EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON C60 GRADE SELF-COMPACTION CONCRETE WITH MARBLE POWDER

Now days, self-compacting concrete is commonly used in construction industries. The main advantage of using selfcompaction concrete is, achieving the required strength without using the vibrators. In the present study, marble powderwas added with self-compaction concrete and their properties were studied. In Oman, marble factories produced marblepowders around 20-25% of total quantity of marbles by polishing and processing of marble blocks. These factories arefacing problem to dump those powders as landfill. These waste can be used as partially or completely replacement ofcement in concrete. In the present study, marble powders were mixed with C60 grade concrete as partial replacement ofcement (0%, 5%, 01% and 15%). Also flow test and compression test were conducted to study the effect of mixing marblepowder in self-compacting concrete.