RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Douidi, Oussama
A1 Tafraoui, Ahmed
A1 Makani, Abdelkadir
A1 Serna, Pedro
T1 The Use of Recycled Concrete Powder as Supplementary Cementitious Materials for Manufacturing Concrete
JF Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina
YR 2024
VO 26
IS 2
SP D27
OP D37
DO 10.26552/com.C.2024.019
UL https://komunikacie.uniza.sk/artkey/csl-202402-0003.php
AB Construction development is inevitable, while despite its advantages and its benefits, it may lead to several problems related to landfill and its storage, referring to the high volumes of concrete waste currently generated annually, almost 2.0 ton/per capita according to Eurostat. In Algeria, the government has integrated waste management strategy [3] provision to recovering 60 % of construction waste by 2035, which can translate to an urgent need to find innovative ways to recycle concrete waste. One is using those wastes to produce aggregates; however, around 20 % of those aggregates represent fines, wich can lead to several issues if not considered in the concrete mixture. This work is an investigation that allows for using this fine fraction as partial replacement of cement. The result confirms the feasibility of using this material efficiently by applying an optimization process, ensuring an optimal cement replacement percentage.