S. Anandaraja,*, A.R. Krishnarajab, P. Kulanthaivelc and P.C. Murugand
aAssistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore – 641 407, Tamilnadu, India
bAssociate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai-638060, Tamilnadu, India
cAssistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai-638060, Tamilnadu, India
dAssociate Professor, Department of Automobile Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai-638060, Tamilnadu, India
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Concrete is stable in compression but frail in tension. For eliminating the problem, we introduce fibers in the concrete. Ceramic waste powder, when finely ground, can exhibit pozzolanic properties and the coir fiber acts as a natural fiber. Utilizing ceramic waste powder as an additional cementitious ingredient can be advantageous for the environment and the economy. A budgetary and sizable plain concrete can be advanced via the unreal of normal Portland cement with ceramic waste powder. Coir fibers in concrete influences a lesser amount of compressive strength and higher amount of tensile strength. An investigation is accomplished to test the opportunity of the inclusion of ceramic waste powder as partial cement replacement and coir fibers were introduced to improve the tensile properties in the concrete. In this study, cement is substituted with ceramic waste powder in amounts of 0%, 20%, 40%, 60% and 80%. A preliminary investigation revealed that using 20% ceramic waste powder in place of cement improved the properties of concrete's strength. Further research reveals that concrete with 0, 0.5%, 1% and 2% coir fiber addition in the concrete with constant 20% ceramic waste powder. Results shows 1% coir fiber addition and 20% ceramic waste powder as cement replacement achieved the strongest qualities compared to control concrete. In comparison to the other specimens, the combination of coir fibers with ceramic waste powder improves the strength properties.
Keywords: Ceramic waste powder, Concrete, Cement, Coir fiber.
2024; 25(1): 41-47
Published on Feb 29, 2024
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