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A Text Book on UTILIZATION OF RECYCLED AGGREGATE AND FRESH AGGREGATE IN CONCRETE MIX DESIGN
The growing environmental concerns and proper disposal of construction and demolition waste is a challenge for construction industry. The rapid urbanization and industrialization of the world in the last few decades has led to the ever-rising demand of construction materials especially aggregates. Mining of these aggregates has led to a strain on the environment and in serious ecological damage. Thus, mining has been banned in some states by the government. The shortfall of construction aggregates is a serious problem and necessitates the use of other recycled aggregates as its replacement.
Now a day in our country Solid waste management is one of the major environmental concerns. The use of demolition waste as a resource for recycling or recovery is gaining grounds in many countries. Recycled aggregates are obtained from old demolished construction waste. Usually, they are transported to a landfill site where they are disposed. The expansion of cities in the past decades has not only made landfill sites farther but also at the same time made the transportation of these aggregates costlier. The solution is to use these as a replacement for natural aggregates in concrete mixes. This has the potential to significantly reduce the need for mining new aggregates and also at the same time reduce disposing costs.
This thesis aims to find the possibility of the structural usage of recycled concrete aggregates when added as an alternative or mixed in different proportion with natural aggregates. A comprehensive literature review is carried out for better understanding of mechanical properties of concrete containing recycled concrete aggregates.
Now a day in our country Solid waste management is one of the major environmental concerns. The use of demolition waste as a resource for recycling or recovery is gaining grounds in many countries. Recycled aggregates are obtained from old demolished construction waste. Usually, they are transported to a landfill site where they are disposed. The expansion of cities in the past decades has not only made landfill sites farther but also at the same time made the transportation of these aggregates costlier. The solution is to use these as a replacement for natural aggregates in concrete mixes. This has the potential to significantly reduce the need for mining new aggregates and also at the same time reduce disposing costs.
This thesis aims to find the possibility of the structural usage of recycled concrete aggregates when added as an alternative or mixed in different proportion with natural aggregates. A comprehensive literature review is carried out for better understanding of mechanical properties of concrete containing recycled concrete aggregates.
77 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 1, 2025
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