ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY OF CONCRETE BY RECYCLING OF SOLID WASTE MATERIALS
Abstract
The concept of a sustainable development in the field of engineering offers several possibilities for utilization of the recycled solid waste materials. This paper deals with the properties of cementituous composites (concrete and mortar) based on recycled materials and the specific problems for their production technology and application. The main goal of the performed research was to achieve a more sustainable concrete using different recycled aggregate types, such as: "demolished" concrete, crushed bricks, recycled rubber and recycled "Ytong" blocks. Also, part of the investigation included the possible application of supplementary mineral materials – cement substitutes such as metakaolin, slag, fly ash etc. The acquired experience in this field and a possible practical application of such composites are presented in the paper.
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