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<p>The enormous quantities of ceramic waste lead us to its use in the construction field to solve both an environmental and an economic problem. The present study aims to recycle ceramic waste powders (CWP) to produce mortars. To this end, five crushed sand (CS) based mortar mixes with prismatic dimensions of 4x4x16 cm³ were prepared by partially replacing 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20% white cement with CWP. Tests were carried out to assess bulk density, compressive strength, and ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV). The results obtained showed that increasing the proportion of ceramic waste powder (CWP) in mortar mixes led to a decrease in bulk density, compressive strength, and UPV in the different mortars. In addition, linear correlations were observed between the different variables studied.</p>
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The enormous quantities of ceramic waste lead us to its use in the construction field to solve both an environmental and an economic problem. The present study aims to recycle ceramic waste powders (CWP) to produce mortars. To this end, five crushed sand (CS) based mortar mixes with prismatic dimensions of 4x4x16 cm³ were prepared by partially replacing 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20% white cement with CWP. Tests were carried out to assess bulk density, compressive strength, and ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV). The results obtained showed that increasing the proportion of ceramic waste powder (CWP) in mortar mixes led to a decrease in bulk density, compressive strength, and UPV in the different mortars. In addition, linear correlations were observed between the different variables studied.

Effect of Substituting White Cement with Ceramic Waste Powders (CWP) on the Performance of a Mortar Based on Crushed Sand

Acoustic and Civil Engineering Laboratory LAGC, Faculty of Sciences and Technology

Advances in Materials Science

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The enormous quantities of ceramic waste lead us to its use in the construction field to solve both an environmental and an economic problem. The present study...

Effect of Substituting White Cement with Ceramic Waste Powders (CWP) on the Performance of a Mortar Based on Crushed Sand

Data publikacji: 20 gru 2023

Zakres stron: 123 - 133

Otrzymano: 02 sie 2023

Przyjęty: 15 paź 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2023-0026

Słowa kluczowe
white cement, ceramic waste powder, crushed sand, mortar, compressive strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity

© 2023 Amar Mezidi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effect of Substituting White Cement with Ceramic Waste Powders (CWP) on the Performance of a Mortar Based on Crushed Sand

Data publikacji: 20 gru 2023

Zakres stron: 123 - 133

Otrzymano: 02 sie 2023

Przyjęty: 15 paź 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2023-0026

Słowa kluczowewhite cement, ceramic waste powder, crushed sand, mortar, compressive strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity

© 2023 Amar Mezidi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
white cement, ceramic waste powder, crushed sand, mortar, compressive strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity