Drying shrinkage of alkali-activated slag concrete with natural/recycled aggregates
H. Dong (TU Delft - Materials and Environment)
X. Yao (TU Delft - Materials and Environment, Shandong University)
S Burgmann (University of Kaiserslautern)
G. Ye (Universiteit Gent, TU Delft - Materials and Environment)
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Abstract
Each year a large amount of construction and demolition waste (CDW) is generated in the European Union. For sustainability development the CDW is recycled and re-used. To promote the use of CDW, recycled aggregates from CDW were incorporated in alkali-activated concrete (AAC), which mainly consisted of secondary materials or industrial by-products. This study investigated the influence of recycled aggregates on workability, compressive strength and drying shrinkage of slag-based AAC. Properties of conventional concrete with natural/recycled aggregates were also tested for comparison. The results showed that the pre-saturated recycled aggregates only slightly affected the workability of conventional concrete or AAC. Recycled aggregates reduced compressive strength of both conventional concrete and AAC due to extra water for pre-saturation of the recycled aggregates. The mass loss of the concrete specimens upon drying was greater for low-strength concrete than for moderate strength concrete. The recycled aggregates increased the mass loss and drying shrinkage of AAC. For conventional concrete, low-strength concrete had a higher drying shrinkage compared with moderate strength concrete. On the contrary, for AAC in this study, low-strength concrete had a lower drying shrinkage compared with moderate strength concrete.