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Published December 21, 2017 | Version v1
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Influence of Recycled Concrete Dust on the Properties of Self– Compacting Concrete (SCC)

  • 1. Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Building Materials and Structures Research Centre, Studentu st. 48, LT-51367 Kaunas, Lithuania
  • 2. Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Department of Building Materials, Studentu st. 48, LT-51367 Kaunas, Lithuania

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Concrete – composite material which economical effect mostly depends on the amount of binder material (usually cement), its type and fineness. Cement manufacturing generates great employment of energy resources. The demand for all kind of manufacturing natural resources are aimed to be reduced as much as possible. Alternative raw material resources are being introduced and tested together with increasing self-compacting concrete (SCC) popularity in Lithuania. Considering environmental requirements to reduce environment pollution according to ES 305/2011 regulation and importance of economic benefits it is aimed to investigate recycled concrete influence for self-compacting concrete durability properties. Assessing one of the main mechanical concrete property – compressive strength up to 1 year concrete hardening duration, it was observed, that replacing cement by concrete dust, practically no negative influence was observed. In some cases this replacement even improves concrete compressive strength (10 % concrete dust), except greater amount of additionally grinded concrete dust. In our case it was noticed, that replacing up to 10 % cement by concrete dust from 1.85 % to 2.09 % increases concrete closed porosity and predicted concrete resistance to freeze-thaw cycles increases up to 30 %. It allows to expect positive test results while real test would be carried out on the basis of Lithuanian standard LST 1428.17.

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