Modelling on Strength of Concrete with Industrial Waste

As far the human kind is concerned, the exponentially increasing population warrants alarmingly the core requirements for food, fiber, and shelter. The coveted need for safe and secure accommodations depend upon the civil engineering arena that is responsible for recognizing appropriate construction materials coupled with sustainable and enduring designs and construction technologies. In this context, over decades concrete has been identified as the most dependable building material conventionally comprising the essential ingredients viz., cement, sand, aggregates and water in appropriate proportions as to the purpose of construction. However, procurement of these necessary ingredients for concrete depends on the exploitation of the natural rock soil and minerals resources by way of quarrying. Realizing the gravity of the situation, the current book concentrates on the techno-economic feasibility of transforming the industrial waste by-products viz., Waste Foundry Sand and Magnesite Refractory Waste, that are only dumped as landfills, as viable alternate materials for the river sand, so that the construction activities can go hassle free from sustainable perspective.