IJSRD - International Journal for Scientific Research & Development| Vol.
10, Issue 3, 2022 | ISSN (online): 2321-0613
Experimental Study on Concrete by Partial Replacement of Sand with
Sawdust &Cement with Fly Ash
S. Ashok Kumar1 B.Srikanth2 N. Venkata sai3 M. Ramakanth4 M. Yeswanth Paul5
1,2,3,4,5
Department of Civil Engineering
1,2,3,4,5
MIC College of Technology, Kanchikacherla, Andhra Pradesh, India
Abstract— This project focused at the replacement effects on properties. Efforts are being made in the field of concrete
the addition of fly ash, sawdust in concrete as a partial technology to develop such concretes with special
replacement of cement and natural fine aggregate. Natural characteristics. In the present experimental investigation the
fine aggregate are replaced by sawdust in 5,7.5,10,12.5 and fly ash has been used to study the effect on compressive on
15% by weight in the concrete. Cement is replaced by fly ash M25 grades of concrete
in 5,7.5,10,12.5 and 15% by weight in the concrete. Sawdust
and fly ash is available as natural material and also useful for II. OBJECTIVES
minimize the fine aggregate and cement and also cost in the 1) To prepare light weight saw dust concrete of nearly equal
construction field. The sawdust is sieved using a 4.75mm advantages like conventional concrete.
sieve. Using mix M25 grade of concrete and has to ratio of 2) To prepare economical concrete.
1:1:2 [cement: sand: aggregate]. The specimens are tested 3) Good disposal of waste (Saw dust).
after 7,28 days of curing. The experiment is carried out by
finding the slump value, compressive strength. III. SCOPE
Keywords: Saw Dust, Fly Ash, Cement, Fine Aggregate,
It has many advantages over traditional concrete, such as,
Courese Aggregate
Internal curing due to the absorbed water in the saw dust.
Better heat dissipation and heat insulation property.
I. INTRODUCTION
Efficient in case of acoustics.
Saw dust is the waste product which is available huge in Lack of availability of fine aggregates can be
quantity and which can be used as substitute of fine compensated.
aggregate.
In the last decade, construction industry has been IV. MATERIALS & TESTS
conducting research on the utilization of waste product
in concrete. Each waste product has its own specific A. Sawdust
effect on properties of fresh and hardened concrete. Sawdust is obtained from wood. The saw dust consist of
Conservation of natural resources and presentation of chippings from various hardwoods. It was sundried and kept
environment is the essence of any development. in waterproof bags.
The problem arising from continuous technological
and industrial development is the disposal of waste material.
If some of the waste material are found suitable in concrete
making not only cost of construction can be cut down and also
safe disposal of waste material can be achieved.
The use of waste product in concrete not only makes
it economical but also solves some of the disposal problems
technology is used in the field of concrete technology that
modifies concrete properties.
Fly ash is the finely divided mineral residue resulting
from the combustion of ground or powdered coal in
electric power generating thermal plant.
Fly ash is a beneficial mineral admixture for concrete. It Fig. 1: Sawdust
influences many properties of concrete in both fresh and Sr. No. Constituents Percentage (By weight)
hardened state. Moreover, utilization of waste materials 1. SiO2 87
in cement and concrete industry reduces the 2. Al2O3 2.5
environmental problems of power plants and decreases 3. Fe2O3 2.0
electricity generation costs. While in the fresh state, the 4. MgO 0.24
fly ash improves workability. 5. CaO 3.75
This improved workability allows for lower water-to- 6. Loss of Ignition(LOI) 4.76
cement ratios, which later leads to higher compressive Table 1: Chemical characteristics of saw dust
strengths. 1) Specific gravity of sawdust
In the hardened state, fly ash contributes in a number The test was conducted by density bottle. The calculated
of ways, including strength and durability. While fly ash Specific gravity of sawdust is 0.91.
tends to increase the setting time of the concrete. Concrete 2) Water absorption of sawdust
being the most important and widely used material is called The calculated Percentage of water absorption is 47%.
