Utilization of Local Waste Materials in High-Performance and Self-Compacting Concrete

Abstract:

The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of using local waste materials on the properties of fresh and hardened high performance and self-compacting concrete. Crushed ceramic products and steel slag from electric-arc furnaces were used as partial replacements of traditional concrete raw materials in the production of self-compacting and high performance concrete, which were obtained from local factories in Kuwait. Preliminary results have shown that using crushed ceramic products (in the form of powder and 3/8” aggregates) increases the rate of strength gain as the concrete cures, while using electric-arc furnace slag increases the compressive strength of the benchmark concrete mix by up to 40%.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 990)
• Pages: 18-28
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.990.18
• Online since: May 2020
• Authors: Sayed Mohamad Soleimani*, Abdel Rahman Alaqqad, Tahir Afrasiab, Adel Jumaah, Ali Behbehani, Abdulaziz Majeed, Mohamad Hazem Al-Swwaf, Sarah Al-Muhanna
• Keywords: Ceramic Waste, Electric-Arc Furnace Slag, High Performance Concrete, Self-Compacting Concrete, Waste Materials

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