Abstract: The aim of the present work is to investigate the possibility of replacing the part of Portland cement by red mud and fine aggregate by copper slag. Because of storing issues, the waste negatively affects the environment. To solve this problem, an attempt was made to check the effectiveness of red mud as a partial replacement of Portland cement. Portland cement was replaced up to 30 % Red mud by the weight of cement and checking the compressive strength of cement mortar cubes. Fine aggregate was replaced up to 60% copper slag and evaluating its compressive and splitting tensile strength of red mud concrete. The optimum gained after 7 and 28 days curing period was found to be 15% Red mud (for mortar) and for the combination of both Red mud and Copper slag was found to be 15% RM + 40% CS (for concrete).
Keywords: Industrial waste, red mud, copper slag, cement mortar, compressive strength, split tensile strength.
Title: Experimental Study on Utilization of Industrial Wastes (Red mud and Copper slag) in Mortar and Concrete
Author: Kiran Kumar M S, Raghavendra Naik
International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering Research
ISSN 2348-7607 (Online)
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