This study investigated the compressive strength characteristics of concrete and mortar containing waste pottery fine powder. To identify the effects of waste pottery fine powder on the compressive strength of concrete and mortar, cement was replaced with waste pottery fine powder at 5, 10 and 15% rates and the variations in compressive strength were evaluated. For high strength concrete, compared with a control mix, 5% replacement resulted in the reduction of 3.4% in compressive strength at 7 days; however, at 28 days, the strength actually increased by 2.5%. For normal strength concrete, compared with a control mix, 5% replacement resulted in the reduction of 20.4% in compressive strength at 7 days, and 14% reduction at 28 days. As for the mortar, at 5% replacement, compared with a control mortar mix, compressive strength of mortar decreased by 3% at 7 days, while an increase of 5.9% was observed at 28 days. Therefore, the optimum replacement rate of cement with waste pottery fine powder appears to be 5%.

• 김동호(한라대학교 토목공학과) | Dong-Ho Kim (Department of Civil Engineering, Halla University) Corresponding author
• 원치문(한라대학교 토목공학과) | Chi-Moon Won (Department of Civil Engineering, Halla University)