A

PRESENTATION
ON

GREEN CONCRETE

Department of Civil Engineering

Shri Vishnu Engineering College For Women,Bhimavaram
Contents
Definition
Environmental goals
Four ways to produce green concrete
Use of Recycled aggregate and crushed brick
as fine aggregate
Use of waste glass as a replacement of
natural sand or fine aggregate
Use of quarry or stone dust
Use of sludge incineration ash
Advantages
Conclusion
 DEFINITION

Green Concrete is a term given to a concrete

that has had extra steps taken in mix design that
is replacement of naturally available materials in
concrete with the recycled materials to ensure a
sustainable structure and along life cycle with a
low maintenance cost .
 Environmental Goals
Green Concrete is expected to fulfill the following environmental
obligations:
Reduction of CO2 emissions by 21 %.
Increase the use of inorganic residual products from industries
other than the concrete industry by approx. 20%.
Reduce the use of fossil fuels by increasing the use of waste
derived fuels in the cement industry.
The recycling capacity of the green concrete must not be less
compared to existing concrete types.
The structures do not impose much harm to the environment
during their service life.
 Four ways to produce green concrete

1. To increase the use of conventional residual

products, i.e. fly ash.
2. To use residual products from the concrete
industry, i.e. stone dust (from crushing of stones).
3. To use residual products from other industries not
traditionally used in concrete, i.e. fly ash from bio
fuels and sewage sludge incineration ash (from
sewage treatment).
4. To use new types of cement with reduced
environmental impact.
 USE OF RECYCLED AGGREGATE AND
CRUSHED BRICK AS FINE AGGREGATES

Strength and deformation characteristics:

The lower compressive strength recorded for
concrete produced with recycled aggregate was
due to higher water cement ratio.
Concrete produced with recycled aggregates tend
to have higher levels of dry shrinkage than
concrete produced with natural aggregates.
The replacement of 50% of cement with slag led
to improve tensile strength for recycled aggregate
concrete.
Usage of Green Concrete
Durability:

Recycled aggregate concrete has better

resistance to carbonation than natural
aggregate concrete.
Recycled aggregate concrete provides
better resistance to freezing and then
concrete produced by mixing natural
aggregates.
 RECYCLED AGGREGATE

CRUSHED BRICK
 USE OF WASTE GLASS AS A REPLACEMENT
TO NATURAL SAND OR FINE AGGREGATE

Many of researchers reported that tensile

splitting strength and flexural strength were both
reduced with the presence of recycled glass sand
in concrete.
Glass by nature is an impermeable material.
Hence by using recycled glass sand can reduce
the permeability of concrete mix and may
enhance its durability and restrict the migration
of water ions inside the concrete.
 CRUSHED GLASS GLASS POWDER

A higher compressive strength is achieved when 20%

of cement was replaced by glass powder in concrete.
 Use of quarry or stone dust
When quarry or stone dust is used in
concrete as a 100% replacement of natural sand
with stone dust does not change the
compressive strength of concrete or there will
be improvement in the compressive strength of
concrete.
There was up to 10% increase in compressive
strength and flexural strength of concrete when
concrete is produced by fully replacement of
natural sand by crushed rock dust.
Researchers are suggested
that replacement of natural
sand with crushed rock
dust is possible when
particles of crushed rock
dust are finer than 0.075
mm are 15% as fine
aggregate as per codal
provisions.
 Use of sludge incineration ash
Most municipal solid waste is disposed of in land fills, a
traditional waste disposal process.

Because of lack of suitable land fill space, in many countries

incineration of such waste had received widespread attention.

The ash obtained from such incineration has an average

chemical composition as that of coal fly ash.

As a matter of fact, a great advantage in sustainability of

concrete would be achieved if such ground ashes could actually
be used in concrete production.
Sludge Incineration Ash
ADVANTAGES
Reduced CO2 emissions.
Low production costs as wastes directly
substitute the cement.
Saves energy, emissions and waste water.
Helps in recycling industry wastes.
Reduces the consumption of cement
overall.
 Cont..
Better workability.
Greater strength and durability than normal
concrete.
Compressive strength and Flexural behaviour is
fairly equal to that of the conventional concrete.
Green concrete might solve some of the
societies problems with the use of inorganic,
residual products which should otherwise be
deposited.
 Conclusion
Green concrete having reduced environmental impact with
reduction of the concrete industries co2 emissions by 30%.

Green concrete is having good thermal and fire resistant.

Inthis concrete increased concrete industrys use of waste

products by20%. Hence green concrete consumes less energy
and becomes economical.

So definitely use of concrete product like green concrete in

future will not only reduce the emission of co2in environment
and environmental impact but also economical to produce