Utilization of recycled concrete wastes and latex polymer for sustainable road construction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Machavarapu Suresh ◽  
Manish Pal
Keyword(s):  
Road Construction ◽  
Recycled Concrete ◽  
Latex Polymer

Reuse of improved recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) for sustainable and environmental-friendly construction materials.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Sarhan Alyaseen ◽  
Siddharth Shah ◽  
Ravindra Solanki ◽  
Bhavik Daxini ◽  
Yogesh K. Alwani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Acetic Acid Solution ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Recycled Concrete ◽  
Recycled Aggregates ◽  
Recycled Concrete Aggregates ◽  
Natural Aggregates

Abstract Recycled aggregates have an essential role in constructing construction activities today to save natural aggregates because of industrial development. The research aims to assess the suitability of recycled aggregates for the construction of new roads, which will help achieve road construction efficiency and help prevent environmental deterioration in the extraction and reducing pollution. In contrast with natural aggregates, recycled aggregates are of lower quality, mainly due to the cement mortar's brittle nature attached to them. The point of the study is to increase the performance of RCAs in an environmentally friendly managing RCAs. In this process, RCAs are first soaked in acetic acid solution, in which acetic acid reacts with cement attached to the surface of the RCA. This reaction weakens the attached mortar and allows separating from the RCAs by using mechanical friction later. Treated RCAs have lower water absorption and more insufficient cement mortar adhesion. These RCAs used as aggregates in new the concrete increased the compressive strength, the tensile strength, and the concrete's flexural strength by 26%, 11%, and 26% at 28 days, respectively. It is clean, safe, efficient, and a new method to be applied, so no harmful products are used, and no dangerous substances are incorporated into the RCAs that are being treated. The waste treatment solution was used as a supplementary admixture construction, increasing the concrete's strength, and decreasing its environmental effects.

Use Of Alternative Aggregates In Pavement Concrete: Research And Practice In Belgium

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elia Boonen ◽  
Slyvie Smets ◽  
Audrey Van der Wielen
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Steel Slag ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Recycled Concrete ◽  
Laboratory Research ◽  
Stainless Steel Slag ◽  
Concrete Aggregates ◽  
Recycled Concrete Aggregates ◽  
Coarse Aggregates ◽  
Pavement Concrete

Alternative aggregates, including recycled (concrete) aggregates as well as artificial aggregates (such as crushed stainless steel slag), are being increasingly used in road construction in the context of a more circular economy, e.g. in base and subbase layers. As these materials are applied higher up in the structure (surface and binder courses), stricter requirements are made to allow for higher loads and the stronger influence of the environment, and the application of these aggregates becomes less straightforward. The Belgian standard specifications, for instance, allow incorporation of recycled concrete aggregates in concrete pavements or linear elements in concrete, but only if certain stringent requirements are met and only up to certain percentages of substitution of the natural coarse aggregates. Furthermore, artificial aggregates originating from stainless steel slag are not even allowed for the time being in pavement quality concrete, although a Belgian standardization working group has recently been installed to investigate this matter in more detail. This paper presents an overview of laboratory research conducted in Belgium to characterize several types of alternative aggregates and concrete mixtures incorporating them, while focusing on practical execution as well as on the durability of pavement concrete. In addition, several concomitant pilot applications in Belgium are discussed in view of future perspectives for the application of alternative (recycled and/or artificial) aggregates in road construction.

scholarly journals Soil-Geopolymer Mixtures Using Recycled Concrete Aggregates for Base and Subbase Layers

2019 ◽  
Vol 271 ◽  
pp. 02003
Author(s):  
Daniel Odion ◽  
Mohammed J Khattak ◽  
Makarios Abader ◽  
Nathan Heim
Keyword(s):  
Road Construction ◽  
Recycled Concrete ◽  
Concrete Aggregate ◽  
Recycled Concrete Aggregate ◽  
Concrete Aggregates ◽  
Recycled Concrete Aggregates ◽  
Road Base ◽  
Soil Cement ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Properties Of Soil

