Abstract
In the present study, a recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) coating treatment using a cement paste dissociation agent (CPDA) with different mixing methods was newly incorporated in RCA concrete mixtures. First, a preliminary test program was conducted to determine the proper dosage of the CPDA solution throughout its RCA concrete test results from compressive strength, flexural strength, and elastic modulus. Then, a series of experimental tests were carried out to investigate the effect of RCA coating treatment, different mixing method such as the equivalent mortar volume (EMV) method and conventional method, and different RCA replacement ratios on durability test results of RCA concrete such as drying shrinkage values and rapid chloride penetration test (RCPT) values. The test results showed that all RCA concretes mixed with the coated RCAs were found to be workable regardless of different mix methods, with the slump and air contents of all the mixes being almost identical. All the concrete specimens, which were mixed with the coated RCAs with CPDA solution, represented lower drying shrinkage and RCPT values than those mixed without RCA coating treatment, regardless of different mix proportioning methods or RCA replacement ratios. This holds for the concrete specimens proportioned with the EMV method, regardless of different RCA replacement ratios.
Highlights
In a similar manner to the compressive and flexural strength test results, elastic modulus increased by 3% in CRA-2.5 mix but decreased by 9% in CRA-5 mix compared to the control specimen
It appears that the addition of 2.5% of cement paste dissociation agent (CPDA) in the recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) concrete mixes helps improve the mechanical strength properties
Similar to the test results from Section 4.2.2 Drying Shrinkage, the reversed result of the Rapid Chloride Penetration Test (RCPT) in concrete made with double the amount of RCA replacement except for CRP-a versus CRP-b may be attributed to the good-quality RCA adopted in this study
Summary
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. New approaches to improving existing mixing methods have continued to be presented and consider the properties of RM of RCA after Fathifazl et al [14], such as the identical mortar volume design method [17] Through these new mixing methods, it was shown that the mechanical strength and drying shrinkage of RCA concrete improved to a level similar to the properties of concrete using natural aggregates. A series of experimental tests were carried out to investigate the effect of RCA coating treatment, different mixing methods such as the equivalent mortar volume (EMV) method and conventional method, and different RCA replacement ratios on the durability test results of RCA concrete such as drying shrinkage values and RCPT values [43]. The results of this study provide guidance that can be used to assess the beneficial increment in durability properties by adopting RCA coating treatment with the optimized mix proportioning method
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