Effect of Crushed Waste Ceramic Tiles (CWCT) as Partial Replacement for Fine Aggregate in Concrete

Amaziah Walter Otunyo^1, and Uwakwe Paul Arinze¹

¹Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Rivers State University, Nkpolu, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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Amaziah Walter Otunyo and Uwakwe Paul Arinze. Effect of Crushed Waste Ceramic Tiles (CWCT) as Partial Replacement for Fine Aggregate in Concrete. American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture. 2018; 6(3):129-132. doi: 10.12691/ajcea-6-3-6

Abstract

The reuse of crushed waste ceramic tiles as a substitute for fine aggregate in concrete has been investigated in this study. Waste ceramic tiles obtained from building demolition sites and left-overs from new building sites were used. The crushed waste ceramic tiles were substituted in place of fine aggregates in the following percentages (0%, 20%, 25%, 30% 35% and 40%) in the concrete mix. The water /cement ratio used was 0.6. The compressive strength of the concrete cast with the above partial replacement of fine aggregate were determined after, 7 and 28 days age of curing. The flexural strength was determined after 28 days. The results indicate that the maximum compressive and flexural strength is obtained at 40% replacement level of fine aggregate with crushed was ceramic tiles.

Keywords:
concrete fine aggregate waste ceramic tiles compressive strength flexural strength

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