The recycling of concrete aggregates has become a viable venture to investigate particularly its application in road construction. This study was conducted to proffer the feasibility of using recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) mixed with soil, flyash and alkali activator as an alternative to soil-cement in road base or subbase applications. The resulting product known as Soil-RCA geopolymer was made by varied mix constituents of flyash, RCA, sodium silicate, and sodium hydroxide. The influence of mixture variables on the mechanical properties of Soil-RCA geopolymer was investigated through an experiment design using two different flyash. Models to predict the unconfined compressive strengths based on mixture parameters were also established for the sensitivity analysis and selection of final mixtures. The results and analysis showed that the Soil-RCA geopolymer mixture exhibited sound strength, stiffness and durability characteristics.

scholarly journals Feasible Use of Recycled Concrete Aggregates with Alumina Waste in Road Construction

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1466
Author(s):  
Manuel Cabrera ◽  
Mónica López-Alonso ◽  
Laura Garach ◽  
Javier Alegre ◽  
Javier Ordoñez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Second Life ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Recycled Concrete ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Recycled Aggregates ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Pavement ◽  
Pavement Base ◽  
By Products

The management of different industrial by-products, such as recycled aggregates from construction and demolition waste and alumina by-products, as well as the reduction of landfill deposits by incorporating these products in a second life cycle, were the focus of this work. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the technical viability of using these waste and by-product as a material for road pavement base layers. For this purpose, a real-scale application was carried out, and the behavior of three types of materials, applied on a section of an experimental road under real vehicle traffic conditions, was studied and compared. Three materials were used in these sections applied in the road sub-bases. First, a control material composed of a type of artificial gravel was used to be compared with the rest of materials; the second material was composed of recycled aggregates, and the third was composed of a mix of recycled aggregates and alumina waste. The results concluded that the effectiveness of the sections built using recycled aggregates and alumina waste was very positive and similar those constructed using natural aggregates.

scholarly journals Study Concerning Characterization of Some Recycled Concrete Aggregates

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ion Robu ◽  
Claudiu Mazilu ◽  
Radu Deju
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Recycled Concrete ◽  
Recycled Aggregates ◽  
Mechanical Resistance ◽  
Concrete Aggregates ◽  
Recycled Concrete Aggregates ◽  
Los Angeles Test ◽  
Water Behavior ◽  
Natural Aggregates

Abstract Using recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) is a matter of high priority in the construction industry worldwide. In countries like the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, USA, Japan, France recycled concrete aggregates obtained from demolition are valorized up to 90%, mainly for road construction and less in the manufacture of new concrete. Recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) generally result from a two-stage crushing of the concrete obtained from demolition followed by the screening and removal of contaminants (wood, plastic, metal, ceramics etc.). The literature review showed that the recycled aggregates concrete (RAC) are less resistant, with 15 to 40% versus concrete obtained using natural aggregates. The factors that play a role in the reducing of mechanical resistance are presented and analyzed in this study. This paper presents a study on the use of recycled aggregates, from a concrete of specified class, to acquire new cement concrete with different percentages of recycled aggregates. In order to evaluate the influence upon the properties of the new concrete obtained, recycled aggregates have been characterized in terms of the granulosity, the granule shape, the absorption of water, behavior to the Los Angeles test, the content of attached mortar etc.

scholarly journals Reuse of Improved Recycled Concrete Aggregates (RCA) for Sustainable and Environmental-Friendly Rigid Pavements.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Sarhan Alyaseen ◽  
Siddarth Shah ◽  
Ravindra Solanki ◽  
Bhavik Daxini ◽  
Yogesh K. Alwani
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Cement Mortar ◽  
Acetic Acid Solution ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Recycled Concrete ◽  
Recycled Aggregates ◽  
Recycled Concrete Aggregates ◽  
Natural Aggregates

