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Enhancing the Performance of Recycled Aggregate Concrete Using Micro-Carbon Fiber and Secondary Binding Material

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  • Syed Safdar Raza

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 66000, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Fahad

    (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Peshawar 25000, Pakistan)

  • Babar Ali

    (Department of Civil Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus, Sahiwal 57000, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Talha Amir

    (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila 47050, Pakistan
    House of Property and Entrepreneurship (HOPE), Wallayat Complex, Plaza 74, Phase 7 Bahria Town, Islamabad 46000, Pakistan)

  • Yasser Alashker

    (Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
    Structural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt)

  • Ahmed Babekar Elhag

    (Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

In this study, the effect of micro-carbon fiber on the properties of concrete incorporating recycled coarse aggregate at three different levels, i.e., 0%, 50%, and 100% by volume replacement of natural coarse aggregate, was studied. Carbon fiber was incorporated at a dosage of 0.5% by volume fraction. The effect of silica fume or micro-silica on the efficacy of fiber reinforcement was also investigated. Studied parameters include important mechanical properties, such as compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, and flexural strength, and physical/quality parameters such as water absorption capacity and ultrasonic pulse velocity. The results showed that the mechanical and durability performance deteriorates with the increasing percentage of recycled coarse aggregate. Carbon fiber can significantly improve the tensile properties of recycled aggregate concrete. The combination of carbon fiber and silica fume proved to be highly useful in addressing both mechanical and durability concerns simultaneously. Concrete made with 50% recycled coarse aggregate, 8% silica fume, and 0.5% carbon fiber yielded 20% greater tensile and flexural strength compared to the control mix. Likewise, concrete containing 100% recycled coarse aggregate with silica fume and carbon fiber yielded higher tensile strength compared to the control mix. Silica fume ameliorated the bonding between fibers and matrix and improved the overall efficacy of fiber reinforcement.

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  • Syed Safdar Raza & Muhammad Fahad & Babar Ali & Muhammad Talha Amir & Yasser Alashker & Ahmed Babekar Elhag, 2022. "Enhancing the Performance of Recycled Aggregate Concrete Using Micro-Carbon Fiber and Secondary Binding Material," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-16, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:21:p:14613-:d:965329
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    1. Shiqing Yang & Mingjie Gu & Hongyi Lin & Yue Gong, 2023. "Property Improvement of Recycled Coarse Aggregate by Accelerated Carbonation Treatment under Different Curing Conditions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-19, March.

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