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Brick Material by Replacing Cement and Sand with Limestone Dust and Wood Saw Dust


K. Harshada, M. Uday Bhaskar, S. Manasa, G. Naveen Kumar, M. Venkatesh Reddy
Pages: 39-54
ISBN: 978-93-5834-871-2


Current Advances in Civil Engineering Research (Volume -2)

Current Advances in Civil Engineering Research
(Volume - 2)

Abstract

The majority of abandoned limestone powder wastes (LPW) and wood sawdust wastes (WSW) is accumulated from the countries all over the world and causes certain serious environmental problems and health hazards. This project a parametric experimental study which investigates the potential use of WSW–LPW combination for producing a low-cost and lightweight composite as a building material. Some of the physical and mechanical properties of concrete mixes having high level of WSW and LPW. The obtained compressive strength and water absorption values the relevant international standards. The results show that the effect of high-level replacement of WSW with LPW does not exhibit a sudden brittle fracture even beyond the failure loads, indicates high energy absorption capacity, reduces the unit weight dramatically and introduces smother surface compared to the current concrete bricks in the market. It shows a potential to be used for walls, wooden board substitute, economically alternative to the concrete blocks, ceiling panels, sound barrier panels, etc.

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