Abstract Recycled aggregates have an important role to play in construction activities in the world today to save natural aggregates because of industrial development. The goal of the research is to assess the suitability of recycled aggregates for the construction of new roads, which will help to achieve the efficiency of road construction and also Assist to prevent environmental deterioration in the extraction and reducing pollution. In contrast with natural aggregates, recycled aggregates are of lower quality, mainly due to the brittle nature of the cement mortar attached to them. The point of the study is to increase the performance of RCAs in an environmentally friendly managing RCAs. In this process, RCAs are first soaked in acetic acid solution in which acetic acid reacts with cement attached to the surface of the RCA. This reaction weakens the attached mortar and allows separating from the RCAs by using mechanical friction later. Treated RCAs have lower water absorption and lower cement mortar adhesion. These RCAs that have been used as aggregates in new concrete, increased the compressive strength, the tensile strength, and the flexural strength of the concrete by 26%, 11% and 26% at 28 days, respectively. It is clean, safe, efficient, and a new method to be applied so no harmful products are used and no dangerous substances are incorporated into the RCAs that are being treated. The waste treatment solution was used as a solvent for fresh construction, increasing the strength of the concrete as well as decreasing its environmental effects.

scholarly journals Utilization of Waste Plastic and Recycle Concrete Aggregate in Production of Hot Mix Asphalt

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basim H. Al-Humeidawi
Keyword(s):  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Waste Material ◽  
Recycled Concrete ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
Concrete Aggregate ◽  
Modified Bitumen ◽  
Waste Plastic ◽  
Indirect Tensile ◽  
Marshall Stability

Recycling of waste material is a recent technique aims to change the waste material into new products to reduce the pollution and detrimental effect on the environment and reduce the demand of new fresh natural sources. Plastic bags and Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) are samples of these waste materials can be re-used in road construction. Over one million bags are used every minute worldwide, whereas, aggregate is consist of about 95% of asphalt mixture and can be obtained as RCA from demolished infrastructure. This paper presents laboratory tests results of using waste plastic and RCA in production of asphalt mixture. Since the cement past attached to RCA particles contribute to lower their density and increase the porosity, the waste plastic are used to enhance the engineering properties of asphalt mixture and consume these large amount of waste material. The results showed that Waste Plastic Modified Bitumen (WPMB) mix containing 100% RCA produces higher Marshall Stability, higher retained stability and higher indirect tensile strength compared with conventional mix. The percents of the increase were 10% for Marshall Stability, 7% for Marshall retained stability and 9% for higher indirect tensile

Analyzing the Application of Different Sources of Recycled Concrete Aggregate for Road Construction

2020 ◽  
Vol 2674 (8) ◽  
pp. 300-308
Author(s):  
Nazanin Ardalan ◽  
Douglas J. Wilson ◽  
Tam J. Larkin
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Recycled Concrete ◽  
Concrete Aggregate ◽  
Recycled Concrete Aggregate ◽  
Base Course Material ◽  
Course Material ◽  
Base Course ◽  
Natural Aggregates ◽  
Pavement Construction

Because of the environmental, planning, and resource restrictions in the exploration and processing of natural aggregates, interest in better utilizing recycled aggregates in road pavement construction is increasing. Several researchers have investigated the characteristics of recycled concrete aggregate (RCAg) with the aim of understanding its performance as a base-course unbound material. As the pavement design techniques and the properties of re-processed RCAg in each country are non-homogeneous, previous international research on recycled aggregate cannot necessarily be incorporated in New Zealand’s pavement specifications. Moreover, RCAg is mainly sourced from vertical or horizontal concrete demolished structures. These sources of material have different engineering characteristics, and there is a lack of information about their performance. This paper investigates the difference between the properties of these two vertical and horizontal sources, and it evaluates their application as an unbound granular base-course material as opposed to an alternative layer in the pavement, for road construction in New Zealand. The physical properties of RCAgs engineering performance (durability) were evaluated through experimental laboratory-based tests. Also, the characteristics of the tested RCAgs were compared with the specification of base-course materials (NZ Transport Agency M4) in New Zealand, and their appropriateness for high-performing pavement construction layers was assessed. According to the tests results, the tested RCAgs have proven to meet the “premium” base-course grade product, and it is expected that recycled crushed concrete, if production processes are appropriately managed, could have great potential use as a base-course material in road construction and in some cases perform better than common natural aggregates.

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