The Utilization of Crushed Waste Glass in Mortar

Waste glass creates serious environmental problems, mainly due to the inconsistency of waste glass streams. There is increasing environmental pressure to reduce solid waste and to recycle as much as possible. On the other hand, it is known that all of the waste glass is not been used for recycling. The properties of mortar containing waste glass as fine aggregate were investigated in this study. Produced mortar will be tested for fresh and hardened properties on specified ages. Mortar produced will have two types of aggregates. These are crushed sand and crushed waste glass. A statistical analysis of flow table, unit weight, flexural and compressive strength, water absorption, drying shrinkage, porosity, dry density, freeze-thaw resistance and permeability test results are given. Keywords: Waste glass, mortar, silica fume, unit weight, flow table, compressive strength, flexural strength, porosity, absorption, drying shrinkage, dry density, freeze-thaw resistance, permeability.