EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON RICH MINERAL SILICA AND COCONUT SHELL IN CONCRETE

Concrete plays a vital role in the design and construction of the nation’s infrastructure. Almost three quarters of the volume of concrete is composed of aggregates. The current studies involved in the replacement of fine aggregate with Ecosand. In this study an attempt is made to use Ecosand which is a commercial by-product of cement manufacturing process introduced by ACC Cements, as fine aggregate replacement and crushed coconut shell as coarse aggregate. M20 grade of concrete is used. Different percentage addition of replacement materials are prepared for conducting the test. The strength characteristic in concrete with replacement of eco sand and crushed coconut shell was studied in detail. Rich mineral silica (Ecosand) being waste material generated from manufacture of cement from industry. It can be used to increases efficiency in concrete. Experimental results are also shows that the compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and structural behavior of concrete of rich mineral silica (Ecosand) and natural sand such that the combination of two aggregate can be increased efficiency in concrete. The project paper aims at analyzing the physical and mechanical properties of concrete. The main objective is to encourage the use of these ‘seemingly’ waste products as construction materials in low-cost housing