Evaluation of natural zeolite effect on the mechanical properties of concrete containing coarse masonry recycled aggregates

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1 Ph.D. student, Department of Civil Engineering, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Ahvaz Branch, IAU of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract

The present investigation has studied the effect of the replacement of different percentages of natural zeolite (Ze) pozzolan powder on the mechanical properties of recycled concrete made from coarse masonry recycled aggregates. In made concretes, natural aggregates were replaced with recycled coarse masonry aggregates at 25%, 50%, and 100% levels. To improve the mechanical properties, natural zeolite was replaced by cement at 10%, 20%, and 30% levels. In total, 195 standard cubic and cylindrical concrete samples in the 16 mixing designs were made and compressive strength tests at 7, 28, and 91 days, splitting tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, and ultrasonic pulse velocity at 28 days of age was evaluated. the results showed that at replacement levels of 20% natural zeolite with cement was had the greatest improvement in the mechanical properties of natural concrete but in combination with recycled aggregates, the replacement of 10% natural zeolite by cement was improved the mechanical properties of recycled concrete. Also. the results showed that 10% of natural zeolite, using up to 50% of coarse masonry recycled aggregates, Improvement some mechanical properties of recycled concrete was showed relative to conventional concrete without pozzolan, but replace 100% coarse natural aggregates with recycled masonry, mechanical properties of recycled concrete have significantly decreased compared to natural concrete without pozzolan.

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Amirkabir Journal of Civil Engineering
Volume 53, Issue 4
July 2021
Pages 1671-1686

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