Alternative Fine Aggregates to Natural River Sand for Manufactured Concrete Ensuring Circular Economy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.1.1. Stone Fine Aggregate (SFA)
2.1.2. Brick Fine Aggregate (BFA)
2.1.3. Ladle-Refined Furnace Slag Fine Aggregate (LFS)
2.1.4. Recycled Brick Fine Aggregate (RBFA)
2.1.5. Washed Waste Fine Aggregate (WWF)
2.2. Methods
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Stone Fine Aggregate (SFA) Concrete
3.2. Brick Fine Aggregate (BFA) Concrete
3.3. Ladle-Refined Furnace Slag Fine Aggregate (LFS) Concrete
3.4. Recycled Brick Fine Aggregate (RBFA) Concrete
3.5. Washed Waste Fine Aggregate (WWF) Concrete
4. Circular Economy
5. Conclusions
- To achieve the optimum mechanical properties of concrete, natural sand can be replaced by 30% of BFA or SFA. In the case of LFS, the optimum replacement of natural river sand was 20%. Concrete can be produced by 100% replacement of RBFA and 20% replacement of WWF without sacrificing its compressive strength.
- Utilizing these alternative fine aggregates can reduce the consumption of natural river sand by 30%.
- These alternative materials, fine aggregates, can be utilized to ensure the circular economy, i.e., to attain the goals of SDG12 (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns).
- Future research may investigate other alternative waste materials available in Bangladesh and their mechanical and durability studies for replacing concrete fine aggregate with such alternatives.
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mohammed, T.U.; Rony, M.A.; Zunaied Bin Harun, M.; Uddin, N.; Saha, D.; Rahman, M.N.; Mahmood, A.H. Alternative Fine Aggregates to Natural River Sand for Manufactured Concrete Ensuring Circular Economy. Constr. Mater. 2024, 4, 640-654. https://doi.org/10.3390/constrmater4040035
Mohammed TU, Rony MA, Zunaied Bin Harun M, Uddin N, Saha D, Rahman MN, Mahmood AH. Alternative Fine Aggregates to Natural River Sand for Manufactured Concrete Ensuring Circular Economy. Construction Materials. 2024; 4(4):640-654. https://doi.org/10.3390/constrmater4040035
Chicago/Turabian StyleMohammed, Tarek Uddin, Md. Aktaruzzaman Rony, Mohammad Zunaied Bin Harun, Naba Uddin, Debasish Saha, Md. Nafiur Rahman, and Aziz Hasan Mahmood. 2024. "Alternative Fine Aggregates to Natural River Sand for Manufactured Concrete Ensuring Circular Economy" Construction Materials 4, no. 4: 640-654. https://doi.org/10.3390/constrmater4040035