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The document investigates using egg shell powder as a partial replacement for cement in concrete. Experiments were conducted replacing cement with 5-15% egg shell powder. Compressive strength tests on cubes at 1, 7, and 28 days and split tensile tests on cylinders found that replacements of 5-15% attained maximum compressive strength. Replacement yielded similar or higher flexural and split tensile strengths compared to normal concrete. It was concluded that egg shell powder can be effectively used as a partial cement replacement in concrete, improving properties while utilizing a waste material.

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Egg Shell

The document investigates using egg shell powder as a partial replacement for cement in concrete. Experiments were conducted replacing cement with 5-15% egg shell powder. Compressive strength tests on cubes at 1, 7, and 28 days and split tensile tests on cylinders found that replacements of 5-15% attained maximum compressive strength. Replacement yielded similar or higher flexural and split tensile strengths compared to normal concrete. It was concluded that egg shell powder can be effectively used as a partial cement replacement in concrete, improving properties while utilizing a waste material.

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EXPERIMENTAL

INVESTIGATION OF EGG
SHELL POWDER AS PARTIAL
REPLACEMENT WITH
CEMENT IN CONCRETE
AIM
Consumption of cement can be reduced significantly if eggshell powder
used as a partial replacement without compromising performance
characteristics of concrete including durability.
The scope of study is to establish to achieve the objectives and this study
will be mainly concentrated on experimental works.
 Experiments regarding compression strength and split tensile strength on
the partial replacement of egg shell powder in concrete will be carried out
in order to study the behavior of concrete.
All testing methods and procedure are specified according to Indian
Standard
MATERIALS USED
CEMENT
Ordinary Portland Cement of 53grade confirming to IS 12269- 1987 was used in this study.
River sand confirming to grading zone III of Is 383-1970 was used as a fine aggregate.

Well graded coarse aggregate passing through 20mm sieve according to IS 383-1970 was

used.
EGG SHELL POWDER
Eggshell consists of several mutually growing layers of CaCO3, the innermost layer-
maxillary 3 layer grows on the outermost egg membrane and creates the base on which
palisade layer constitutes the thickest part of the eggshell.
The top layer is a vertical layer covered by the organic cuticle. The eggshell primarily

contains calcium, magnesium carbonate (lime) and protein. In many other countries, it is the
accepted practice for eggshell to be dried and use as a source of calcium in animal feeds.
ADVANTAGES OF EGG SHELL

Considerable reduction in alkali-silica and sulfate expansions.


Meets the most stringent environmental regulations

nationwide.
Ideal for painting in occupied spaces.

Excellent durability and washable finish.

Resist mold and mildew on the paint film.

Saves money; less material required. Meets strict performance

and aesthetic requirements


OBJECTIVE
The objectives of this study are as follows
To investigate the best mix proportion of the partial replacement of egg shell powder

for cement in concrete by the value of strength per weight ratio of sample specimen.
To investigate the feasibility of the partial replacement of above material in concrete

by determining its compressive strength and split tensile strength.


Based on the test results, to suggest most approximate level of adding egg shell

powder.
The objective of this study is to study the chemical composition of the egg shell to

find its suitability of replacement in the concrete.


To examine the feasibility of utilising the egg shell as cement replacement material.

To study the strength parameters of the egg shell powder mixed specimens and to

compare it with conventional specimens.


METHODOLOGY
MATERIALS
Constituent materials used in this investigation were procured from local
sources. Ordinary Portland cement of C53 grade conforming to both the
requirements of IS: 12269 and ASTM C 642-82 type I was used [7, 8].
Broken egg shells collected from the local sources. The shells cleaned in
normal water and air dried for five days approximately at a temperature range
of 25 - 30oC. The shells then hand crushed, grinded and sieved through
(i)
(ii)

