The Usage of Glass Waste as Cement Replacement

Abstract:

The growth production and manufactured sector in Malaysia had led to increase the industrial by-product waste especially glass. These growing problems of glass waste can be reduced if new disposal method are utilized other than disposed it to the landfill. This study is focused on the utilization of glass waste with cement. The main objectives of this study are to determine the characteristics of glass waste and to conduct physical and mechanical properties test towards the concrete with different percentages of glass (10%, 20% and 30%). Samples of glass waste were collected and crushed to the powder size (40µm) before being mix in concrete mixture and their characteristics were determined by using X-Ray Fluorescent (XRF). Physical and mechanical properties include compressive strength, water absorption and density were tested. The results obtained demonstrated that, only sample with 10% of glass powder incorporated is complied with the minimum strength of the cube with 25.6MPa. However, all of the samples meet the minimum value for density and water absorption test. The density obtained is still in the range which is between 2116.1kg/m³ until 2239.4kg/m³. As for water absorption test, all of the samples obtained the value below than 6% and can be classified as a good concrete. As a conclusion, 10% of glass powder is the most suitable percentage to be incorporated into concrete mixture. This replacement could be an alternative disposal method to glass waste.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 673)
• Pages: 95-104
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.673.95
• Online since: January 2016
• Authors: Aeslina Abdul Kadir*, Mohamad Rosli Ismail, A.M. Mustafa Al Bakri, Noor Amira Sarani, Mohd Ikhmal Haqeem Hassan
• Keywords: Cement Replacement, Density, Glass Waste, Strength, Water Absorption

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