Behavior of RC Beam under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading using Waste Materials as Fine Aggregate
T. Balasubramaniam1, G.S.Thirugnanam2
1Dr.T.Balasubramaniam*, Civil Engineering Department, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
2Dr. G.S. Thirugnanam, Civil Engineering Department, Builders Engineering College, Tirupur, India.
Manuscript received on July 20, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on August 10, 2019. | Manuscript published on August 30, 2019. | PP: 2021-2027 | Volume-8 Issue-6, August 2019. | Retrieval Number:F8702088619/2019©BEIESP| DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.F8702.088619
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Abstract: Crusher sand or Manufactured sand (M-Sand) obtained from stone aggregate quarries is widely used as fine aggregate in concrete to avoid the depletion of natural river sand. To avoid air and land pollution due to direct dumping of wastes in open land area from granite processing industries and thermal power stations, the behavior of reinforced concrete beam without waste (RC beam) and with waste (RCW beam) materials like granite powder (10%) and bottom ash (10%) as combined partial replacement for M-Sand was carried out. The parameters like load carrying capacity, ductility, energy absorption capacity and stiffness degradation were evaluated. The behavior of all the parameters of both the beams was similar and there was slight decrease (10%) in strength parameters due to increase in fine pore particles. Hence, the granite powder and bottom ash can be used as partial replacement for fine aggregate in building constructions.
Keywords: M-sand, Granite powder, bottom ash, RC beam, behavior