INVESTIGATING TILE WASTE AS REPLACEMENT FOR COARSE AND FINE AGGREGATE IN CONCRETE: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Abstract

It has been found that ceramic wastes can be used in place of fine and coarse aggregate for making concrete. Studies show that between 20 and 30 percent of the material produced in tile manufacturing facilities is discarded. Finding out if leftover tiles can partially replace coarse and fine particles in concrete is the aim of this study. These considerations have made it possible to reduce solid waste and address the lack of natural aggregates for the manufacturing of concrete by reusing building materials from demolition, such as ceramic tile. Trash made of ceramic tile is produced both during the building process and after it is destroyed.
The coarse and fine aggregates are replaced with crushed waste ceramic tiles and crushed waste ceramic tile powder. 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, and 50% of the coarse aggregates were replaced with broken ceramic tiles that were discarded. 10% of the fine aggregate was replaced with ceramic tile powder in addition to the ceramic coarse tile. It was decided to create and test the M20 concrete grade. For a variety of mixes, different proportions of coarse and fine aggregates were substituted with crushed tiles and tile powder in the mix design. After 7, 14, and 28 days of curing, workability, compressive strength, and split tensile strength tests were performed for different concrete mixes with different percentages.