Utilization of local waste materials in high-performance and self-compacting concrete

Sayed Mohamad Soleimani, Abdel Rahman Alaqqad, Tahir Afrasiab, Adel Jumaah, Ali Behbehani, Abdulaziz Majeed, Mohamad Hazem Al-Swwaf, Sarah Al-Muhanna

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of using local waste materials on the properties of fresh and hardened high performance and self-compacting concrete. Crushed ceramic products and steel slag from electric-arc furnaces were used as partial replacements of traditional concrete raw materials in the production of self-compacting and high performance concrete, which were obtained from local factories in Kuwait. Preliminary results have shown that using crushed ceramic products (in the form of powder and 3/8” aggregates) increases the rate of strength gain as the concrete cures, while using electric-arc furnace slag increases the compressive strength of the benchmark concrete mix by up to 40%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNano Engineering and Materials Technologies IV
EditorsHao Gong, Kazuo Umemura
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages18-28
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783035715873
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Event8th International Conference on Nanostructures, Nanomaterials and Nanoengineering, ICNNN 2019 and 4th International Conference on Materials Technology and Applications, ICMTA 2019 - Kyoto, Japan
Duration: 11 Oct 201914 Oct 2019

Publication series

NameMaterials Science Forum
Volume990 MSF
ISSN (Print)0255-5476
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9752

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Nanostructures, Nanomaterials and Nanoengineering, ICNNN 2019 and 4th International Conference on Materials Technology and Applications, ICMTA 2019
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKyoto
Period11/10/1914/10/19

Keywords

  • Ceramic waste
  • Electric-arc furnace slag
  • High performance concrete
  • Self-compacting concrete
  • Waste materials

Funding Agency

  • Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences

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