RECYCLED CONCRETE AS AN AGGREGATE FOR CONCRETE - A REVIEW

THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES THE STATE OF THE ART OF PRESENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE USE OF RECYCLED CONCRETE AS NEW CONCRETE AGGREGATE. SOME SUGGESTIONS ARE PUT FORWARD CONCERNING THE WORK THAT HAS TO BE CARRIED OUT BEFORE THIS MATERIAL CAN BE CORRECTLY EVALUATED. WHEN USED WITHOUT IMPURITIES THIS CRUSHED CONCRETE USED AS AGGREGATE AND THE CONCRETE PREPARED WITH THE LATTER HAVE WELL ESTABLISHED BASIC TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS, BUT LITTLE IS KNOWN ON THE TYPES AND QUANTITIES OF IMPURITIES FOUND IN CONCRETE CRUSHED FROM DEMOLITION CONCRETE AND ON THE EFFECT ON THE CONCRETE PREPARED WITH THIS CRUSHED PRODUCT.

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  • English

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  • Pagination: 371-8
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  • Accession Number: 01289551
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 1:49AM