upon to possess very high strength and sufficient workability
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3) Moisture content test on sawdust VI. RESULTS:
The calculated moisture content of sawdust is 10%. Specimens 7 Days (Mpa) 28 Days (Mpa)
B. Cement NOMINAL 17.20 28.35
1) Standard consistency 5% 18.15 28.55
The obtained value for standard consistency is 31%. 7.5% 19.25 29.20
2) Initial and final setting time 10% 19..90 29.90
As per IS 1489 part 1 the minimum initial setting time is 30 12.5% 18.30 28.65
min and maximum final setting time is 600 min. The obtained 15% 17.17 27.50
initial and final setting time is 110 min and 310 min Table 2: compressive results for replacing Cement with fly
respectively. ah.
3) Secific gravity of cement
Le Chatlier’s flask and Gravity bottle is used for finding the REPLACING CEMENT WITH FLY
specific gravity of cement. ASH
As per IS 2720-part 3 specific gravity of Ordinary
40
Portland cement is near to 3.15.
30
C. Water 20
Tap water was used for this study. The water was clean from 10
visible impurities.
0
D. Fine aggregates 5% 7.50% 10% 12.50% 15%
Specific gravity of fine aggregate 7DAYS 28DAYS
The calculated specific gravity of fine aggregate is 2.5.
Grain size distribution of fine aggregate Chart 1: Compressive strength comparison for cubes
The selected fine aggregate belongs to grading zone II. Specimens 7 Days (Mpa) 28 Days (Mpa)
E. Coarse aggregate Nominal 17.20 28.35
5% 16.35 31.35
1) Specific gravity of coarse aggregate 7.5% 18.20 26.2
Specific gravity of coarse aggregate 2.71 as per IS codes.
10% 14.29 22.6
And the calculated specific gravity is 2.67.
12.5% 13.35 19.6
2) Water absorption test
15% 12.45 16.7
Calculated percentage of water absorption is 2.41 %.
Table 3: compressive strength results replacing the cement
with fly ash and sand with saw dust.
V. EXPERIMENTAL WORK
A. Concrete mix design REPLACING CEMENT WITH
M25 grade with nominal concrete mix having proportion of FLY ASH AND SAND WITH
(cement: fine aggregate: coarse aggregate) 1:1.62:2.83 by
weight is prepared. The calculated water cement ratio used is
SAWDUST
0.48. It was proposed to investigate the properties of concrete 35
and were casted with partial replacement of sand with 5%, 30
7.5%, 10%, 12.5% and 15% of sawdust. And partial
25
replacement of cement with 5%,7.5%,10%,12.5%,and 15%
of fly ash. 20
15
B. Casting details
10
Total number of 40 cubes of size 150 mm X 150 mm X 150
5
mm were casted for compressive strength test.
0
C. Testing 5 7.5 10 12.5 15
Compressive strength test 7DAYS 28 DAYS
The compressive strength test is the most important test
conducted to determine the load carrying capacity of the Chart 2:
concrete. The test was conducted in compression testing
machine of 2000 KN capacity after curing period of 28 days VII. CONCLUSION
under normal room temperature.
Based on the investigations on sawdust and fly ash, the
following conclusions were made:-
The workability of mortar and concrete containing coal
ash decreases slightly as the coal ash content increases
which is due to the higher water demand of coal ash.
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The experiment of this has revealed that replacement of
ordinary Portland cement by coal ash from 10% leads
to better compressive strength than that of the control
mortar with 100% ordinary Portland cement. And the
compressive strength decreases as the coal ash
replacement increases over 10%.
After all the strength obtained in OPC with partial
replacement of cement with fly ash, the strength obtain
with 10% replacement of cement.
Adding of saw dust partial replacement of fine aggregate,
percentages of 5%,7.5%,10%,12.5%,and15%.
At 5 % replacement of saw dust leads to better
compressive strength, compared to nominal concrete.
After that increasing percentage of saw dust decreases
the compressive strength of the concrete.
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