Valorisation of GRP Dust Waste in Fired Clay Bricks
In Europe, the total amount of Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) waste is increasing. In order to valorise GRP dust (GRPd) waste and to reduce the consumption of nonrenewable resources in building materials, GRPd has been already investigated in cementitious materials where it gives even an improvement...
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| description | In Europe, the total amount of Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) waste is increasing. In order to valorise GRP dust (GRPd) waste and to reduce the consumption of nonrenewable resources in building materials, GRPd has been already investigated in cementitious materials where it gives even an improvement in some performances of the final products. Valorisation of GRPd waste in the production of bricks can be considered as a further alternative. In this paper, GRPd waste was substituted to the clay volume at 5% and 10% for the manufacturing of fired clay bricks. All specimens were subjected to a firing temperature of 850°C for 6 hours, then tested and compared in terms of porosity, compressive and flexural strengths, density, and water absorption. Despite a decrease in compressive strength up to 46% with 10% of GRPd substitution and an increase of water absorption from 14% to 29% with 5% and 10% of GRPd substitution, respectively, an increase in terms of lightness (about 10%), maximum flexural strength (up to 31%), and deflections at the maximum load (up to 130%) has been registered by specimens with 10% of GRPd substitution. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b22212886b2f480e84a8d4e848bea7212025-08-20T02:23:18ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80861687-80942018-01-01201810.1155/2018/52567415256741Valorisation of GRP Dust Waste in Fired Clay BricksAlessandra Mobili0Chiara Giosuè1Francesca Tittarelli2Department of Materials, Environmental Sciences and Urban Planning (SIMAU), Research Unit INSTM, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, Ancona 60121, ItalyDepartment of Materials, Environmental Sciences and Urban Planning (SIMAU), Research Unit INSTM, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, Ancona 60121, ItalyDepartment of Materials, Environmental Sciences and Urban Planning (SIMAU), Research Unit INSTM, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, Ancona 60121, ItalyIn Europe, the total amount of Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) waste is increasing. In order to valorise GRP dust (GRPd) waste and to reduce the consumption of nonrenewable resources in building materials, GRPd has been already investigated in cementitious materials where it gives even an improvement in some performances of the final products. Valorisation of GRPd waste in the production of bricks can be considered as a further alternative. In this paper, GRPd waste was substituted to the clay volume at 5% and 10% for the manufacturing of fired clay bricks. All specimens were subjected to a firing temperature of 850°C for 6 hours, then tested and compared in terms of porosity, compressive and flexural strengths, density, and water absorption. Despite a decrease in compressive strength up to 46% with 10% of GRPd substitution and an increase of water absorption from 14% to 29% with 5% and 10% of GRPd substitution, respectively, an increase in terms of lightness (about 10%), maximum flexural strength (up to 31%), and deflections at the maximum load (up to 130%) has been registered by specimens with 10% of GRPd substitution.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5256741 |
| spellingShingle | Alessandra Mobili Chiara Giosuè Francesca Tittarelli Valorisation of GRP Dust Waste in Fired Clay Bricks Advances in Civil Engineering |
| title | Valorisation of GRP Dust Waste in Fired Clay Bricks |
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| title_short | Valorisation of GRP Dust Waste in Fired Clay Bricks |
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