Stress-Strain Behavior of Mortar Mixtures Containing Construction and Demolition Waste as Fine Aggregate

2014 ◽  
Vol 634 ◽  
pp. 300-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana C. Ferreira ◽  
Thiago M. Grabois ◽  
Gabrielle C.S. Calcado ◽  
Romildo D. Toledo Filho

In this paper it was investigated how the use of recycled fine aggregate influences the stress-strain behavior of mortar mixtures with different strengths. The mix design composition of the studied mortars, expressed by mass, were 1:2:0.45, 1:4:0.68 and 1:6:1.05 (cement: sand: water/cement ratio). The substitution percentages by mass of the natural aggregate by recycled aggregate were 15, 25 and 50%. The recycled aggregate had a grain size distribution comparable to that of natural sand and was obtained by grinding the waste produced by the partial demolition of UFRJ’s University Hospital. The mortars were evaluated under uniaxial compressive strength test after 28 days of curing. The results indicated that for the two higher strength classes the substitution rates affects its mechanical response by decreasing the strength. Besides, for the lower strength class the recycled aggregate could promote an increase of strength in the case of 25% of replacement.

2018 ◽  
Vol 760 ◽  
pp. 193-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Fořtová ◽  
Tereza Pavlů

This paper presents research results of recycled fine aggregate concrete testing. The main aim of this contribution is verification of properties of fine aggregate concrete with partial replacement of fine natural aggregate by recycled masonry aggregate originated from construction and demolition waste. The influence of partial replacement of natural sand to mechanical properties and freeze-thaw resistance is described. The compressive strength and flexural strength were tested at the age of 28 and 60 days and after 25, 50, 75 and 100 freeze-thaw cycles. Partial replacement of natural sand was 0, 25 and 50 % for all these tests. Prismatic specimens were examined.


2014 ◽  
Vol 600 ◽  
pp. 297-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Roberto Lopes Lima ◽  
Romildo Dias Toledo Filho ◽  
Otávio da Fonseca Martins Gomes

In this work it was studied the influence of recycled fine aggregate obtained from construction and demolition waste (CDW) on the rheological properties of Portland cement mortars. The CDW was initially separate in their main constituents (mortar, ceramic and concrete debris) at the laboratory and then grinded separately to the sand size in order to generate more homogeneous fine aggregates. The characterization of the natural and recycled sands was carried out through physical tests, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and image analysis (shape and texture description parameters). A conventional mortar and three mortars containing recycled sands were produced with a sand/cement ratio of 4 and consistency index of 255±5 mm. The consistency was kept constant by ranging the water-cement ratio from 0.58 to 1.14. The rheological study was performed using a rotating viscometer to obtain torque-rotation ratio and to calculate the yield stress and plastic viscosity. The results indicate that the presence of recycled aggregate causes a lowering of both yield stress and plastic viscosity with respect to the mortar containing natural aggregate.


Author(s):  
Carine N. S. Reis ◽  
Paulo R. L. Lima ◽  
Mônica B. Leite

The operation of reinforced concrete structures is directly associated with the adhesion between the steel bar and the concrete, which allows the internal forces to be transferred to the reinforcement during the process of loading the structural elements. The modification of the concrete composition, with the introduction of recycled aggregate from construction and demolition waste (CDW), affects the steel-concrete interface and can modify the bonding stress, which is also influenced by the type and diameter of the bar used. In this work, the influence of the recycled fine aggregate (RFA) and types of steel bar on the steel-concrete bond was experimentally evaluated using the pullout test. Conventional concrete and recycled concrete, with RFA replacement level of 25%, were produced. Two types of steel rebars (i.e.,plain and deformed) with  diameters of 10.0 and 16.0mm were considered in this paper. The results indicate a reduction in the adhesion stress with the introduction of recycled aggregate, but this trend is influenced by the diameter of the bar used. The use of ribbed bars modifies the stress bon-slip behavior, with an increase in the average bond strength, which is also observed with the reduction of the diameter of the bar.


2014 ◽  
Vol 600 ◽  
pp. 357-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidiane Fernanda Jochem ◽  
Janaíde Cavalcante Rocha ◽  
Malik Cheriaf

A fine fraction of recycled aggregates from the processing of construction and demolition waste (CDW), have a very effective potential use in mortar as a partial fine aggregate replacement for natural sand, an also contribute to the development of sustainable materials, specifically to produce coating mortar. This paper presents the results of a study using recycled aggregate in mortar as a replacement for natural sand, analyzing the effects of pre-wetting and the performance in mortar composition with a fine sand (1.2/ 0.15 mm). In this study was investigated the behavior of recycled aggregate dry and wet previously until to saturated surface dry condition (reaching this value by capillary absorption test of the granulometric prepared curve). Five different compositions have been defined, varying the quantity of fine and determined the physical properties of recycled aggregate. Then the mortars were prepared and evaluated in the fresh state: specific gravity, water retention and workability, and in the hardened state: hygrothermal and mechanical properties. The results showed that the wetting of the aggregate affects the properties of the mortar, as well the addition of fines. There is an advantage when is realized wetting of the recycled aggregate CDW. The addition of fine in mortars must be controlled, and the fine aggregates improved the almost properties and in excess can reduce the hygrothermals properties.


