GREEN CONCRETE

PRESENTED BY
P.NAIMISHA
P.V.SAI LAKSHMI
N.PRATHYUSHA

CONTENTS
1)What is Green Concrete?
2)Why Green Concrete
3)Technique followed by Green Concrete
4)Requirements of Green Concrete
5)Materials for Green Concrete
6)Cementious Materials-Fly ash
7)Mix Design
8)Suitability of Green Concrete in structures
9)Applications of Green Concrete
10)
Advantages of Green Concrete
11)
conclusion
12)
References

What is Green Concrete?

Green Concrete is environmentally friendly concrete
Concrete that uses less in energy in its production and produces less
carbon dioxide than normal concrete is green concrete

NEED OF GREEN CONCRETE

The main ingredient in concrete is cement and it consists of lime stone
During manufacture of cement its ingredients
are heated to about 800 c-10000c
During this process carbon dioxide is released
Approximately 1 kg of concrete releases
about 900 gms of carbon dioxide in to the atmosphere
Therefore green concrete came in to existence to reduce the emission
of carbon dioxide

TECHNIQUE
It should follow the technique of reduce-reuse-recycle
Reduce the green house gas emission
Reduce the use of natural resources such as limestone , shale , clay and
natural river sand
Use of waste materials
OBJECTIVE
The main objective is sustainable development without destruction of
natural resources

REQUIREMENTS OF GREEN CONCRETE

The concrete should have the following requirements to say it as a
GREEN CONCRETE
Optimizes use of available materials
Better performance
Enhanced cohesion workability/consistency
Reduced shrinkage and creep
Durability-better service life of concrete
Reduced carbon foot print
No increase in cost
LEED certification

MATERIALS FOR GREEN CONCRTE

The materials which are preferable to use in the Green Concrete are
Locally available
Salvaged , refurnished or remanufactured
Reusable or recyclable

MATERIALS FOR GREEN CONCRETE

Coarse aggregates are

MATERIALS FOR GREEN CONCRETE

Fine aggregates are

CEMENTIOUS MATERIALS
FLY ASH
fly ash is a byproduct produced during the operation of
coal fired plants. The finely divided particles from the exhaust gases are
collected in the electro static precipators. These particles are called fly ash
Utilization of fly ash as a part replacement
of cement or mineral admixture in concrete
saves on cement and hence the emission of
carbon dioxide

ADVANTAGES OF FLYASH
I.

Use of good quality fly ash in concrete has shown remarkable

improvement in durability of concrete ,especially in aggressive
environment

II. Higher ultimate strength

III. Increased durability
IV. Improved workability
V. Reduced bleeding
VI. Reduced shrinkage
VII.Increased resistance to alkali - silica reactivity

MIX DESIGN
The concrete mix design method for such concrete
is the same as for conventional concrete. However,
the constituent materials shown in figure
must pack themselves in
such a manner that they
occupy minimum
volume or give minimum voids in
concrete.
In figure all individual material has large voids. For getting a dense or
impervious green concrete, all such voids must be packed with smaller
particles of next type of material.

SUITABILITY OF GREEN CONCRETE IN STRUCTURES

The factors which enhance the suitability of green concrete in structures
Reduce the dead weight of the structure
Good thermal and fire resistance sound insulation than the traditional
granite rock
Reduction of concrete industrys carbon dioxide emission by 30%
Increased concrete industrys use of waste products by 20%
No environmental pollution and sustainable development
Green concrete requires less maintenance and repairs

APPLICATIONS OF GREEN CONCRETE

ADVANTAGES
Reduction in creep and shrinkage
It uses the local and recycled materials in concrete
The heat of hydration of green concrete is significantly lower than the
traditional concrete
Compressive strength and flexural behavior is fairly equal to that of
conventional concrete
Since these are optimized mix designs it is easier to handling

SCOPE IN INDIA
Green concrete is a revolutionary topic in the history of India
As green concrete is made with industrial wastes it does take less time
to come to India since industries are having the problem with waste
disposal
Also reducing the impact on environment

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES
Indian concrete journal volume 77-januraary-2003-no-1 green
concrete technology by r.m.swamy on page-878
Green concrete using industrial wastes. proceedings, national
conference on advances in building materials, Vellore institute of
technology, Vellore
Devadas,manoharan.p.senthamarai.R.M .concrete using ceramic
insulators scraps as coarse aggregates ,proceedings,6th international
conferences on concrete
Galvind,munchpetersen,green concrete structural concrete

 WEBSITES
http://www.greenconcrete.dk/
http://www.diamondbide ware hoses.com/green concrete.html.