Effects of Steel Fibers (SF) and Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GBBS) on Recycle Aggregate Concrete
Abstract Recycle aggregate is one of the good options to use in concrete as coarse aggregate which results environmental benefits as well as sustainable development. However, recycle aggregate cause reduction in concrete performance. One the other hand, the removal of industrial waste would be considerably decreased if it could be incorporated in cement concrete production. One of these possibilities is the substitution of the cement by slag, which enhance concrete poor properties of recycle aggregate concrete as well as provides to the decrease of cement consumption, reducing carbon dioxide productions, while resolving a waste management challenge. Furthermore, steel fiber was also added to hance the tensile capacity of recycle aggregate concrete. The main goal of this study is to investigate the characteristics of concrete using Ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) as binding material on recycle aggregate fibers reinforce concrete (RAFRC). Mechanical performance was assessed through compressive strength and split tensile strength, while durability aspects was study through water absorption, acid resistance and dry shrinkage. The results detected from the different experiments depict that replacement of Ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) enhance mechanical performance as well as durability aspects of the recycle aggregate fibers reinforce concrete (RAFRC).