Fracture properties of green mortars with recycled sand

Urbanisation is consuming huge amounts of sand, being the basic element of concrete and glass, two of the most popular construction materials. Unfortunately, sand mining is causing environmental damage and drastically reducing the amount of raw resources. The main topic of this research is to invest...

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Main Author: Luciana Restuccia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2019-07-01
Series:Fracture and Structural Integrity
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Online Access:https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/2484/2626
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description Urbanisation is consuming huge amounts of sand, being the basic element of concrete and glass, two of the most popular construction materials. Unfortunately, sand mining is causing environmental damage and drastically reducing the amount of raw resources. The main topic of this research is to investigate the use of Construction and Demolition waste finer fraction - namely recycled sand - to totally replace the standard one into traditional mortars. From the analysis of the mechanical characterization of specimens, it is possible to state that recycled sand could represent a new resource for green and sustainable mortars.
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Fracture properties of green mortars with recycled sand
Fracture and Structural Integrity
Mortar
Superplasticizer
Recycled Sand
CDW
Fracture properties
title Fracture properties of green mortars with recycled sand
title_full Fracture properties of green mortars with recycled sand
title_fullStr Fracture properties of green mortars with recycled sand
title_full_unstemmed Fracture properties of green mortars with recycled sand
title_short Fracture properties of green mortars with recycled sand
title_sort fracture properties of green mortars with recycled sand
topic Mortar
Superplasticizer
Recycled Sand
CDW
Fracture properties
url https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/2484/2626
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