TY - JOUR 
A1 - Parra Costa, Carlos José
AU - Sánchez, Eva
AU - Miñano Belmonte, Isabel
AU - Benito Saorín, Francisco Javier
AU - Hidalgo Torrano, Pilar
T1 - Recycled Plastic and Cork Waste for Structural Lightweight Concrete Production
Y1 - 2019
SN - 2071-1050
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10317/9633
AB - The use of waste materials as lightweight aggregates in concrete is highly recommended in seismic risk areas and environmentally recommended. However, reaching the strength needed for the concrete to be used structurally may be challenging. In this study four dosages were assayed: the first two-specimen had high cement content (550 and 700 kg/m(3) respectively), Nanosilica, fly ash and superplasticizer. These samples were high performance, reaching a strength of 100 MPa at 90 days. The other two mixtures were identical but replaced 48% of the aggregates with recycled lightweight aggregates (30% polypropylene, 18.5% cork). To estimate its strength and durability the mixtures were subjected to several tests. Compression strength, elasticity modulus, mercury intrusion porosimetry, carbonation, attack by chlorides, and penetration of water under pressure were analyzed. The compression strength and density of the lightweight mixtures were reduced 68% and 19% respectively; nonetheless, both retained valid levels for structural use (over 30 MPa at 90 days). Results, such as the total porosity between 9.83% and 17.75% or the chloride ion penetration between 8.6 and 5.9 mm, suggest that the durability of these concretes, including the lightweight ones, is bound to be very high thanks to a very low porosity and high resistance to chemical attacks.
KW - Ecologíal
KW - Tecnologías del Medio Ambiente
KW - Recycled plastic aggregate
KW - Recycled cork aggregate
KW - Nanosilica
KW - 3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente
KW - 2410.05 Ecología Humana
LA - eng
PB - MDPI
ER -