In the construction industry, sustainable development has become a major concern over the years mainly due to the
waste produced during construction, but more significantly, during demolition or destruction of large concrete structures. Due to
the day-by-day increasing amount of demolished concrete waste, the idea of recycling such waste to produce aggregate for reuse
in construction has been increasingly encouraged, thereby promoting the use of a recycled coarse aggregate as a substitute for
the natural coarse aggregate. Reusing the aggregates obtained from demolished waste concrete not only conserves natural virgin
aggregate but also reduces the need for landfills, decreases energy consumption and also lead to cost savings.
In this study, experimental investigations were based on recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) obtained from crushing waste
concrete found at the B.I.T. Sindri campus, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
