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CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Volume 210, Issue -, Pages 78-92Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.03.194
Keywords
Sustainable concrete; Waste tile ceramic; Durability; Saving energy
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- UTM COE research grants [Q.J130000.2409.04G00]
- FRGS grant [R. J130000.7822.4F722]
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
- Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia
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Traditional Portland cement can be effectively substituted by alkali-activated binders. Not only can alkali-activated binders save energy and reduce CO2 emission but they can also augment the durability performance of concrete as well as aid in resolving the landfill problems. It is well-known that extensive quantities of calcined clay waste are created every year by the ceramic industry, of which a significant amount is used in landfills. It is thus more appropriate to reuse this waste efficiently. This study investigated the impacts on sustainability of waste ceramic tile powder (WCP) based alkali-activated mortars (AAMs) incorporating fly ash (FA) as a replacement of ground blast furnace slag (GBFS), which were exposed to various hostile environments. Binders were prepared by maintaining the WCP content at 50% in all alkali-activated mortars (AAMs) and FA replacing GBFS by 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40%. Durability properties were evaluated which included elevated temperatures, sulphate and acid attack, drying shrinkage, freezing-thawing and wet-dry cycles, as well as water permeability. The findings suggested that freezing-thawing resistance increased and better durability was displayed by increasing the FA content in AAMs. Furthermore, AAMs with high FA content led to enhance the performance in terms of sulphate and acid environments and elevated temperatures. Apart from the increased durability, replacing GBFS with FA also resulted in decreased energy consumption, AAMs cost, and CO2 emission. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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