Conservation of natural resources and preservation of environment is the essence of any development. The problem arising from continuous technological and industrial development is the disposal of waste material. If some of the waste materials are found suitable in concrete making, not only cost of construction can be cut down, but also safe disposal of waste materials can be achieved. So in the present paper, an attempt has been made to assess the suitability of stone dust and ceramic scrap in concrete making. In the laboratory stone dust has been tried as fine aggregate in place of sand and ceramic scrap has been used as partial/full substitute to conventional coarse aggregate in concrete making. Cubes, cylinders and prisms were cast and tested for compressive strength, split tensile strength and modulus of rupture after a curing period of 28 days. The results indicated effectiveness of stone dust as fine aggregate and partial replacement of conventional coarse aggregate by ceramic scrap upto 20 percent, without affecting the design strength.
Stone dust, ceramic scrap, economical, waste products, disposal