(iii) iv

Processing of eggshell waste


(i) washing
(ii) air drying
(iii) Grinding and
(iv) sieving
MIX PROPORTIONS
In order to investigate properties of ESP concretes, five mixes were employed.
Before arriving at final mix proportions, several laboratory trial mixes were carried
out with 300kg/m3 cement.
Water to cementitious ratio, coarse and fine aggregate quantities were arrived for
concretes to be tested from the trial mixes.
Cement was replaced with both ESP (15%) and fly ash (15%) to investigate
combined effect of both the materials
MIXING, COMPACTION, SPECIMEN PREPARATION AND CURING
firstly coarse aggregate was placed into the mixer drum

portion of water quantity required for concrete mixes was poured into the

mixture drum
cement and ESP were gently placed into the drum

 sand was spread over the powder and started mixing.


TEST PROGRAM
Main objective of the present investigation was to study performance of ESP
concretes in terms of strength with normal water curing and with no chemical
admixtures in the mixes.
Performance of the concretes was assessed through: compressive strength,
split tensile strength, water absorption and sorption. The specimens
weretested for 1, 7 and 28 days.
Three specimens were tested for each mix and for each curing age, the mean
values were reported.
Concrete name Cement, kg/m3 ESP, F, CA, FA, w/cm*

kg/m3 kg/m3 kg/m3 kg/m3


M1 300 0 0 1170 750 0.6
M2 285 15 0 1170 750 0.6
M3 270 30 0 1170 750 0.6
M4 255 45 0 1170 750 0.6
M5 210 45 45 1170 750 0.6
ESP-Eggshell powder, f- fly ash, CA- coarse aggregate, FA-fine

Aggregate, cm-cementitious materials. * water was 180kg/m3


COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH STUDIES
 Compressive loading tests on concretes were conducted on a compression
testing machine of capacity 2000 kN. For the compressive strength test, a
loading rate of 2.5 kN/s was applied as per IS: 516–1959 [10]. The test was
conducted on 150mm cube specimens at 1, 7 and 28 days.
SPLIT TENSILE STRENGTH
Split tensile strength test was conducted in accordance with ASTM C496
[11]. Cylinders of 100 x 200 mm size were used for this test.
The test specimens were placed between the two platens with two pieces of

3 mm thick and approximately 25 mm wide plywood strips on the top and


bottom of the specimens.
The split tensile strength was conducted on the same machine on which the

compressive strength test was performed


PERMEABLE VOIDS AND WATER ABSORPTION
STUDIES
Absorption study was conducted to understand the relative porosity permeable
void space of the concretes, in accordance with ASTM C 642-82 [12].
Absorption and permeable voids tests were conducted on two 150 mm cubes.

Saturated surface dry specimens were kept in a hot air oven at 105oC until a
constant weight attained.
Permeable voids in concretes were evaluated using the following formula.

Permeable voids = (A-B)/V*100


 The specimens removed from the oven were allowed to cool to room
temperature. These specimens were then completely immersed in water
and weight gain was measured until a constant weight reached
CONCLUSION
We conclude that with this experiment the 5% and 15% of egg shell powder with cement is
attained Max., compressive strength.
So, the egg shell powder is used as a partial replacement with cement in concrete.

Replacement of Egg shell powder and small silicon dioxide as an admixture replacement in

cement yields similar flexural strength as in common place concrete.


Replacement of Egg shell powder and small silicon dioxide as an admixture replacement in

cement yields higher Split enduringness as compared to completely different compositions.


The intial and final setting time of cement is 93 and 210 minutes.

The egg shells as a useful material instead of a waste material (harm to the environment) that

they were hurled in many hundred tons annually had been use in an engineering applications.
The hardness and specific gravity were increased with increasing ESP.

Compressive strength increases with increase of percentage of Egg shell powder up to certain

limit.
Better mechanical and physical properties of concrete can be obtained with the replacement of

cement with
Egg shell powder in mix.

The workability of concrete is decreased by increasing the amount of Egg shell powder

 The results demonstrated that, irrespective of ESP percentage replacement there was good

relationship
Between compressive strength and split tensile strength.

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