A comparative study of recycled aggregates from concrete and mixed debris as material for unbound road sub-base

Autor: J. R. Jiménez, F. Agrela, J. Ayuso, M. López
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Materiales de Construccion, Vol 61, Iss 302, Pp 289-302 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0465-2746
1988-3226
DOI: 10.3989/mc.2010.54009
Popis: Seven different types of recycled aggregates from construction and demolition waste (CDW) have been evaluated as granular materials for unbound road sub-bases construction. The results showed that recycled concrete aggregates complied with all specifications for using in the construction of unbound structural layers (sub-base) for T3 and T4 traffic categories according to the Spanish General Technical Specification for Road Construction (PG-3). Some mixed recycled aggregates fell short of some specifications due to a high content of sulphur compounds and poor fragmentation resistance. Sieving off the fine fraction prior to crushing the mixed CDW reduce the total sulphur content and improve the quality of the mixed recycled aggregates, by contrast, pre-sieving concrete CDW had no effect on the quality of the resulting aggregates. The results were compared with a crushed limestone as natural aggregate.
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