Assessment of Construction Waste Recycling as a Substitute for Fine Aggregate in the Sustainable Concrete Industry
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Recycling, Construction Waste, Fine Aggregates, Compressive Strength, Sustainability
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n Libya, the accumulation of construction waste has increased due to the war, which damaged structural buildings, as well as demolition, construction, and rehabilitation. Estimates indicate that the amount of post-conflict waste is approximately 82 million tons, which could be recycled or further processed for use in building construction and other economic sectors. At the same time, there is a continuous depletion of natural resources (fine and coarse aggregates) in the production of concrete, posing a challenge to the environment and the sustainability of natural resources. This study explored the use of construction waste recycling to create eco-friendly concrete by replacing 10% and 20% of the fine aggregate by weight with brick, marble powder, and ceramic waste. Cubic specimens of 150 × 150 × 150 mm and cylindrical specimens of 150 × 300 mm were cast to determine compressive and splitting tensile strengths, respectively. Eighty-four cubes and twenty-one cylinders were prepared and tested at ages 7, 28, and 56 days. The results indicated that the marble powder concrete mixture with 10% replacement had the lowest workability. Furthermore, at 56 days, the compressive strength of the ceramic waste concrete mixture increased by 25.41% when replacing 20% of the fine aggregate, while the highest tensile strength for the sustainable marble powder waste concrete mixture was recorded at 39.89% using the optimum 10% replacement at 28 days.
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