REPLACEMENT OF MARBLE DUST POWDER IN PLACE OF CEMENT

The utilization of the solid waste in cement manufacturing company will help in conservation of natural resources like limestone. The use of marble powder as a partial replacement of Cement can reduce the production cost of cement and may be control the emission of harmful gases into the environment and proved Eco friendly to the environment. Earlier research also indicate that the effects of marble powder on the properties of cement such as consistency, initial setting time, final setting and soundness remain within the acceptable ranges of different standards. The production of cheaper and more durable concrete using marble powder can solve to some extent the ecological and environmental problems. Therefore this paper provides a scope for more research which is required to design economical and durable concrete with this solid waste (marble powder). Due to this a Dissertation work is decide to find out the effect of marble powder on the properties of concrete by partial replacement of cement with marble powder in a concrete mix . The effect on concrete mix can be determined by the help workability test of concrete, compressive strength of concrete and Flexural strength of concrete. The waste generated from the industries cause environmental problems. Hence the reuse of this waste material can be emphasized. Marble Dust Powder (MDP) is a developing composite material that will allow the concrete industry to optimize materiel use, generate economic benefits and build structures that will strong, durable and sensitive to environment. MDP is by-product obtained during the quarrying process from the parent marble rock; which contains high calcium oxide content of more than 50%.