IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v14y2022i1p451-d716024.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Mixture Optimization of Concrete Paving Blocks Containing Waste Silt

Author

Listed:
  • Abbas Solouki

    (Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, Via Terracini 28, 40131 Bologna, Italy
    S.A.P.A.B.A. srl (Società Azionaria Prodotti Asfaltico Bituminosi Affini), 40037 Pontecchio Marconi, Italy)

  • Piergiorgio Tataranni

    (Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, Via Terracini 28, 40131 Bologna, Italy)

  • Cesare Sangiorgi

    (Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, Via Terracini 28, 40131 Bologna, Italy)

Abstract

Most of the waste materials recycled for the production of new construction materials are by-products of various manufacturing processes, such as the aggregate washing process. Recycling such materials is of paramount importance since it could reduce the adverse environmental impacts resulting from landfilling. Various studies have attempted to recycle different types of waste materials and by-products into concrete paving blocks. However, the availability of literature on concrete paving blocks containing waste silt is quite scarce. Thus, the current paper focuses on mix design optimization and production of concrete paving blocks containing high amounts of waste silt resulting from the aggregate production process. Using the mixture Design of Experiments (DOE), 12 sets of concrete paving blocks with different aggregate blends were produced to optimize the mix design. Once the final mix design was achieved, the physical and mechanical properties of the concrete paving blocks were investigated following the EN 1338 standard. Shape and dimension measurements and various tests, including water absorption, tensile splitting strength, abrasion resistance, and slip/skid resistance were conducted on the experimental concrete paving samples. Overall, the produced concrete paving blocks showed promising properties for future applications in pedestrian walking paths.

Suggested Citation

  • Abbas Solouki & Piergiorgio Tataranni & Cesare Sangiorgi, 2022. "Mixture Optimization of Concrete Paving Blocks Containing Waste Silt," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-15, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:1:p:451-:d:716024
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/1/451/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/1/451/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Christina Makoundou & Cesare Sangiorgi & Kenth Johansson & Viveca Wallqvist, 2021. "Development of Functional Rubber-Based Impact-Absorbing Pavements for Cyclist and Pedestrian Injury Reduction," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(20), pages 1-16, October.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Soesilo, Nining Indroyono & Alfarizi, Muhammad, 2024. "Psycho-social conditions of urban communities in the complexity of waste management: Are awareness and waste banks the main solution?," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 93(C).

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Mayara Sarisariyama Siverio Lima & Christina Makoundou & Cesare Sangiorgi & Florian Gschösser, 2022. "Life Cycle Assessment of Innovative Asphalt Mixtures Made with Crumb Rubber for Impact-Absorbing Pavements," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-12, November.
    2. Manuel De Rose & Rosolino Vaiana & Cesare Oliviero Rossi & Paolino Caputo, 2024. "Development and Evaluation of Vegetable Resin Bio-Binders as Technological Alternatives to Bitumen," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(6), pages 1-18, March.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:1:p:451-:d:716024. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.