DADmax/NADmax Ratio: Criterion for the Production and Selection of Demolition Aggregates with Low-Water Absorption
The use of demolition aggregates (DAs) in second-generation concretes is an important issue, as they often have high water absorption, which affects the workability and durability of the cementitious materials incorporating them. This makes their direct use in structural concrete impossible. Previou...
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| description | The use of demolition aggregates (DAs) in second-generation concretes is an important issue, as they often have high water absorption, which affects the workability and durability of the cementitious materials incorporating them. This makes their direct use in structural concrete impossible. Previous studies have focused on downstream interventions aimed at improving the quality of DAs, such as eliminating old mortar (OM) adhered to natural aggregates (NAs) or limiting its absorption capacity. However, these approaches have proven to be expensive, time-consuming, and, for some, have health consequences. Our objective was to produce DAs suitable for use in structural concrete and to develop a simple, economical, and safe technique to generate good-quality DAs. We designed an upstream intervention based on the measurement of water absorption as a quality indicator. Seven ordinary concretes served as parent concretes (PCs), and after 28 days of maturation, the PC specimens were divided with a metal mass and then separated into ten different subfractions using standardized sieves. Three representative samples per subfraction were subjected to a twenty-minute water absorption evaluation, resulting in seventy arithmetic averages over 210 trials. Fractions (3/8), (8/16), and (16/25) were produced by clustering DA subfractions while emulating the granular distributions of NAs. The calculation of the DA fractions' water absorption was done based on the individual measurements obtained earlier. In the end, 21 average values were emerged. The maximum diameter of each DA (DADmax) was related to that of the NA of its parent concrete (NADmax), making it easier to distinguish between the most and least absorbent DAs. The ratios of 0.8 for the DA sub-fractions and 1 for the reconstituted DA fractions corresponded to DAs with the lowest water absorption capacity. For the DA sub-fractions, the minimum values are 12% to 82% below the average values and 28% to 89% below the maximum values. Similarly, DA fractions reconstituted from DA sub-fractions of the same PC showed a decrease in minimum values of 21% to 43% compared to average values and 31% to 58% compared to maximum values. Selecting the least absorbent DA sub-fractions without taking the PC into account resulted in a further reduction of 4% to 7% compared with the minimum values. The DADmax/NADmax ratio can therefore be used as a production and selection criterion for demolition aggregates. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-62a5bd5c06b846c696ac535d042d5e102025-01-21T20:47:45ZengSemnan UniversityJournal of Rehabilitation in Civil Engineering2345-44152345-44232024-11-0112411910.22075/jrce.2024.31002.18708671DADmax/NADmax Ratio: Criterion for the Production and Selection of Demolition Aggregates with Low-Water AbsorptionKamel Akroum0Bouzidi Mezghiche1Civil Engineering Research Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering and Hydraulic, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Mohamed KHIDER University, 07000 Biskra, P.O.B. 145 RP, AlgeriaCivil Engineering Research Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering and Hydraulic, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Mohamed KHIDER University, 07000 Biskra, P.O.B. 145 RP, AlgeriaThe use of demolition aggregates (DAs) in second-generation concretes is an important issue, as they often have high water absorption, which affects the workability and durability of the cementitious materials incorporating them. This makes their direct use in structural concrete impossible. Previous studies have focused on downstream interventions aimed at improving the quality of DAs, such as eliminating old mortar (OM) adhered to natural aggregates (NAs) or limiting its absorption capacity. However, these approaches have proven to be expensive, time-consuming, and, for some, have health consequences. Our objective was to produce DAs suitable for use in structural concrete and to develop a simple, economical, and safe technique to generate good-quality DAs. We designed an upstream intervention based on the measurement of water absorption as a quality indicator. Seven ordinary concretes served as parent concretes (PCs), and after 28 days of maturation, the PC specimens were divided with a metal mass and then separated into ten different subfractions using standardized sieves. Three representative samples per subfraction were subjected to a twenty-minute water absorption evaluation, resulting in seventy arithmetic averages over 210 trials. Fractions (3/8), (8/16), and (16/25) were produced by clustering DA subfractions while emulating the granular distributions of NAs. The calculation of the DA fractions' water absorption was done based on the individual measurements obtained earlier. In the end, 21 average values were emerged. The maximum diameter of each DA (DADmax) was related to that of the NA of its parent concrete (NADmax), making it easier to distinguish between the most and least absorbent DAs. The ratios of 0.8 for the DA sub-fractions and 1 for the reconstituted DA fractions corresponded to DAs with the lowest water absorption capacity. For the DA sub-fractions, the minimum values are 12% to 82% below the average values and 28% to 89% below the maximum values. Similarly, DA fractions reconstituted from DA sub-fractions of the same PC showed a decrease in minimum values of 21% to 43% compared to average values and 31% to 58% compared to maximum values. Selecting the least absorbent DA sub-fractions without taking the PC into account resulted in a further reduction of 4% to 7% compared with the minimum values. The DADmax/NADmax ratio can therefore be used as a production and selection criterion for demolition aggregates.https://civiljournal.semnan.ac.ir/article_8671_08a72a1ae92a41948a0ace854243d6d0.pdfdemolition aggregatesnatural aggregatesquality indicatordadmax/nadmax ratiowater absorption capacity |
| spellingShingle | Kamel Akroum Bouzidi Mezghiche DADmax/NADmax Ratio: Criterion for the Production and Selection of Demolition Aggregates with Low-Water Absorption Journal of Rehabilitation in Civil Engineering demolition aggregates natural aggregates quality indicator dadmax/nadmax ratio water absorption capacity |
| title | DADmax/NADmax Ratio: Criterion for the Production and Selection of Demolition Aggregates with Low-Water Absorption |
| title_full | DADmax/NADmax Ratio: Criterion for the Production and Selection of Demolition Aggregates with Low-Water Absorption |
| title_fullStr | DADmax/NADmax Ratio: Criterion for the Production and Selection of Demolition Aggregates with Low-Water Absorption |
| title_full_unstemmed | DADmax/NADmax Ratio: Criterion for the Production and Selection of Demolition Aggregates with Low-Water Absorption |
| title_short | DADmax/NADmax Ratio: Criterion for the Production and Selection of Demolition Aggregates with Low-Water Absorption |
| title_sort | dadmax nadmax ratio criterion for the production and selection of demolition aggregates with low water absorption |
| topic | demolition aggregates natural aggregates quality indicator dadmax/nadmax ratio water absorption capacity |
| url | https://civiljournal.semnan.ac.ir/article_8671_08a72a1ae92a41948a0ace854243d6d0.pdf |
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