AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE AVAILABILITY OF SOLID WASTE OF MINES AND QUARRIES AS COARSE AGGREGATE IN CONCRETE MIXES | ||
| JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences | ||
| Article 14, Volume 42, No 3, May and June 2014, Pages 876-890 PDF (355.63 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesaun.2014.115024 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed Abdul Mageed Ahmed1; Khairy Hassan Abdel kareem2; Ahmed Mohamed Altohamy3; Sherein Ahmed Mohamed Rizk4 | ||
| 1Prof.of Mineral Processing, Assiut univ., Faculty of Eng., Mining and Metal. Dept. | ||
| 2Prof. of concrete structures, Assiut univ., Faculty of Eng., Civil Dept. | ||
| 3Assistant Prof. of Soil and Foundation, Beni -Suef univ., Faculty of Eng., Civil Dept. | ||
| 4Assistant lecturer, Ph.D. researcher, Beni-Suef univ., Faculty of Eng., Civil Dept. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In Egypt, large quantities of coarse solid wastes are generated during the processing of phosphate ores and quarrying operations of marble and granite rocks. These solid wastes are stored in piles around or near mine sites, which cause many environmental problems. Various solutions have been sought for this major environmental problem and the best solution found is recycling. However these wastes, because of their similarity to the natural aggregate, represent a potentially useful source of material for a variety of applications. The main purpose of this research is to investigate the possibility of utilizing over screen reject generated during phosphate ore processing and rock fragments of quarrying marble and granite rocks in concrete production as full replacement of natural gravel in concrete mix. A number of tests were carried out on these wastes to determine their physical, mechanical and chemical properties, according to the ECP 203 of natural aggregate. So, concrete mixes using the above mentioned wastes as coarse aggregate were done, and then tests for fresh and hardened concrete were carried out. The mean value of uniaxial compressive strength of standard concrete cubes after 28 days of curing was found to be in order of 193 Kg/cm2 for phosphate waste, 262 kg/cm2 for marble waste, and 272 kg/cm2 for granite waste, which approach the conventional concrete used in building. The obtained results proved that these kinds of wastes can be used for concrete mix in civil construction. Admixtures may be used to improve the strength of the first one. The positive uses of these wastes are considered beneficial from the economic and environmental points of view. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Phosphate processing wastes; Marble aggregate; Granite aggregate; Aggregate for civil constructions; Environmental cleaning; Mechanical and chemical properties | ||
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