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- Title
Investigation of the Use of Recycled Concrete Aggregates Originating from a Single Ready-Mix Concrete Plant.
- Authors
Anastasiou, Eleftherios; Papachristoforou, Michail; Anesiadis, Dimitrios; Zafeiridis, Konstantinos; Tsardaka, Eirini-Chrysanthi
- Abstract
Featured Application: Recycling of the major by-products from a ready-mix concrete plant within the plant as concrete aggregates. The waste produced from ready-mixed concrete (RMC) industries poses an environmental challenge regarding recycling. Three different waste products form RMC plants were investigated for use as recycled aggregates in construction applications. Crushed hardened concrete from test specimens of at least 40 MPa compressive strength (HR) and crushed hardened concrete from returned concrete (CR) were tested for their suitability as concrete aggregates and then used as fine and coarse aggregate in new concrete mixtures. In addition, cement sludge fines (CSF) originating from the washing of concrete trucks were tested for their properties as filler for construction applications. Then, CSF was used at 10% and 20% replacement rates as a cement replacement for mortar production and as an additive for soil stabilization. The results show that, although there is some reduction in the properties of the resulting concrete, both HR and CR can be considered good-quality recycled aggregates, especially when the coarse fraction is used. Furthermore, HR performs considerably better than CR both as coarse and as fine aggregate. CSF seems to be a fine material with good properties as a filler, provided that it is properly crushed and sieved through a 75 μm sieve.
- Subjects
CONCRETE plants; WASTE recycling; MINERAL aggregates
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2018, Vol 8, Issue 11, p2149
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app8112149