Paper Title
Influence of Glass and Ceramic Tile Wastes on the Properties of Concrete
Abstract
Due to the requirement of preserving current natural resources, there have been efforts to explore alternate
appropriate materials for concrete. In this process, waste materials from different industries have been used in concrete as
partial replacements to its regular ingredients. This study focuses on the findings of concrete produced with glass and
ceramic tile wastes to explore their influence on fresh and hardened properties of concrete. Total number of 63 cubes were
prepared and tested. Compressive strengths were calculated at 7, 28 and 63 days of standard curing at varying waste contents
as coarse aggregates. It is evident from the results that compressive strength of concrete containing glass waste decreased
and containing ceramic tile wastes increased with curing time. The present study discusses the possible utilization of waste
ceramic tiles as partial substitution of coarse aggregates in concrete.
Keywords - Ceramic Tile Waste, Coarse Aggregate, Compressive Strength, Concrete, Glass Waste.