Mechanical and Rheological Properties of Concrete with Ceramic Tile Waste as Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate

Abstract

The rapidly increasing in population has led to the higher of construction, repairing and renovation activity that lead to produce large amount of construction material waste. The disposal of broken ceramic tiles during construction is one of the factors which contribute to this matter and can lead to land pollution. On the other hand, the natural resource in construction such as fine aggregate also facing depletion in order to cater the current and future demand. Therefore, this paper explores the properties of concrete with ceramic tile waste used as a partial replacement for fine aggregate. About 45 cube samples, 30 prism samples and 15 control samples were casted. Various percentage of ceramic tile waste has been introduced as partial replacement for fine aggregate with proportion of 10%, 15%, 20% and 30%. Tests for mechanical and rheological properties which have been done to identify the concrete performance are compressive strength, flexural, water absorption and slump test. From the results obtained, the sample of concrete contain of 15% ceramic tile waste as fine aggregate replacement has reached the optimum strength in both compressive strength and flexural strength. However, by using 20% of ceramic tile waste as fine aggregate replacement does show higher workability and water absorption.

Mechanical Properties and Durability of Sustainable Concrete Manufactured Using Ceramic Waste: A Review

“…In general, ceramic waste partially replacing aggregates (fine aggregates and coarse aggregates) in concrete can lead to a decrease in slump or slump flow [54][55][56][57][58]. This may be attributed to the more irregular shape [59,60], rougher surface texture [59,61], and higher adsorption [61,62] of ceramic waste in contrast with natural aggregates. In order to reach the expected workability, it was recommended to add moderate water reduction additives to concrete [29,56,63].…”

“…Johnson Daniel et al [55] used ceramic tiles as substitutes for 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% of the fine aggregates in concrete and found that the 7 d flexural strength of concrete containing ceramic tiles was higher than that of the control concrete, except for the concrete in which 20% of the fine aggregate was replaced with ceramic tiles; however, the 28 d strength of concrete containing ceramic tiles was lower than that of the control concrete despite the replacement ratio. According to Yahya et al [59], ceramic tiles were collected from construction site areas. The study revealed that the development of concrete strength was similar at each curing age, and flexural strength first increased and then decreased as the substitution level of fine ceramic tile aggregates increased.…”

“…This was mainly due to the high water absorption of the ceramic aggregates. Fine ceramic tiles, bricks, and bone china ceramic aggregates used in concrete significantly increased water absorption [20,59,70,72]. Siddique et al [72] found that the capillaries formed by higher bleeding in fine ceramic aggregate concrete and pores formed by the release of water into the fine aggregates resulted in an increase in porosity and water absorption.…”

Impact analysis of ceramic tile powder aggregates on self-compacting concrete

“…The mixer was then turned off for 1 min to activate the admixture. The admixture was activated and mixed for three to four minutes, then poured into moulds and cured at a constant temperature for 7, 28, and 90 days [20]. Mixing ratio for SCC admixture and CT POWDER are shown table 3.…”

“…However, the higher rate of water absorption can reduce the compressive strength of concrete due to improper bonding in the interfacial transition zone [33]. The addition of ceramic waste to concrete reduces water absorption, resulting in a higher water absorption rate [20]. The larger number of holes in SCC specimens is responsible for higher water absorption, as evidenced by the variance pattern for the percentage of permeable voids.…”