COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NATURAL AND RECYCLED AGGREGATES

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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NATURAL AND RECYCLED AGGREGATES

Author Name: GAGANDEEP | Format: Paperback | Genre : Technology & Engineering | Other Details

For the sustainable development, Engineers should have to reduce the consumption and use of natural resources or materials like sand, aggregates etc. The alternate way for this problem is to use the recycled aggregate from the waste concrete instead of using fresh aggregates in the construction applications. In India for the smart cities there will be the requirement of tones of raw material for the construction of buildings like hospitals, colleges, schools, residential buildings, bridges etc. By using Recycled aggregates we can lower some budget of these smart cities. In that case recycling of the construction material can be done. Recycling of Waste concrete as aggregate is saving the environment, money and energy. Waste concrete can be recycled by a very simple process as breaking, removing and crushing to desired size and quality. Recycled aggregate is not the fresh aggregate, but it is a hydrated paste of cement which increases the porosity as compare to the porosity of the fresh aggregate. Higher water absorption aggregates occurred in the recycled aggregates due to the higher porosity are the main concern to be taken care of while making the concrete using the recycled aggregates. Recycled concrete aggregates have very vast scope; growing demand for housing in future in various fields like road construction, construction of foundations, earthworks, Embankments etc.