Research Article

Engineering Properties and Sustainability Assessment of Recycled Glass Sand Concrete

Number: 17 December 31, 2019
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Engineering Properties and Sustainability Assessment of Recycled Glass Sand Concrete

Abstract

Reduction in the availability of natural raw materials is forcing concrete industry to adopt environmentally friendly approaches. Utilization of recycled materials in concrete production has become a popular approach to lessen the environmental footprint of the concrete production. Glass is one of the most consumed materials that can be easily collected and recycled. Glass use in concrete production may potentially reduce the amount of natural raw materials used in concrete production and prevents the use of virgin lands for landfilling purposes. Reported work initially investigates the fresh and hardened performances of recycled glass sand (RGS) incorporated concrete and further sustainability analysis was also carried out. As an initial attempt for this particular research, natural sand was replaced by 10% RGS in aiming to assess their suitability from the environmental and economical sustainability point of view. In this regard, concretes made with partially substituted RGS (10% by mass replacement) with equivalent 28-day compressive cube strengths of 30 N/mm2 and 45 N/mm2 were produced. The results showed that the use RGS could improve concrete fresh properties slightly. Use of RGS by 10% as a replacement to natural fine aggregate was observed to reduce compressive strength at early ages by approximately 10% and 14% but strength losses were minimized to 0.6% and 10.5% for 30-RGS and 45-RGS respectively at 28-days compared to conventional concrete mixes. Ultrasonic pulse velocity results showed that RGS incorporation provide either similar or denser matrix compared to conventional mixes. Results indicated that use of RGS as a fine aggregate replacement could lead to environmentally sustainable concrete production if it is supplied within range of 14.4 km based on eCO2 emissions. It is also revealed that RGS could provide cost-efficient concrete production on the condition of supplied from closer facilities.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Sevket Can Bostancı *
0000-0002-1493-6147
Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti

Publication Date

December 31, 2019

Submission Date

August 1, 2019

Acceptance Date

September 3, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Number: 17

APA
Bostancı, S. C. (2019). Engineering Properties and Sustainability Assessment of Recycled Glass Sand Concrete. Avrupa Bilim Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, 17, 117-130. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.599831
AMA
1.Bostancı SC. Engineering Properties and Sustainability Assessment of Recycled Glass Sand Concrete. EJOSAT. 2019;(17):117-130. doi:10.31590/ejosat.599831
Chicago
Bostancı, Sevket Can. 2019. “Engineering Properties and Sustainability Assessment of Recycled Glass Sand Concrete”. Avrupa Bilim Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, nos. 17: 117-30. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.599831.
EndNote
Bostancı SC (December 1, 2019) Engineering Properties and Sustainability Assessment of Recycled Glass Sand Concrete. Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi 17 117–130.
IEEE
[1]S. C. Bostancı, “Engineering Properties and Sustainability Assessment of Recycled Glass Sand Concrete”, EJOSAT, no. 17, pp. 117–130, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.31590/ejosat.599831.
ISNAD
Bostancı, Sevket Can. “Engineering Properties and Sustainability Assessment of Recycled Glass Sand Concrete”. Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi. 17 (December 1, 2019): 117-130. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.599831.
JAMA
1.Bostancı SC. Engineering Properties and Sustainability Assessment of Recycled Glass Sand Concrete. EJOSAT. 2019;:117–130.
MLA
Bostancı, Sevket Can. “Engineering Properties and Sustainability Assessment of Recycled Glass Sand Concrete”. Avrupa Bilim Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, no. 17, Dec. 2019, pp. 117-30, doi:10.31590/ejosat.599831.
Vancouver
1.Sevket Can Bostancı. Engineering Properties and Sustainability Assessment of Recycled Glass Sand Concrete. EJOSAT. 2019 Dec. 1;(17):117-30. doi:10.31590/ejosat.599831

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