Effective utilisation of ultrafine slag to improve mechanical and durability properties of recycled aggregates geopolymer concrete

Eco-friendly materials like recycled aggregates (RA) and geopolymer binders play a key role in the path towards sustainable construction. However, the literature suggests that the properties of recycled aggregates geopolymer concrete (RGPC) are inferior to normal concrete. The primary objective of t...

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Autores principales:	Saloni, Parveen, Yee Yan Lim, Thong M. Pham
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Recycled coarse aggregates Geopolymer concrete Compressive strength Modulus of elasticity Capillary water absorption Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental engineering TA170-171
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:28948eebc0004002804c8c396b32072d2021-11-14T04:35:59ZEffective utilisation of ultrafine slag to improve mechanical and durability properties of recycled aggregates geopolymer concrete2666-790810.1016/j.clet.2021.100330https://doaj.org/article/28948eebc0004002804c8c396b32072d2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666790821002901https://doaj.org/toc/2666-7908Eco-friendly materials like recycled aggregates (RA) and geopolymer binders play a key role in the path towards sustainable construction. However, the literature suggests that the properties of recycled aggregates geopolymer concrete (RGPC) are inferior to normal concrete. The primary objective of this study is to improve the characteristics of recycled aggregates geopolymer concrete (RGPC) cured at ambient temperature by using low-emission binding agents and ultrafine slag (UFS). A total of twenty-four mixes were prepared in two series, in which natural aggregates (NA) were replaced by recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) at various replacement levels up to 100%, and the UFS inclusion varied from 0 to 30%. For Series I, UFS was used as a replacement to fly ash, whereas UFS was used as an addition to fly ash in Series II. The mechanical properties of all the mixes were satisfactory. Mix a-R100S30 with 100% RCA and 30% UFS addition showed the highest compressive strength of 46.24 MPa among all the mixes. The water absorption, chloride ion penetration, and electrical resistivity were also investigated. Mix r-R100S15 with 100% RCA in Series I exhibited the highest water absorption of 5.61%. In general, increasing the UFS content resulted in an overall improvement in the RGPC's characteristics, whereas increasing RCA% resulted in a degradation in the RGPC's performance. RCA formed a weaker zone in the matrix, whereas UFS served as a filler, increasing the availability of nucleation sites at the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) and resulting in a denser matrix structure. The results showed that a high percentage (up to 100%) of RCA with 30% of UFS can be incorporated into RGPC to provide sufficient strength for practical applications. Overall, with the UFS incorporation, the mechanical and durability properties of RGPC improved while its susceptibility to water and chloride attacks reduced. Saloni ParveenYee Yan LimThong M. PhamElsevierarticleRecycled coarse aggregatesGeopolymer concreteCompressive strengthModulus of elasticityCapillary water absorptionRenewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental engineeringTA170-171ENCleaner Engineering and Technology, Vol 5, Iss , Pp 100330- (2021)
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topic	Recycled coarse aggregates Geopolymer concrete Compressive strength Modulus of elasticity Capillary water absorption Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental engineering TA170-171
spellingShingle	Recycled coarse aggregates Geopolymer concrete Compressive strength Modulus of elasticity Capillary water absorption Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental engineering TA170-171 Saloni Parveen Yee Yan Lim Thong M. Pham Effective utilisation of ultrafine slag to improve mechanical and durability properties of recycled aggregates geopolymer concrete
description	Eco-friendly materials like recycled aggregates (RA) and geopolymer binders play a key role in the path towards sustainable construction. However, the literature suggests that the properties of recycled aggregates geopolymer concrete (RGPC) are inferior to normal concrete. The primary objective of this study is to improve the characteristics of recycled aggregates geopolymer concrete (RGPC) cured at ambient temperature by using low-emission binding agents and ultrafine slag (UFS). A total of twenty-four mixes were prepared in two series, in which natural aggregates (NA) were replaced by recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) at various replacement levels up to 100%, and the UFS inclusion varied from 0 to 30%. For Series I, UFS was used as a replacement to fly ash, whereas UFS was used as an addition to fly ash in Series II. The mechanical properties of all the mixes were satisfactory. Mix a-R100S30 with 100% RCA and 30% UFS addition showed the highest compressive strength of 46.24 MPa among all the mixes. The water absorption, chloride ion penetration, and electrical resistivity were also investigated. Mix r-R100S15 with 100% RCA in Series I exhibited the highest water absorption of 5.61%. In general, increasing the UFS content resulted in an overall improvement in the RGPC's characteristics, whereas increasing RCA% resulted in a degradation in the RGPC's performance. RCA formed a weaker zone in the matrix, whereas UFS served as a filler, increasing the availability of nucleation sites at the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) and resulting in a denser matrix structure. The results showed that a high percentage (up to 100%) of RCA with 30% of UFS can be incorporated into RGPC to provide sufficient strength for practical applications. Overall, with the UFS incorporation, the mechanical and durability properties of RGPC improved while its susceptibility to water and chloride attacks reduced.
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title	Effective utilisation of ultrafine slag to improve mechanical and durability properties of recycled aggregates geopolymer concrete
title_short	Effective utilisation of ultrafine slag to improve mechanical and durability properties of recycled aggregates geopolymer concrete
title_full	Effective utilisation of ultrafine slag to improve mechanical and durability properties of recycled aggregates geopolymer concrete
title_fullStr	Effective utilisation of ultrafine slag to improve mechanical and durability properties of recycled aggregates geopolymer concrete
title_full_unstemmed	Effective utilisation of ultrafine slag to improve mechanical and durability properties of recycled aggregates geopolymer concrete
title_sort	effective utilisation of ultrafine slag to improve mechanical and durability properties of recycled aggregates geopolymer concrete
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
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Effective utilisation of ultrafine slag to improve mechanical and durability properties of recycled aggregates geopolymer concrete

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