Volume : 2, Issue : 2, February - 2013

Marble Waste: Opportunities For Development of Low Cost Concrete

Nutan Patel, Amit Raval, Jayeshkumar Pitroda

Abstract :

Waste management is a fundamental component to any manufacturing or production enterprise. It is estimated that there are million tons of quarrying waste are produced in each year. Although a portion of this waste may be utilized on–site such as for excavation pit refill. Waste generated at quarries and faication plants is quite similar. Most commonly, scrap stone must be mitigated and managed, but attention must be paid to other types of wastes, as well. These include marble sludge/slurry. Marble sawing powder wastes is widespread by–product of industrial process in India. Generally these wastes pollute and damage the environment due to sawing and polishing processes. This waste is used for making a marble waste concrete. The main aim of this waste management is to evaluate recovery and use marble waste in making a low cost concrete.