| Abstrakt: |
It is preferable to use concrete over steel due to the cost factor and that concrete has distinctive strength characteristics. In this study, it has been intended to the strength characteristics of ceramic waste for application in concrete as an alternative material to fine (sand) and coarse aggregate (gravel) as a replacement ratio with percentages of (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50%) for both fine and coarse aggregate through 11 mixes. Results for the comparison with the conventional concrete are presented and mixtures have been produced, cased, and examined after 7, 14, and 28 durations of curing using (cylinders and prism) in terms of the three main characteristics of concrete (split, flexure, and compressive). Concerning the rising percentages, the strength of the concrete improvements is related to the strong bonding quality of ceramic materials. The results indicate that for fine and coarse aggregate the highest increasing percentages in the strength of compressive, tensile (flexural and splitting) for 40% replacement have been about 29.4%, 24.8, and 26.0) and 15.0, 10.4 and 14.3% respectively for 28 days of curing. From here, it is noted that the effect of ceramics aggregate as a substitution for fine aggregate works well and it is better than a substitute for coarse aggregate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
