Experimental Study on The Effect of Size, Type, and Replacement Ratio of Recycled Aggregate on The Mechanical Properties of Reactive Powder Concrete

Abstract

This paper presents an experimental investigation of the mechanical characteristics of Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC) and Recycled Aggregate Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC-RA), utilizing two types of recycled aggregate (RA), recycled concrete aggregate (RCA), and recycled concrete brick aggregate (RCBA) as alternative aggregates. A series of sixteen RPC and RPC-RA mixes were prepared and tested. A reference RPC mix without RA was tested to determine the maximum compressive strength of 128.17 MPa, the tensile strength of 15.56 MPa, and the flexural strength of 25.90 MPa. Then, the study examines twelve different mixes of RPC-RA, each with RCA with maximum particle sizes of 0.6, 1.18, 2.36, and 4.75 mm and replacement ratios of 20%, 40%, and 60%, to study the effects of varying replacement ratios of the RCA and various maximum particle sizes. Additionally, three mixes of RPC-RA are investigated using RCBA with a maximum particle size of 0.6 mm and replacement ratios of 20%, 40%, and 60%. The use of RA resulted in various percentages of reduction in compressive, splitting, and flexural strength, as shown in the results of the study.