Investigation the shear behaviour of recycled aggregate concrete beams

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of civil engineering, faculty of engineering, Birjand university, Birjand, Iran

2 Associate professor, Faculty of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

3 Department of civil engineering, faculty of engineering, Ferdowsi university of Mashhadm Mashhad, Iran

4 Department of civil engineering, Faculty of engineering, Birjand university, Birjand, Iran

Abstract

Optimization and economization of processes and structures have been considered from time immemorial and many things have been done to achieve this goal. Protecting the environment and reducing the amount of waste material in nature is very important. Today, the problem of using recycled materials resulting from the destruction of buildings and the reuse of these materials in the construction of concrete has been considered. In this research, the shear behaviour of concrete beams manufactured with recycled coarse aggregate was studied. 9 concrete beams with a cross-section 150 mm wide and 200 mm high and a length of 1500 mm manufactured and tested. Recycled aggregate from building demolition was used at 0%, 50% and 100% mass replacement of natural aggregate. Specimens underwent a four-point bending test. In this test, the shear capacity, maximum deflection at the mid-span of the specimens and tension strain were measured. The determination of the shear behaviour of recycled aggregates concrete beams according to transverse reinforcement spacing was the aim of this study. The results were also compared with ACI, CSA and Eurocode 2 requirements. According to the test results, it was found that there is a significant difference in the shear behaviour of recycled and natural aggregate concrete beams

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