Concretes and mortars recycled with water treatment sludge and construction and demolition rubble |
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Authors: | Almir Sales Francis Rodrigues de Souza |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Civil Engineering, UFSCar – Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luiz, km 235, CEP 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil;2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, USP – University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São-carlense, 400, CEP 13560-970, São Carlos, SP, Brazil |
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Abstract: | There are about 7500 water treatment plants in Brazil. The wastes these plants generate in their decantation tanks and filters are discharged directly into the same brooks and rivers that supply water for treatment. Another serious environmental problem is the unregulated disposal of construction and demolition rubble, which increases the expenditure of public resources by degrading the urban environment and contributing to aggravate flooding and the proliferation of vectors harmful to public health. In this study, an evaluation was made of the possibility of recycling water treatment sludge in construction and demolition waste recycling plants. The axial compressive strength and water absorption of concretes and mortars produced with the exclusive and joint addition of these two types of waste was also determined. The ecoefficiency of this recycling was evaluated by determining the concentration of aluminum in the leached extract resulting from the solubilization of the recycled products. The production of concretes and mortars with the joint addition of water treatment sludge and recycled concrete rubble aggregates proved to be a viable recycling alternative from the standpoint of axial compression strength, modulus of elasticity, water absorption and tensile strength by the Brazilian test method. |
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