Recycling of Waste Glass as a Partial Replacement for Sand in Concrete Hollow Block (CHB) (KEY IJP************728)

• Princess Mae C. Rivera

Abstract

AbstractReusing some non-biodegradable waste products as alternative ingredients in the manufacture of mortar is an endeavor to assure the sustainability of construction materials. Sand is a key component in the production of mortar, but using waste products like glass as a partial or full substitute will guarantee a decrease in the need to dredge for it, protecting the extremely valuable natural sand resources within the environment. Additionally, the use of crushed waste glass in place of sand in the creation of concrete hollow blocks (CHB) would guarantee that the stones are environmentally beneficial, removing the difficulties associated with the selective dumping of glass waste in landfills. The use of broken waste glass as a partial and full replacement is investigated in this study. The acquired results showed that the crushedpulverized glass is very effective. The hollow block can be used as both a Load bearing and Non-Load bearing block since the minimum compressive strength is 5.41 MPa. This study makes it abundantly evident that used glass may be used to make environmentally friendly CHB, which will aid in the environmentally friendly disposal of glass trash.