Effect of Waste Glass on the Properties of Concrete
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 26, Issue 11
Abstract
Crushed waste glass bottles accumulating in stockpiles around New Zealand are an environmental concern, but also provide an available resource for potential use in concrete by partially replacing coarse and fine natural aggregates. The objective of this study was to test the fundamental properties of concrete that utilized 20% waste glass as a partial replacement for coarse and fine natural aggregates. It is demonstrated that the waste glass has a negative effect on concrete properties, including air content, compressive strength, and flexural strength, while also contributing to the problematic alkali-silica reaction. The use of supplementary cementitious materials such as fly ash or microsilica was found to improve the properties of concrete that utilized waste glass, especially with regards to inhibiting the alkali-silica reaction, and hence it was established that waste glass should be used with either fly ash or microsilica mainly due to concerns regarding the development of the alkali-silica reaction caused by the waste glass trialed in this study.
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Acknowledgments
This research study was made possible via funding provided by the New Zealand Ministry for Science and Innovation, 3R Group Ltd., and Firth Industries Ltd. Thanks are extended to Graeme Norton, Baldev Kesha. and Sue Freitag for helping to secure resources and equipment throughout the testing program.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 26 • Issue 11 • November 2014
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Received: Oct 11, 2013
Accepted: Mar 4, 2014
Published online: Jun 18, 2014
Published in print: Nov 1, 2014
Discussion open until: Nov 18, 2014
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