Study on strength characteristics and alkali reduction effect of eco-concrete with recycled aggregates
To address the issue that the excessive alkalinity of recycled aggregate eco-concrete restricts its popularization and application,in this research,the recycled aggregate from construction spoil is taken as the research object,different eco-concrete mix ratios are designed by an L16(44)orthogonal table to explore the influence that design porosity,water-to-binder ratio,fly ash content,and silica fume content exert on test indexes of eco-concrete,including pH,effective porosity,compressive strength,flexural tensile strength,and splitting tensile strength.The optimal eco-concrete mix ratio is selected using the Z-score method to further study alkali reduction effects.Four methods are used for reducing alkalinity:spraying a silane impregnation,spraying a 2%mass fraction of calcium superphosphate solution,mixing calcium superphosphate,and mixing aluminum chloride.The results indicate that:①The recycled aggregate eco-concrete at the optimal mix ratio is made with a water-to-binder ratio of 0.34 which contains 30%fly ash and 6%silica fume.Meanwhile,the designed porosity of the eco-concrete is 24%.②The effect of design porosity on the pH,effective porosity,compressive strength,flexural tensile strength,and splitting tensile strength of eco-concrete is significantly greater than that of water-to-binder ratio,fly ash content,and silica fume content on the five test indexes.This makes design porosity the main factor affecting these five test indexes.③The most effective method for reducing alkalinity is by spraying silane impregnation once,and the pH can be reduced to 8.55.This is followed by adding 6%aluminum chloride and 6%calcium superphosphate,which reduce the pH of eco-concrete to 9.54 and 9.65,respectively.However,spraying a 2%mass fraction of calcium superphosphate solution three times can only reduce the pH of eco-concrete to 10.26,which is the worst method for reducing alkalinity.
construction spoilrecycled aggregateeco-concretestrength characteristicalkali reduction effect