concrete mix can be obtained. This paper presents a review of the
different alternatives to natural sand in preparation of mortar and concrete.
The paper emphasize on the physical and mechanical properties and
strength aspect on mortar and concrete. Keywords- Sand, Quarry Stone
Dust, Alternative Material, Physical Properties, Mechanical Properties.
The environment problems are very common in India due to generation
of industrial by-products. Due to industrialization enormous by-products
are produced and to utilize these by-products is the main challenge faced
in India. Cast Iron Powder is one of the industrial by-products from the
iron and steel making industries. In this paper, the compressive strength of
the Cast iron powder concrete was studied. The results confirm that the
use of cast iron powder overcome the pollution problems in the
environment. The results shows that the cast iron powder added to the
concrete had greater strength than the plain concrete.