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@article{188596,
        author = {Prof. J. P. Bhadane and Prof. P. R. Badgujar and Prof. N. R. Borase and Ahire Divya R and Ahire Rutuja M and Ahire Tanuja M and Andhale Prathamesh P and Bagul Yogesh B},
        title = {Experimental Investigation on the Use of Marble Powder and Alum Sludge as Partial Cement Replacement in Sustainable Concrete},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {7},
        pages = {2703-2707},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=188596},
        abstract = {Alum salts are commonly used in the water industry to promote coagulation in the production of clean drinking water, which results in the generation and accumulation of 'waste' by-product 'alum sludge in large volumes. Effective and efficient management of alum sludge in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner remains a significant social and environmental concern with ever increasing demand for potable water as a result of rapidly escalating world population and urban expansion. Various intensive practices have been employed to reuse the alum sludge in an attempt to figure out how to fill the gap between successful drinking water treatment process and environmentally friendly alum sludge management for over the years. To control its effect, we have to use this waste. In this study the effect of using marble powder and alum sludge as constituents of fines in concrete by partially reducing quantities of cement has been studied in terms of the relative compressive strength and flexural strength. Partial replacement of cement and usual fine aggregates by varying percentage of marble powder and sludge reveals that increased waste marble powder or waste sludge ratio result in increased workability, compressive strengths and flexural strengths of the mortar and concrete. It can save cost. It saves cement and thus reduces global warming; one gives most critical problems of today.},
        keywords = {Marble Powder, Alum Sludge, Compressive Strength, Flexural Strength.},
        month = {December},
        }