Effect of Aggregate Size on Recycled Aggregate Concrete under Equivalent Mortar Volume Mix Design

Autor: Haneol Jang, Jeonghyun Kim, Alena Sicakova
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 23, p 11274 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app112311274
Popis: In this paper, the effect of the original aggregate size of the recycled aggregate on the mechanical properties of the recycled aggregate concrete was evaluated. A series of concretes were produced in which natural aggregates, recycled aggregates, and original aggregates in recycled aggregates were matched for a single particle size distribution curve. The replacement levels of recycled aggregate were 25% and 50%, and equivalent mortar volume mix design was applied for recycled aggregate concrete. The results show that the mechanical strength of recycled aggregate concrete increases with increasing original aggregate size. This effect was observed to be greater in concrete using recycled aggregate with a high residual mortar content.
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