Many countries are witnessing a rapid growth in the construction industry which involves the use of natural resources for the development of the infrastructure. In order to reduce dependence on natural aggregates as the main source of aggregate in concrete, artificially manufactured aggregates and artificial aggregates generated from industrial wastes provide an alternative for the construction industry. The present study encouraged the utilization of industrial waste copper slag as replacement of natural aggregates in concrete. The results indicate that the workability of concrete increases significantly with the increase of copper slag content in concrete mixes. The use of copper slag in concrete increases the compressive strength of more than 30% as compared to control mixture. It is recommended that up to 40% of copper slag can be use as replacement of fine aggregates.
Cement, Copper slag, Compressive Strength, Workability
