Application of Concretes Made with Glass Powder Binder at High Replacement Rates

Glass is a material that can be reused, except for a small part that, due to its residual characteristics, cannot be reused and becomes a nonbiodegradable waste to accumulate in landfills. The chemical composition and pozzolanic properties of waste glass are encouraging for the use of these wastes i...

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Published in:Materials 2021-07, Vol.14 (14), p.3796
Main Authors: Más-López, M. Isabel, García del Toro, Eva M., García-Salgado, Sara, Alcala-Gonzalez, Daniel, Pindado, Santiago
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Content
Bulk density
Carbon dioxide
Cement hydration
Chemical analysis
Chemical composition
Chemical elements
Civil engineering
Compression tests
Compressive strength
Concrete
Concrete industry
Curing
Deactivation
Grain size
Legislation
Molybdenum
Natural resources
Nickel
Particle size
Permeability
Substitutes
Workability
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Summary:Glass is a material that can be reused, except for a small part that, due to its residual characteristics, cannot be reused and becomes a nonbiodegradable waste to accumulate in landfills. The chemical composition and pozzolanic properties of waste glass are encouraging for the use of these wastes in the cement and concrete industries and for providing technically and environmentally viable solutions. In this study, we propose the production of deactivated concretes with a high content of glass powder in the binder. The substitution percentage of glass powder for cement used in this work was between 70% and 80%. Consistency, air content, bulk density, workability, compression strength, and permeability tests were performed. Regarding compressive strength, the results obtained at 90 days for percentages of cement substitution by glass powder of 70 and 80%, respectively, were 14.2 and 8.6. The chemical analysis of leachates showed concentrations of Fe, Cu, V, Ni, and Mo, in mg L−1, of 1.57, 1.38, 0.85, 0.95, and 0.44, respectively. The results obtained, compared with the relevant legislation, have proved that the inclusion of glass powder in a high percentage of substitution and with a granulometry of 20 µm in the manufacture of deactivated concretes is feasible for exterior pavements.
ISSN:1996-1944
1996-1944
DOI:10.3390/ma14143796