Abstract
This study addresses the properties of self-compacting concretes (SCCs) produced with recycled coarse aggregates (RCAs) and/or recycled fine aggregates (RFAs) compared to SCCs with natural aggregates (NAs). The SCC mixtures were designed with a constant slump flow of 680±30mm and two water/binder (w/b) ratios of 0.3 and 0.43. Silica fume (SF) was also used at two replacement levels of 0% and 10%. Hardened properties of the SCCs were evaluated in terms of compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, static modulus of elasticity, and net flexural strength after 56days of water curing. Failure mechanism of the concretes was also monitored via three-point bending test on the notched beams. The results indicated that failure occurred throughout the recycled aggregates (RAs) which in-turn decreased the mechanical properties of SCCs. However, SCCs with both fine and coarse RAs (RCAs+RFAs) had relatively worse performance than those with only RCAs or RFAs such that the reduction in strength was about 30% as compared to the corresponding reference mixes. Moreover, incorporating SF and decreasing w/b ratio improved the mechanical properties of SCCs.
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