MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF RECYCLED CONCRETE

Group Members: Saad Ullah (GL), Shehzad Khan, Arsalan Khan, M Kamran `
Supervisor: Engr. M Arsalan Yaqub
Methodology
INTRODUCTION OBJECTIVES
• Construct the concrete specimens
• Concrete is a composite
by using different percentage of
material composed mainly of Aggregate Tests
recycled aggregate.
water, aggregate, and cement. Manufacturing
• Investigation and laboratory
• The strength of recycled
testing on high strength concrete
aggregate is lesser than (a) Natural Aggregate After
with recycled aggregate. Before
natural aggregate. (Margalla Crushing Concreting
• Analysis the results and Concreting
• The strength of recycled Plant)
aggregate can be improved by recommendation for further (b) Brick Aggregate
research area. (By Crushing Bricks)
addition of admixers (c) Recycled Aggregate Tests on Aggregate
(a) Specific Gravity Tests on Tests on
Supplementary cementitious (UET taxila) Tests on Hardened
(b) Water Absorption Hardened
materials. (d) Sieve Analysis Fresh Concrete Concrete
• Brick aggregate has better Concrete (NDT) (Destructive Test)
strength parameter but by (a)Slump (a) Schmidt (a)Compression
RESULTS Test Test
addition of admixtures it Hammer
Test (b)Split Cylinder
strength decreases Test
SI-SP (b) UPV Test
Compressive Strength Tensile Strength SLUMP TEST
Compressive Strength (Psi)

Tensile Strength (Psi)

4500 800
4000 700 Pure 25
Pure
3500 600 20

Slump (cm)
3000 500 15 SI-SP
2500 SI-SP 400 10
2000 300 PC
1500 5
200 0
1000 100
500 0 C-100 R-100 B-100 RC-50 BC-50
0
C-100 R-100 B-100 RC-50 BC-50 C-100 R-100 B-100 RC-50 BC-50 Concrete Type
Pure
CONCLUSIONS
Concrete Type
Concrete Type  Slump increases in the following order: B100<BC50<R100<RC50<C100
Pure Ultra Pulse Velocity Test SI-SP  By addition of superplasticizer and silica, following trend of slump was
Compressive Strength (Psi)

SI-SP 5 observed: BC50<B100<R100<RC50<C100.

Pulse Velocity (Km/Sec)

Schmidt Hammer Test 4.5  Concrete compressive strength increases in the following order for different
4000 4
3500 3.5 specimen: R100<RC50<BC50<B100<C100.
3000 3  However by addition of 3% SP and 15% SI, following pattern was observed.
2500 2.5
2000
B100<RC50<BC50<C100<R100.
2
1500 1.5  For Tensile strength: B100<BC50<RC50<C100<R100.
1000 1  For Tensile Strength (SI-SP) : R100<B100<BC50<C100<RC50.
500 0.5
0 0  For Schmidt Hammer Test: R100<RC50<BC50<C100<B100.
C-100 R-100 B-100 BC-50 RC-50 C-100 R-100 B-100 BC-50 RC-50  For Schmidt Hammer Test (SI-SP) : B100<RC50<BC50<C100<R100.
Concrete Type  For UPV Test: BC50< B100<RC50<R100<C100.
Concrete Type
 For UPV Test (SI-SP): B100<BC50<RC-50<C100<R100.