IMPACT ANALYSIS OF WASTE UTILIZATION ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SUSTAINABLE GREEN MATERIALS

Muhammad Adnan Kashif; Syed Safdar Raza; Syyed Adnan Raheel Shah; Sunera Imtiaz; Salman Hafeez; Muhammad Hammad Faiq

doi:10.71146/kjmr799

Authors

Muhammad Adnan Kashif Department of Civil Engineering, NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology, Multan, Pakistan. Author
Syed Safdar Raza 1-Department of Civil Engineering, NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology, Multan, Pakistan. 2-Department of Civil Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. Author
Syyed Adnan Raheel Shah Department of Civil Engineering, NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology, Multan, Pakistan. Author
Sunera Imtiaz Department of Building and Archi Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. Author
Salman Hafeez Department of Civil Engineering, Pak Institute of Engineering and Technology, Multan, Pakistan. Author
Muhammad Hammad Faiq Department of Civil Engineering, NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology, Multan, Pakistan. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.71146/kjmr799

Keywords:

Circular Economy, Polymer waste, Waste material, Performance, Sustainability

Abstract

Sustainable symmetric green materials are very important for large civil engineering projects. Predominantly, when Bio-waste materials are used in materials to improve strength and other related properties. This process helps to eliminate the environmental hazard and contribute to the low carbon production of traditional materials such as fine aggregates and cement where the sources are rare and expensive. This manuscript presents the utilization of waste products to study their individual filler effect on concrete. Waste material like Paper Sludge (PS) has been used in this research study. These materials were added as partial replacement of 3%, 6%, 9%, 12 % and 15% with binder. The concrete performance was analyzed based on mechanical characteristics such as with reference to binder replacement at the end of 7- and 28-days curing conditions. Control samples were prepared to compare the results with those that contained PS. The results obtained, revealed that waste materials can serve as replacement to maintain the mechanical properties of sustainable concrete. This study will help in the mass production of concrete with the help of waste materials resulting in eco-friendly economical sustainable infrastructure development especially in less load bearing structures.

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