Effect of waste binder material usage rate on thixotropic behaviour of cementitious systems

Abstract

In order to investigate the feasibility of using waste as an alternative binder in cement-based materials, the effects of using recycled concrete powder (RCP), glass powder (GP), marble powder (MP), and limestone powder (LP) in place of portland cement on the rheological and fresh characteristics of cementitious systems were determined. In this regard, the influence of the utilization of waste materials and the substitution ratio (25% and 35%) on the parameters of the cement paste mixtures that change over time, such as setting time, Marsh-funnel flow time, mini-slump value, viscosity, and dynamic yield stress (DYS), were determined. The effect of 4 different type waste powder materials on the rheology and thixotropy of cementitious systems was investigated using two different methods (loop and constant shear strain rate methods). In order to reduce cement consumption, the effect of the use of waste powder materials on the time-dependent behavior of cementitious systems has been examined, and important results have been obtained for cases (such as producing 3D concrete or self compacting concrete) where time-dependent consistency change is important. It was determined that replacing RCP and GP enhanced the DYS values while replacing MP and LP decreased them. In this context, it was understood that regardless of time, MP and LP promote flowability, whereas RCP and GP diminish flowability. RCP35 had the greatest Ithix_shr and Ithix_vis values at the 20th minute, whereas MP and LP-containing mixtures had the lowest values. The mixtures with the highest and lowest thixotropic degrees were RCP35 and LP35, respectively.