EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF CEMENT WITH EGG SHELL POWDER AND SILICA FUMES

Construction industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in India. Increasing construction activity and rising housing demand have resulted in a shortage of traditional building supplies. Bricks, cement, sand, and wood are currently scarce materials. The demand for high-quality building materials to replace traditional materials, as well as the necessity for cost-effective and hard materials for low-cost housing, has compelled researchers to create a wide range of new and novel construction materials. So, we have the egg shell powder which is a food waste used in the cement mortar. The purpose of this research is to assess the efficacy of waste eggshell powder (ESP) as a partial replacement for Portland cement in mortar to increase strength while also reusing waste eggshell powder. After a 28-day curing time, it is tested for compressive strength, split tensile strength, flexural strength, and durability, and the findings are analysed and published.