Author(s):  
Kamil Krzywiński ◽  
Łukasz Sadowski ◽  
Damian Stefaniuk ◽  
Aleksei Obrosov ◽  
Sabine Weiß

AbstractNowadays, the recycled fine aggregate sourced from construction and demolition waste is not frequently used in manufacturing of epoxy resin coatings. Therefore, the main novelty of the article is to prepare green epoxy resin coatings modified with recycled fine aggregate in a replacement ratio of natural fine aggregate ranged from 20 to 100%. The microstructural properties of the aggregates and epoxy resin were analyzed using micro-computed tomography, scanning electron microscopy and nanoindentation. The macroscopic mechanical properties were examined using pull-off strength tests. The highest improvement of the mechanical properties was observed for epoxy resin coatings modified with 20% of natural fine aggregate and 80% of recycled fine aggregate. It has been found that even 100% of natural fine aggregate can be successfully replaced using the recycled fine aggregate with consequent improvement of the pull-off strength of analyzed epoxy resin coatings. In order to confirm the assumptions resulting from the conducted research, an original analytical and numerical failure model proved the superior behavior of modified coating was developed.


Author(s):  
Laís Carlos Boaventura Santos ◽  
Thaís Andrade de Sampaio Lopes ◽  
Luciano Matos Queiroz ◽  
Viviana Maria Zanta

Environmental and operational performance of a full-scale small and decentralized construction and demolition waste (C&DW) recycling unit (SDRU) were evaluated. The SDRU was defined as having a production capacity of up to 5 m3 per hour, occupying up to 100 m2. The operational and environmental performance indicators of the SDRU were obtained from the literature and validated by expert judgment. Subsequently, the values of these indicators were obtained from a real-scale SDRU in Bahia state, Brazil. The results showed that the SDRU presented lower levels of noise emission, very small water and energy consumption, and inhalable-particle concentration values lower than the requirements of Brazilian environmental legislation. It was observed that 90% of the C&DW in the storage area had recycling potential. The characteristics of the fine recycled aggregate make it suitable for use in road or sidewalk paving, and the coarse recycled aggregate is suitable for use in concrete without structural function. A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the SDRU was also applied and it was concluded that the use of the recycled aggregate for manufacturing concrete without structural function reduced the environmental impact in all the categories considered, compared with the impact of natural sand and gravel extraction from nature. It was possible to conclude that the implementation of the SRDU in developing countries can provide an effective step towards reducing environmental impacts from the construction sector.


Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Fernando A. N. Silva ◽  
João M. P. Q. Delgado ◽  
António C. Azevedo ◽  
António G. B. Lima ◽  
Castorina S. Vieira

This work aims to study the influence of using construction and demolition waste in the replacement of coarse and fine aggregate to produce recycled aggregate concrete (RAC). A moderate compressive strength concrete made with usual fine and coarse aggregate was used as a benchmark material. Compressive and split tensile tests were performed using 120 cylindrical concrete specimens with 150 mm diameter and 300 mm length. Four-point flexural tests in reinforced beams made with conventional concrete and RAC were performed. The results obtained showed that the use of recycled fine aggregates, in both percentages of substitution investigated—50% and 100%— did not generate any deleterious influence on the values of compressive strength and split tensile strength of the RACs produced. Tin fact, the mechanical strengths of RACs produced with recycled fine aggregate were equal or higher than those from the reference concrete. The same behavior was not observed, however, when the recycled coarse aggregate was used. For this case, decreases in concrete mechanical strengths were observed, especially in compressive strength, with values around 35% lower when compared to the reference concrete. Tensile mechanical tests results confirmed the excellent behavior of all RACs made with replacement of usual fine aggregates by recycled. Bending tests performed in reinforced RAC beams had as objective to evaluate the deformation profile of the beams. The obtained results showed that RAC beams with full replacement of usual fine aggregate by the recycled aggregates have presented little changes in the global behavior, an aspect that encourages its use.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8945 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago Melo Grabois ◽  
Lucas Rosse Caldas ◽  
Nathália Rodrigues Julião ◽  
Romildo Dias Toledo Filho

Construction and demolition waste generation have increased significantly over the century, many times, as a result of obsolete buildings that lead the effort toward demolition. This paper investigates the environmental performance of mortars developed with recycled concrete from the partial building demolition of the Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Life Cycle Assessment is associated with experimental data to validate the application of the residue as an alternative to cement-based mortars. Natural river sand and recycled concrete aggregates, both at a micrometer scale, are employed in the production of four different mortars of compressive strength ranging 50 MPa. The aggregates’ replacement rates defined are 15, 25, and 50% in volume. The recycled microparticles’ mineralogical composition was determined by SEM images and XRD analysis. In addition, the attached cement paste surrounding the original aggregate particle was quantified by chemical attack. Rheological and mechanical properties of the resulting mortars were assessed by the Vane spindle rheometer and uniaxial compressive strength experiments, respectively. The approach to mortars’ environmental performance considered a cradle-to-gate scope using different sensitivity analysis parameters. We demonstrated the feasibility of developing an eco-efficient mortar taking advantage of rarely applied recycled particles. Compressive strength and environmental performance (particularly, the ozone layer depletion potential and abiotic resource depletion potential categories) increased with the aggregate replacement rate. In addition, the rheological results provided relevant data, still insufficient to recycled aggregate mortars, presenting an exponential increase of yield stress with effective water to cement ratio.


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