EVALUATION OF SELF COMPACTING RECYCLED AGGREGATE CONCRETE FOT ITS ACID

RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS

Z. AAAAA1, Y. BBBBB2, X.W. CCCCC1,2, V. DDDDD1

1 Affiliation, City, Country.
2 Affiliation, City, Country.

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to investigate the fresh, acid resistance and sorptivity test of SCRAC
with the presence of admixtures like fly ash and silica fume. Two stage mixing approaches namely
TSMA and TSMAsfc were used to enhance the properties of SCRAC. Microstructure analysis is also
investigated on accessing the characteristics of ITZ for this TSMA and TSMAsfc. Regarding
improvement in ITZ, it was conducted that the proposed mixing approaches gives better results.
Introduction
There is huge construction and demolition wastes are deposited in environment. The C&D waste
comprises mainly of concrete, this concrete waste are then can be broken down into smaller pieces
and distributed into different grades of sizes and are used as an aggregates. Recycled aggregate
concrete (RAC) of required strength can be produced with self-compacting concrete with the
proposed mixing approach as self-compacting concrete has prominent filling ability and resistance to
segregation. Therefore, self-compacting recycled aggregate concrete (SCRAC) is produced with the
proposed two stage mixing approach with the additives silica fume and fly ash. As the RAC is highly
porous, optimized mix is prepared with the control of silica fume and fly ash quantity and tests for
sorptivity is carried. Further, for the application of SCRAC for different purposes such as sewer
distributions, SCRAC is tested for acid resistant ability with immersion of prepared samples in 1%
H2SO4 solution. Mainly due to sulfuric acid the sewerage systems undergo severe deterioration,
which causes a serious risk to the strength of structure as well as significant volume expansion and
increase maintenance and repair costs
Daczko et al. [1] concluded that the mass loss of concrete may be reduced by 30% with partial
replacement of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) by 8% silica fume after immersed in H2SO4 with a
pH of 1.0.
Materials and methods
Ordinary Portland cement, fly ash and silica fume were used as cementitious materials. River sand
was used as fine aggregates and conforming to zone II. Limestone was used as coarse aggregates.
RCA was obtained from a concrete waste of 35 years old building in India. Drinking water was used
for this research. High range water-reducing agent Sikament 170 was used as superplasticizer in this
program.
Test procedure
Fresh and acid resistance test properties of SCRAC
To determine the fresh properties of SCC different tests (slump flow, T50 time, V funnel and J ring)
were performed. The acid resistance test properties of SCRAC different tests (strength loss and
weight loss) were performed. Compressive strength loss and weight loss were determined at ages of
7, 28, and 56 days of curing in 1% concentration of H2SO4.
Mixing approaches
Three types of mixing approaches were adopted in this study. These mixing approaches are normal
mixing approach (NMA), two stage mixing approach (TSMA) and two stage mixing approach with
silica fume, fly ash and cement (TSMAsfc).
Results and discussion
The strength loss and weight loss of concrete with partial replacement of RCA using different mixing
approaches at the age of 28 days are presented in Fig. 1[a, b]. Figure. 1(a) illustrates that the
strength loss of concrete prepared with proposed mixing approach (TSMAsfc) gives best strength
than that of concrete prepared with NMA and TSMA, respectively. It was concluded from Fig. 1(b)
that the weight loss of concrete using TSMAsfc shows good results. The weight loss of concrete using
TSMAsfc represents minimum weight loss than that of other two mixing approaches.

Fig.1. Percentage losses of SCRAC using different mixing approaches for 28 days of immersion on 1% of H2SO4 solution

Conclusion
From all the above analysis, it is concluded that the SCRAC obtained from 100% RCA and 7% silica
fume using TSMAsfc gives significantly improved results.

References
[1] Daczko, J. A., Johnson, D. A., Amey, S. L.: Decreasing concrete sewer pipe degradation using admixtures. Materials
performance. 36(1), 51-56 (1997).
[2] Torii, K., Kawamura, M.: Effects of fly ash and silica fume on the resistance of mortar to sulfuric acid and sulfate
attack. Cem. Concr. Res. 24(2), 361-370 (1994).