PROPERTIES OF MORTAR CONTAINING WASTE GLASS AS FINE AGGREGATES

Abstract

The effect of replacement of sand with different color waste glasses namely brown, transparent and green on properties such as flowability, compressive strength and flexural strength of mortars were studied. Percentage replacement level of 100% and 50% of sand with fine waste glass were considered. The purpose of using ground waste glass was to investigate whether glass could be used as a replacement for sand in order to protect the environment by saving more landfills. It was found that: (a) decrease in glass replacement level decreases workability, (b) Mortars contained transparent glass had the highest compressive strength, (c) compressive strength of green glass mortar was higher than that of the brown glass, and (d) transparent glass had the highest flexural strength, green was in second place and brown was in third place.