Waste foundry sand in concrete: A review

B Bhardwaj, P Kumar - Construction and building materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Concrete is the most extensively used construction material in the world, second to water.
Increasing rate of urbanization and industrialization has lead to over exploitation of natural …

Utilization of waste foundry sand (WFS) in concrete manufacturing

R Siddique, G Singh - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2011 - Elsevier
Due to ever increasing quantities of waste materials and industrial by-products, solid waste
management is the prime concern in the world. Scarcity of land-filling space and because of …

The effect of waste foundry sand (WFS) as partial replacement of sand on the mechanical, leaching and micro-structural characteristics of ready-mixed concrete

HM Basar, ND Aksoy - Construction and Building Materials, 2012 - Elsevier
This study presents the potential re-use of waste foundry sand (WFS) in ready-mixed
concrete (RMC) production. Regular sand was replaced with five percentages (0%, 10 …

Machine learning approach for predicting concrete compressive, splitting tensile, and flexural strength with waste foundry sand

V Mehta - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The scarcity of landfilling and the growing expense of disposal, recycling, and reusing
industrial byproducts have become attractive alternatives to removal. There are several sorts …

Use of waste foundry sand as a partial replacement to produce green concrete: Mechanical properties, durability attributes and its economical assessment

M Thiruvenkitam, S Pandian, M Santra… - … Technology & Innovation, 2020 - Elsevier
For ages the safe disposal of industrial wastes has been a threat to most of the industries. In
recent times, metal casting industries are facing challenges in safer disposal of Waste …

Waste foundry sand and its leachate characteristics

R Siddique, G Kaur, A Rajor - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2010 - Elsevier
Solid waste management has become one of the global environmental issues, as there is
continuous increase in industrial by-products and waste materials. Due to lack of land filling …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental studies and drying shrinkage prediction model for concrete containing waste foundry sand

SM Mushtaq, R Siddique, S Goyal, K Kaur - Cleaner Engineering and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Concrete being most extensively used construction material all over the globe has resulted
in the over-exploitation of natural resources such as river-sand and gravels. Meanwhile …

Durability indicators of high-strength self-compacting concrete with marble and granite wastes and waste foundry exhaust sand using electrochemical tests

MA Martins, RM Barros, LRR da Silva… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Several studies have already been conducted using residues to substitute or be added to
Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC), including Waste Foundry Sand (WFS), yet there are still …

Reuse or disposal of waste foundry sand: an insight into environmental aspects

F Cioli, A Abbà, C Alias, S Sorlini - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
From a circular economy perspective, the recovery and reuse of waste plays a fundamental
role. Foundries purchase hundreds of millions of siliceous sands every year to create molds …

Sustainable approaches in concrete production: An in-depth review of waste foundry sand utilization and environmental considerations

V Mehta - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024 - Springer
This review critically evaluates the potential of Waste Foundry Sand (WFS) as a substitute for
fine aggregate in concrete, conducting a comparative analysis of its physical and chemical …