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In the past few years use of Self Compacting Concrete (SCC) is growing tremendous and much research andmodification has been done to produce self compacting concrete which has the desired characteristics. Generation ofwaste foundry sand as byproduct of metal casting industries causes environmental problems because of its improperdisposal. The current area of research in self compacting concrete is introducing foundry sand in self compactingconcrete. This project demonstrates the use of waste foundry sand as partial replacement by fine aggregate in selfcompacting concrete. An experimental investigation is carried out on a self compacting concrete containing wastefoundry sand in the range of 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% by weight for M35 grade self compacting concrete. Material wasproduced, tested and compared with ordinary self compacting concrete in terms of strength. These tests are carried outon standard cube, cylinder and beam for 7 and 28 days to determine the mechanical properties of self compactingconcrete. The aim of this research is to know the behavior and mechanical properties of self compacting concrete afteraddition of industrial waste in different proportion by tests like compressive strength, split tensile and flexural strength.The research is a resource for exploring the potential use of foundry sand as alternative to virgin raw materials.

Gawande Y.B, Prof. P.B.Autade, “Self compacting concrete with partial replacement of sand by waste foundry sand”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 4, Issue 9, pp. 54-61, September 2017.