The Effect of Waste Glass Bottles as an Alternative Coarse Aggregate in Concrete Mixture

Tomas U. Ganiron Jr
2014 International Journal of ICT-aided Architecture and Civil Engineering  
The possibility of using broken glass as an substitute for coarse aggregate in concrete serve as one promising solution to the escalating solid waste problem. Industrial wastes are the foundation of many concrete admixtures. The use of concrete for the disposal of solid waste has concentrated mostly on aggregates since they provide the only real potential for using large quantities of waste materials This study has been conducted through basic experimental research in order to analyze the
more » ... of recycled glass bottles as coarse aggregates in terms of its physical and mechanical properties. Test results shows that the recycled broken glass can be used up to 10% weight of coarse aggregates in concrete mixtures and a mix design of 5% weight insertion to the concrete mixture gives a desirable result in terms of compressive strength.
doi:10.21742/ijiace.2014.1.2.01 fatcat:zuxtmq2cjjhr7ls4leu56ttxdq