Mixture Optimization of Green Reactive Powder Concrete with Recycled Powder
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 31, Issue 5
Abstract
Recycled powder (RP), generated from construction waste, can be used as supplementary cementitious material. It is promising to use recycled powder in reactive powder concrete (RPC) to develop a green high-performance mixture with reduced cost. Based on previous study, different mixtures were designed and a comprehensive experimental program was developed to investigate the optimization of green reactive powder concrete (GRPC) mixture proportions systematically. Influences of superplasticizer amount, fine aggregate type, water:cementitious materials ratio (W:CM), recycled powder amount, silica fume amount, and steel fiber amount on the flowability, compressive strength, and flexural strength of GRPC were investigated. Considering the properties, cost, and environmental savings, superplasticizer ratio of 1.0%, recycled powder replacement of 30%, silica fume amount of 15%, steel fiber proportion of 2.0%, and W:CM of 0.16 are suggested, and natural sand is suggested to replace crushed quartz.
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Acknowledgments
The research was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFC0703000) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51678430 and 51208373).
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Volume 31 • Issue 5 • May 2019
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Received: Apr 10, 2018
Accepted: Oct 3, 2018
Published online: Feb 26, 2019
Published in print: May 1, 2019
Discussion open until: Jul 26, 2019
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