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Properties of Concrete with Recycled Aggregates Giving a Second Life to Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Bottom Ash Concrete

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  • Aneeta Mary Joseph

    (Magnel-Vandepitte Laboratory for Structural Engineering and Building Materials, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
    Strategic Initiative Materials (SIM vzw), Project ASHCEM within the Program “MaRes”, 9052 Ghent, Belgium)

  • Stijn Matthys

    (Magnel-Vandepitte Laboratory for Structural Engineering and Building Materials, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium)

  • Nele De Belie

    (Magnel-Vandepitte Laboratory for Structural Engineering and Building Materials, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium)

Abstract

Economic and environmental factors call for increased resource productivity. Partial or full replacement of Portland cement by wastes and by-products, and natural aggregates by construction and demolition wastes, are two prominent routes of achieving circular economy in construction and related industries. Municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) bottom ashes have been found to be suitable to be used as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) after various treatments. This paper reports a brief literature review on optimum use of recycled aggregates in concrete and an experimental study using replacement of natural aggregate by demolished concrete having MSWI bottom ash as partial replacement of Portland cement, and compares its properties to that of completely natural aggregate concrete. Additional water was added as a compensation for the water absorption by the recycled aggregate during the first 30 min of water contact during concrete mixing. Also the fine fraction of crushed concrete (<250 µm) was removed to reduce the ill-effects of using recycled aggregate. The replacement of aggregates was limited to 23% by weight of natural aggregate. The results prove environmentally safe and comparable performance of concrete including recycled aggregate with bottom ash to that of natural aggregate concrete.

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  • Aneeta Mary Joseph & Stijn Matthys & Nele De Belie, 2022. "Properties of Concrete with Recycled Aggregates Giving a Second Life to Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Bottom Ash Concrete," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-16, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:8:p:4679-:d:793391
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