LAXMI NARAIN COLLEGE

OF TECHNOLOGY,
BHOPAL
PRESENTATION ON

RECYCLED CONCRETE AGGREGATES

GROUP MEMBERS
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ANKIT SINGHAI (0103CE091007)

JITENDRA SINGH PATEL (0103CE091024)
SALMAN KHAN (0103CE091044)
SANJEEV RAGHUVANSHI (0103CE091045)

CONTENT

Introduction
Benefits of Recycling
Applications of Recycled Aggregates
Advantages and Limitations of using RCA
Tests on Cement and Aggregates
Concrete Cube Tests
Analysis and Conclusion

INTRODUCTION
Concrete

is the worlds second most consumed

material after water
Many countries have recycling schemes for C&DW to
avoid dumping to landfill, as suitable landfill sites
are becoming scarce particularly in heavily
populated countries.
Charges or levies on landfill dumping often make
recycling concrete aggregate a preferred option.
The reuse of hardened concrete as aggregate is a
proven technology - it can be crushed and reused as
a partial replacement for natural aggregate in new
concrete construction.

 The

reuse of hardened concrete as aggregate is a

proven technology - it can be crushed and reused
as a partial replacement for natural aggregate
in new concrete construction.
The hardened concrete can be sourced either from
the demolition of concrete structures at the end of
their life recycled concrete aggregate, or from
leftover fresh concrete which is purposefully left
to harden leftover concrete aggregate.
Alternatively fresh concrete which is leftover or
surplus to site requirements can be recovered by
separating out the wet fines fraction and the
coarse aggregate for reuse in concrete
manufacture recovered concrete aggregate.

BENEFITS OF RECYCLING

Too Much Garbage

Pollution from Landfill Leachate

New Goods Use Up Resources

Recycling (Sometimes) Uses Less Energy

Money

APPLICATIONS OF RECYCLED AGGREGATES

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Concrete Kerb and Gutter Mix

Granular Base Course Materials
Embankment Fill Materials
Paving Blocks
Backfill Materials
Building Blocks
Aggregate base course (road base)
Ready Mix concrete
Pipe bedding
Landscape Materials

ADVANTAGES OF USING
RECYCLED CONCRETE
AGGREGATE
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Environmental Gain
Saves Energy
Cost
Job Opportunities
Sustainability
Market is Wide
Value-Added Engineering Benefits

BARRIERS IN PROMOTING
THE USE OF RECYCLED
MATERIALS
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Lack of appropriately located recycling facilities

Absence of appropriate technology
Lack of awareness
Lack of Specification and Guidelines
High initial investment

TESTS ON CEMENT AND

AGGREGATES
FIELD TESTS ON CEMENT
DETERMINATION OF LOS ANGELES
ABRASION VALUE
DETERMINATION OF AGGREGATE IMPACT
VALUE
SLUMP TEST

LOS ANGELES ABRASION VALUE

Los Angeles Abrasion Value
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40
Los Angeles Abrasion Value
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120

AIV VALUE
AIV Value
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14
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AIV Value
8
6
4
2
0

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SLUMP TEST
Slump in mm
120

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80
Slump in mm
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120

CONCRETE CUBE TESTS

Strength in N/mm2 at 7 days
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10

Strength in N/mm2 at 7 days

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CONCRETE CUBE TESTS

Strngth in N/mm2 at 28 Days
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Strngth in N/mm2 at 28 Days

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ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION

Suitability of Cement: The cement that was
initially at hand for the project failed in various
tests.
It was also observed that the weight of scrap
aggregates was somewhat lower than that of
pure-natural aggregates
Slump of Concrete: A medium slump concrete
was created with pure aggregates. The slump of
concrete was found to decrease with increase in
the proportions of scrap in it.

ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION

Aggregate Impact Value: The AIV for scrap
aggregates was found to be higher than that for
pure aggregates
Los Angeles Abrasion Value: The Los Angeles
Abrasion Value for scrap aggregates was found to
be higher than that for pure aggregates
The compressive strength analysis has not
yielded satisfactory results. But, it can be safely
inferred that scraps can be utilized in
construction works as partial replacement of
pure-natural aggregates.