Mechanical Properties of Pervious Recycled Aggregate Concrete Reinforced with Sackcloth Fibers (SF)

Abstract

The excessive production of construction waste is a significant concern as it requires proper disposal and may become economically unfeasible. Reusing construction waste in producing new concrete can substantially reduce the disposal requirements of construction waste. In addition, this results in a sustainable solution for the rapidly depleting natural resources of concrete. Pervious concrete may contain up to 80% coarse aggregates and could be an exceptional host for reusing construction waste. This study aimed to investigate the mechanical properties of pervious concrete constructed with natural and recycled aggregates. The substandard properties of recycled aggregates were improved by adding natural fibers from sackcloth. This study presents an experimental program on 45 samples of pervious concrete with air void ratios and the size of coarse aggregates as the parameters of interest. The compressive strength of the pervious concrete decreased by increasing the air void ratio regardless of the size of the aggregates. The type of aggregates did not influence the permeability of pervious concrete, and the maximum temperature in pervious concrete increased as the quantity of air void ratios increased. The decrease in compressive strength was 40–60% as the void ratio was increased from 10–30% for all types of concrete mixes, such as natural and recycled aggregates. The permeability of small-size aggregates with 10% designed air void ratios for natural and recycled aggregates with sackcloth was 0.705 cm/s.