Reutilization of Clay Brick Waste in Mortar: Paste Replacement versus Cement Replacement
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 31, Issue 7
Abstract
Clay brick waste is one of the largest construction wastes by output. Traditionally, clay brick waste is reutilized in mortar/concrete as aggregate replacement after crushing or as cement replacement after grinding, but these two methods of reutilization have certain adverse effects on the quality of mortar/concrete. In this study, a new method, named the paste replacement method, was developed; in this method, clay brick dust (CBD) is used to replace cementitious paste with the paste composition kept unchanged. To compare the effectiveness of the paste replacement and cement replacement methods, mortar mixes with different replacement ratios of CBD (either as paste replacement or cement replacement) were tested to study their workability, strength, and microstructure. The test results showed that CBD added as paste replacement improved the strength and microstructure and substantially reduced the cement content, whereas adding CBD as cement replacement decreased the strength and loosened the microstructure. Hence, the paste replacement method is more promising for recycling clay brick waste and producing eco-friendly concrete.
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Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project Nos. 51608131 and 51678161), Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (Project No. 2015A030310282), Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou City (Project No. 201607010329), Guangdong University of Technology via its “One-Hundred Young Talents Plan” program (Project No. 220413508), and Featured and Innovative Project for Colleges and Universities of Guangdong Province (Project No. 2017KTSCX061).
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Volume 31 • Issue 7 • July 2019
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Received: Oct 19, 2018
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Published online: May 7, 2019
Published in print: Jul 1, 2019
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