Recycled Aggregate Integration for Enhanced Performance of Polymer Concrete
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Property | LP | 0–2 N | 2–4 N | 4–8 N | 4–8 R |
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Density (EN 1097-6 [36]), g/cm3 | 2.71 | 2.54 | 2.64 | 2.67 | 2.53 |
Density in oven-dry conditions (EN 1097-6 [36]), g/cm3 | - | 2.13 | 2.46 | 2.60 | 2.25 |
Water absorption (EN 1097-6 [36]), % | - | 7.5 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
Los Angeles Abrasion (EN 1097-2 [37]), % | - | - | 27.0 | 25.0 | 75.0 |
Fines percentage (EN 933-1 [38]), % | 100 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
In Weight | R00 | R10 | R20 | R30 | R40 |
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Synthetic vinyl-ester resin, kg | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
Limestone powder, kg | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
Natural sand (0–2 N), kg | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 |
Gravel (2–4 N), kg | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
Gravel (4–8 N), kg | 600 | 450 | 300 | 150 | 0 |
Recycled aggregate (4–8 R), kg | 0 | 150 | 300 | 450 | 600 |
RA in total aggregate, % | 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 |
Gravel replacement, % | 0 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 100 |
3. Results
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Composition | Flow, mm | Apparent Density ρ, g/cm3 | Flexural Strength ft, MPa | Compressive Strength fc, MPa |
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R00 | 180 ± 20 | 2.18 ± 0.03 | 21.2 ± 2.4 | 89.1 ± 3.3 |
R10 | 180 ± 20 | 2.15 ± 0.02 | 20.6 ± 1.2 | 87.7 ± 4.7 |
R20 | 180 ± 20 | 2.12 ± 0.05 | 20.0 ± 1.3 | 88.9 ± 0.8 |
R30 | 180 ± 20 | 2.14 ± 0.01 | 22.3 ± 1.3 | 89.6 ± 2.7 |
R40 | 180 ± 20 | 2.17 ± 0.02 | 21.6 ± 0.8 | 96.3 ± 2.3 |
Df | Sum Sq | Mean Sq | F Value | Pr(>F) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Groups | 4 | 9.653 | 2.4133 | 1.0995 | 0.4085 |
Residuals | 10 | 21.950 | 2.1949 |
Df | Sum Sq | Mean Sq | F Value | Pr(>F) | |
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Groups | 4 | 279.64 | 69.909 | 7.5803 | 0.0003829 |
Residuals | 25 | 230.56 | 9.222 |
R00 | R10 | R20 | R30 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
R10 | 1.0000 | - | - | - |
R20 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | - | - |
R30 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | - |
R40 | 0.0038 | 0.0005 | 0.0027 | 0.0073 |
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Kępniak, M.; Chyliński, F.; Łukowski, P.; Woyciechowski, P. Recycled Aggregate Integration for Enhanced Performance of Polymer Concrete. Materials 2024, 17, 4007. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17164007
Kępniak M, Chyliński F, Łukowski P, Woyciechowski P. Recycled Aggregate Integration for Enhanced Performance of Polymer Concrete. Materials. 2024; 17(16):4007. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17164007
Chicago/Turabian StyleKępniak, Maja, Filip Chyliński, Paweł Łukowski, and Piotr Woyciechowski. 2024. "Recycled Aggregate Integration for Enhanced Performance of Polymer Concrete" Materials 17, no. 16: 4007. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17164007