Experimental Investigation on Properties of Concrete Using Lime Sludge from Sugar Industry

Author(s) Name: Karthikeyan Kumarasamy, Berhane  Kumenit & Saravanakumar Jagannathan

Abstract

The sugar and paper industries are generating a huge quantity of lime sludge as waste, this waste may create ecological problems because of its dumping in open places causing environmental pollution. A proper utilization of lime sludge from sugar industry is to be used in concrete. We have collected lime sludge. Various tests were conducted for cement, fine aggregate, lime sludge, water and coarse aggregate to find the standard consistency, fineness value, grading zone, alkalinity, PH value and fineness of cement. In this project experimental studies were conducted to study the properties of concrete with the partial replacement of sand by using lime sludge added as an additional ingredient in different proportions. Cubes and cylinders were casted with addition of lime sludge in 0%, 10%, 20%, 30% replacement of sand and tested for its compression test and split test.

Keywords: Lime Sludge, Compressive Strength, Split Tensile Strength, Casting of Cube.

Cite this article as: Karthikeyan Kumarasamy, Berhane  Kumenit & Saravanakumar Jagannathan (2018). Experimental Investigation on Properties of Concrete Using Lime Sludge from Sugar Industry. International Journal of Recent Research and Applied Studies, 5, 5(4), 14-17.