Abstract
Effective waste concrete recycling is desirable from the viewpoints of environmental protection and extending the working lives of waste concrete final disposal sites. Recycled fine aggregate powders (RFAP) were obtained by milling waste concrete, and in this paper, we attempted to use RFAP as reinforcement particles in a polyethylene (PE) composite material. The PE powder and RFAP were blended together, and composites were fabricated using compression molding. Our results showed that the flexural strength and flexural modulus of the created composites improved with increased RFAP content. The RFAP dispersion state was honeycomb-like in the composite material, and from inspecting the specimen side view after three-point bending tests, it was apparent that crack propagation proceeded into the RFAP part of the composite, between PE particles. We then performed elastic stress analysis on the composites, in order to define the RFAP reinforcing behavior, using finite element analysis based on the homogenization method. As a result, it was revealed that the Mises stress decreased with increased RFAP content, confirming that there is a potential role for RFAP as reinforcement particles in PE-based composites.
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