Application of Solid Waste in Construction Materials

The great technological development significantly increased the production of industrial goods and the volume of exploited mineral resources. Associated the great productive expansion in Brazil there was a huge increase in the amount of waste, creating millions of tons of waste that is generated every day around the world, only in Brazil were generated according to the Brazilian Association of Public Cleaning Companies and Special Waste - ABRELPE 78.60 million tons of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in 2014.This book brings an approach to several published works where the focusis the use of various industrial waste in many different building materials, such as mortar and ceramics. This shows the state of the art of the use of wastes in construction materials and its influence on the differents evaluated properties.