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Performance analysis of concrete with repurposed industrial glass waste

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the repurposed use of lapidated industrial glass waste in substitution of Portland cement in conventional concretes. Replacement ratios of 0%, 10%, 20% and 30% with respect to mass of cement were tested. The glass residue was subjected to laser granulometry and X-ray fluorescence to determine its granulometry, specific mass, surface area and pozzolanic activity. The effects of cement substitution on performance were evaluated with compression strength tests, physical property measurements, capillary water absorptivity, electrical resistance and ultrasonic wave propagation in samples aged 7 days, 28 days, 56 days and 90 days. Chemical analysis determined the decrease of some elements due to pozzolanic and expansion reactions while pozzolanic activity was measured at 98%. Electrical resistance, which was related to concrete durability, obtained significant results with a 30% substitution ratio. Capillary water absorption was mostly unchanged with slight improvements with a 20% replacement ratio. Physical properties and ultrasonic wave propagation were consistent with compression strength results: higher strength was related to lower void index and total absorption, which resulted in higher density and higher wave propagation speed. Although no substantial results were obtained, the relative increase in compression strength was high, which highlighted the effectiveness of substituting cement with repurposed ground glass waste.

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This work received support through from CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico), number 310369/2021-5 (PQ2).

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The author Regina Modolo received support from CNPQ (Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development)—Process 310369/2021-5 (PQ2). The other authors received no funding for the work reported.

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    Bianca Carlin Cadore & Fernanda Pacheco

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  3. Civil Engineering Graduate Program, Universidade do Vale do Rio do Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo, RS, Brasil

    Regina Célia Espinosa Modolo

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Conceptualization: BCC and FRCR; methodology: BCC and FP; validation: FRCR and RCEM; formal analysis: BCC and FRCR; investigation: BCC and FP; writing—original draft preparation: BCC and FRCR; writing—review and editing: FP and RCEM; visualization: FRCR; supervision: FP. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Cadore, B.C., Ribeiro, F.R.C., Modolo, R.C.E. et al. Performance analysis of concrete with repurposed industrial glass waste. J Build Rehabil 8, 1 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41024-022-00230-w

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