In accordance with conservation efforts, this research focuses on ceramic tile waste asudpartial coarse aggregates replacement for concrete production, prevention of environmentaludpollution with considering the elements of sustainable and cost-saving constructionudprojects, especially material usage. Moreover, many of the construction industry inudMalaysia produce construction waste that contributes largely in solid waste. Utilisingudceramic tile waste, this research will focus on ceramic wastes obtain from the constructionudindustry in Malaysia. Presently, much of ceramic industries production goes to waste,udwhich is not undergoing the recycle process yet. A total forty cubes with the sameuddimensions (100 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm) were cast with five different proportion. Eightudcube as one type of control proportion that is 0 % percentage of ceramic waste as partialudreplacement of coarse aggregates and the remaining 32 cubes are 5% ,10 % ,15% and 20%udof ceramic as partial replacement of coarse aggregates. Besides that, all other parametersudare constant. The concrete cube were tested as destructive test at last which is compressionudtest that to find out compressive strength of specimens of hardened concrete at 3 days, 7uddays and 28 days .Before undergoing the destructive test, the performance of the concreteudwas determined by undergoing slump test, compressive strength test, Ultrasonic PulseudVelocity test, Rebound Hammer test and water absorption test. From the results of theudstudy, samples of concrete with 15% ceramic coarse aggregate replacement (A4) hasudreached optimum strength. Findings showed that concrete containing Ceramic Tile 15%udshowed the highest amount of strength compared with other specimen. Addition of 15%udceramic material has led to compaction of concrete structures in ceramics and exhibit lowudwater absorption rate.
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