Suitability of construction and demolition waste as a gabion fill material

Abstract

In the ever developing today 's society. construction industry plays a vital role. The waste generated by this industry is becoming a growing menace to the society as well as to the natural environment. Even though sustainable and environmentally friendly designs are the current trends, a sustainable and environmentally friendly solution for the waste generated by the construction industry is still being not looked upon. Intension of this study is to find a solution f or the waste generated by the construction and demolition industry in the form of a fill material for gabions live waste materials were selected for the study and they were tested for their durability and compressive strength. These results are compared with the values obtained for rubble which is the standard gabion fill material. In addition, the environmental economical and social feasibility of constructing gabions with waste materials are also considered, so that a proper solution could he obtained for constructing gabions with waste materials are also considered, so that a proper solution could be obtained for construction and demolition waste