Evaluation of Characteristics and Building Applications of Multi-Recycled Concrete Aggregates from Precast Concrete Rejects

The construction industry must meet current environmental requirements, mostly those pertaining to the reduction in construction and demolition waste and the consumption of raw materials. The use of recycled concrete aggregates can be part of the solution, but one question that arises is how many ti...

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Autores: Salesa Bordanaba, Ángel, Esteban, L. M., López Julián, Pedro Luis, Pérez Benedicto, José Ángel, Pons Ruiz, A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Consejo General de la Arquitectura Técnica de España (CGATE)
Repositorio:RIARTE
OAI Identifier:oai:www.riarte.es:20.500.12251/2870
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/2870
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85137659465&doi=10.3390%2fma15165714&partnerID=40&md5=69af4c1eb91dca6901c70e16892b0f25
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Impacto medioambiental
Industria de la construcción
Residuos de Construcción Demolición (RCD)
Hormigón reciclado
Áridos reciclados
Prefabricados
3313.04 Material de Construcción
3308.07 Eliminación de Residuos
3312.08 Propiedades de Los Materiales
3312.12 Ensayo de Materiales
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Sumario:The construction industry must meet current environmental requirements, mostly those pertaining to the reduction in construction and demolition waste and the consumption of raw materials. The use of recycled concrete aggregates can be part of the solution, but one question that arises is how many times recyclables can be recycled. This unknown involves other related queries regarding the properties and possible uses of repeated recycled concrete aggregates. This research is derived from the precast concrete industry, where multi-recycling is a pressing need. From good-quality parent concretes, three cycles of recycled concrete aggregates were produced and analysed. The final results are promising due to the good quality of the recycled and multi-recycled concrete aggregates obtained. Not only can they be used in low-level applications (backfilling) as usual, but they can also be used for more demanding purposes, such as graded aggregates, cement-treated road bases and concrete pavements. Their use in structural concrete is feasible, but it will be dependent on the water absorption level and the amount of recycled aggregate substitution. This research proves the viability of multi-recycled concrete aggregates with all of the associated environmental benefits. © 2022 by the authors.