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The Effect on the Durability Properties of Concrete of Partial Replacement of Natural Fine Aggregates with Recycled Concrete Fine Aggregates

Rapid urbanization and advancement in concrete technology in the world has led to excessive exploitation of natural sand resources for use in the construction industry. This excessive utilization has led to the depletion of natural sand resources; for instance, in countries such as India and Indones...

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Main Author: Kahabi, Neema
Other Authors: Beushausen, Hans-Dieter
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Language:English
Published: Department of Civil Engineering 2023
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description Rapid urbanization and advancement in concrete technology in the world has led to excessive exploitation of natural sand resources for use in the construction industry. This excessive utilization has led to the depletion of natural sand resources; for instance, in countries such as India and Indonesia, sand mafia and destruction of beaches due to illegal sand mining have been reported. These trends have forced the construction industry to adopt the use of alternative construction materials such as recycled aggregates into new construction as a measure to deal with this growing challenge. Currently, in South Africa, a blend of different types of sand is used for construction purposes due to variations in the sand quality and over exploitation of nearby deposits of natural sand resources. However, the adoption of recycled fine aggregates has been a challenge due to properties such as higher water absorption and lower relative densities of the aggregates along with the variation of material sources which attributes to the lower durability performance of concrete made with recycled fine aggregates. Durability of concrete with recycled fine aggregates is largely affected by the transport mechanisms which is influenced by the presence of residual mortar on the surface of recycled fine aggregates. This research involves an investigation on both mechanical properties such as compressive strength as well as durability properties such as resistance to penetration of aggressive ions, of concrete made with partial replacement of recycled fine aggregates.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/38025 The Effect on the Durability Properties of Concrete of Partial Replacement of Natural Fine Aggregates with Recycled Concrete Fine Aggregates Kahabi, Neema Beushausen, Hans-Dieter Alexander Mark Engineering Rapid urbanization and advancement in concrete technology in the world has led to excessive exploitation of natural sand resources for use in the construction industry. This excessive utilization has led to the depletion of natural sand resources; for instance, in countries such as India and Indonesia, sand mafia and destruction of beaches due to illegal sand mining have been reported. These trends have forced the construction industry to adopt the use of alternative construction materials such as recycled aggregates into new construction as a measure to deal with this growing challenge. Currently, in South Africa, a blend of different types of sand is used for construction purposes due to variations in the sand quality and over exploitation of nearby deposits of natural sand resources. However, the adoption of recycled fine aggregates has been a challenge due to properties such as higher water absorption and lower relative densities of the aggregates along with the variation of material sources which attributes to the lower durability performance of concrete made with recycled fine aggregates. Durability of concrete with recycled fine aggregates is largely affected by the transport mechanisms which is influenced by the presence of residual mortar on the surface of recycled fine aggregates. This research involves an investigation on both mechanical properties such as compressive strength as well as durability properties such as resistance to penetration of aggressive ions, of concrete made with partial replacement of recycled fine aggregates. 2023-07-04T13:11:46Z 2023-07-04T13:11:46Z 2023 2023-07-04T13:10:43Z Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38025 eng application/pdf Department of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
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title The Effect on the Durability Properties of Concrete of Partial Replacement of Natural Fine Aggregates with Recycled Concrete Fine Aggregates
title_full The Effect on the Durability Properties of Concrete of Partial Replacement of Natural Fine Aggregates with Recycled Concrete Fine Aggregates
title_fullStr The Effect on the Durability Properties of Concrete of Partial Replacement of Natural Fine Aggregates with Recycled Concrete Fine Aggregates
title_full_unstemmed The Effect on the Durability Properties of Concrete of Partial Replacement of Natural Fine Aggregates with Recycled Concrete Fine Aggregates
title_short The Effect on the Durability Properties of Concrete of Partial Replacement of Natural Fine Aggregates with Recycled Concrete Fine Aggregates
title_sort effect on the durability properties of concrete of partial replacement of natural fine aggregates with recycled concrete fine aggregates
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