Environmental Impacts of Concrete in Chemical Parameters of Soil

Authors

  • Prabin Banstola Master Research Scholar, Infrastructure Engineering and Management Program, Institute of Engineering, Pashchimanchal Campus, Tribhuban University, Pokhara, Nepal.
  • Kishor Kumar Shrestha Associate Professor, Infrastructure Engineering and Management Program, Institute of Engineering, Pashchimanchal Campus, Tribhuban University, Pokhara, Nepal.
  • Ishwor Thapa Assistant Professor, Infrastructure Engineering and Management Program, Institute of Engineering, Pashchimanchal Campus, Tribhuban University, Pokhara, Nepal.
  • Anjay Kumar Mishra Post-Doctoral Research Scholar, Srinivas University, India & Associate Professor, Madan Bhandari Memorial Academy Nepal, Urlabari 3, Morang, Nepal.

Abstract

Cement is a major construction material used in civil engineering works due to which its demand is very high. Increase in concrete use has both advantages and disadvantages. Cement materials used is directly or indirectly related to raw material use, energy consumption, air emissions, water pollution, solid waste, health concerns etc. To study direct environmental impact of cement use, soil samples of mass concreted area were collected and change in selected soil parameters were examined from laboratory experiments. Total nitrogen, available phosphorus, available potassium, pH, organic matter, soil texture and
moisture content of soil samples were obtained from the lab. Each soil parameters were compared with acceptable range for normal soil.

How to cite this article:
Banstola P, Shrestha KK, Thapa I et al. Environmental Impacts of Concrete in Chemical
Parameters of Soil. J Adv Res Civil Envi Engr 2021; 8(3&4): 9-17.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2393.8307.202106

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Published

2021-10-18

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3&4 (2021): Journal of Advanced Research in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Section

Research Article