Feasibility Study on Concrete Made with Substitution of Quarry Dust: A Review

Buthainah Nawaf AL-Kharabsheh, Mohamed Moafak Arbili, Ali Majdi, Jawad Ahmad (), Ahmed Farouk Deifalla (), A. Hakamy and Hasan Majed Alqawasmeh
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Buthainah Nawaf AL-Kharabsheh: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Al-Albayt University, Al Mafraq 25113, Jordan
Mohamed Moafak Arbili: Department of Information Technology, Choman Technical Institute, Erbil Polytechnic University, Erbil 44001, Iraq
Ali Majdi: Department of Building and Construction Techniques, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Hillah 51001, Iraq
Jawad Ahmad: Department of Civil Engineering, Military College of Engineering, Sub Campus of National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Ahmed Farouk Deifalla: Structural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Future University in Egypt, New Cairo 11845, Egypt
A. Hakamy: Department of Physics, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
Hasan Majed Alqawasmeh: Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Huson College, Al-Balqa’ Applied University, Irbid 19117, Jordan

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 22, 1-25

Abstract: Concrete mechanical properties could be improved through adding different materials at the mixing stage. Quarry dust (QD) is the waste produced by manufactured sand machines and comprise approximately 30–40% of the total quantity of QD generated. When it dries, it transforms into a fine dust that poses a tremendous hazard to the environment by contaminating the soil and water and seriously endangering human health. QD utilization in concrete is one of the best options. Though a lot of scholars focus on imitation of QD in concrete, knowledge is scattered, and a detailed review is required. This review collects the information regarding QD-based concrete, including fresh properties, strength, durability, and microstructure analysis. The results indicate that QD is suitable for concrete to a certain extent, but higher percentages adversely affect properties of concrete due to absence of fluidity. The review also indicates that up to 40–50% substitution of QD as a fine aggregate can be utilized in concrete with no harmful effects on strength and durability. Furthermore, although QD possesses cementitious properties and can be used as cement substitute to some extent, less research has explored this area.

Keywords: concrete; durability; quarry dust; slump; scan electronic microscopy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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