Effect of windscreen glass waste (WGW) as sand replacement on water absorption of mortar

  • Nik Anisah Nik Ngah 
    Politeknik Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
    Malaysia
  • Mohammad Arif Hasan
    Kolej Komuniti Kuala Terengganu
    Malaysia
  • Mohd Najib Anua
    Kolej Komuniti Kuala Terengganu
    Malaysia

Abstract

Recently most developing countries are having problems of shortage of waste landfill sites. Due to this constraint, it is proposed to regenerate the glass waste and use it as a sand substitute in the production of concrete to minimize the environmental pollution This study investigates and analyzes the effect of the windscreen glass waste on replacement of sand into the mortar mixture on water absorption test. The mix design proportion of the mortar is 1:3 and with water cement ratio of 0.5 and with the partial replacement of 10%, 20%, 30% of sand to windscreen glass waste, taken at age 7 days, 14 days and 28 days of curing session. From this study, it found that mortar with replacement with windscreen glass waste produced a better result as compared to control sample.  In term of  water absorption, 30% replacement of windscreen glass waste at 28 days curing has produced the lowest water absorption level.

Keywords
  • Windscreen glass waste, Replacement, Sand, Water absorption, Mortar
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Nik Ngah, N. A., Hasan, M. A., & Anua, M. N. (2026). Effect of windscreen glass waste (WGW) as sand replacement on water absorption of mortar. Southeast Asian Journal of Technology and Science, 7(1), 239–243. https://doi.org/10.29210/810685200
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