Assessment of Mechanical and Durability Properties of Concrete with Glass Powder as Supplementary Cementitious Material

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10.2991/978-94-6463-884-4_32How to use a DOI?

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Waste glass powder; Pozzolanic activity; Concrete durability; Concrete sustainability

Abstract

Glass is a nonbiodegradable waste with an annual production of 130 million tons, and only 27 million tons are recycled. The rest of it is dumped in the landfill, which has a severe environmental impact. Incorporating glass powder into concrete production enhances waste management and mitigates the environmental impact of cement manufacturing, hence benefiting the circular economy. In that scenario, the powdered waste glass must exhibit pozzolanic activity characteristics. The pozzolanic activity of waste glass powder can be assessed using physical, chemical, and mechanical approaches. The mechanical characteristics and durability of glass particle-coated cementitious materials are investigated in this work. This study also investigates the mechanical and durability properties of cementitious materials treated with glass powder. 15% of waste glass powder (WGP) finer than 75μm was used as a cement substitute in the concrete formulations and tested for curing ages of 28, 56 and 250 days, respectively. The findings of the strength activity test indicated that waste glass powder had pozzolanic qualities. This study reveals that concrete containing glass particles exhibits a compressive strength of 93.9% and 95.4% compared to standard concrete after 28 and 56 days, respectively. Durability was measured by penetration depth of water. After 28 and 56 days of water curing, cementitious materials treated with waste glass powder show improved water permeability. The research revealed that recycled glass powder could serve as a supplementary cementitious component in concrete production, diminishing the industry’s carbon footprint and utilizing glass waste.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Piyas Das
AU  - Md. Maruf Molla
AU  - Ankon Podder
AU  - Md. Moinuzzaman
AU  - Nahida Islam Midula
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/11/18
TI  - Assessment of Mechanical and Durability Properties of Concrete with Glass Powder as Supplementary Cementitious Material
BT  - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation, and Education 2025 (ICERIE 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 264
EP  - 273
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-884-4_32
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-884-4_32
ID  - Das2025
ER  -