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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Modified Fine Recycled Concrete Aggregates with a Crystallizing Agent as Standard Sand Replacement in Mortar.

Daniel Suarez-Riera, Luca Lavagna, Devid Falliano, Giuseppe Andrea Ferro, Matteo Pavese, Jean-Marc Tulliani, Luciana Restuccia

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Daniel Suarez-RieraDepartment of Structural, Building and Geotechnical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3955-9683
Luca LavagnaDepartment of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3678-1366
Devid FallianoDepartment of Structural, Building and Geotechnical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6676-9187
Giuseppe Andrea FerroDepartment of Structural, Building and Geotechnical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy.
Matteo PaveseDepartment of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6168-742X
Jean-Marc TullianiDepartment of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2419-4383
Luciana RestucciaDepartment of Structural, Building and Geotechnical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6999-0466

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate mortar performance by substituting part of standard sand with recycled fine aggregates sourced from concrete waste, aiming to assess mechanical properties and durability. Moreover, this study examined the use of crystallizing agents to understand their impact on mortar properties. Four mortar series were prepared with sand substitution percentages ranging from 25% to 100% while adhering to the diverse fraction proportions within the standardized sand particle size distribution. Mechanical results indicate that incorporating recycled concrete sand significantly enhances mechanical properties with respect to standard sand. The study showed the technical feasibility of producing mortars with up to 100% recycled fine concrete aggregate with enhanced compressive strength, albeit requiring higher superplasticizer dosages. The addition of crystallizing agents provided an increase in flexural strength in specific conditions, while they did not provide a significant improvement to compressive strength.

Indexed as

circular economycrystallizing agentsmortarrecycled concrete aggregatesustainable construction materialwaste recycling

Identifiers

PMID40942636
PMCPMC12430554

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