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2025 Vol.35, Issue 8

Research Paper

Synergistic Effects of Large-Sized Recycled Aggregates and High-Efficiency Water Reducer on the Performance of Concrete
Jianjun Liu1
,
Yi Ding12
,
Qian Wang1
,
Jiacan Lin1
,
Jichen Zhang1
,
Yao Ge1
,
Yanyan Wang3
,
Wei Xu4
,
Qifang Ren12†
,
Won-Chun Oh5†
1Anhui Province International Research Center on Advanced Building Materials, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230022, China
2Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Building Materials, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230022, China
3Anhui Construction Engineering Inspection Technology Group Co., Ltd., Heifei 230031, China
4Anhui Construct & Bldg Mat Technol Group Co., Ltd., Hefei 230001, China
5Department of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Hanseo University, Seosan 31962, Republic of Korea
†Corresponding author E-Mail : averly80@ahjzu.edu.cn (Q. Ren, Anhui Jianzhu Univ.), wc_oh@hanseo.ac.kr (W.-C. Oh, Hanseo Univ.)
27 August 2025. pp. 335-344
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Abstract

This paper evaluates the effect of two kinds of recycled coarse aggregate with different sized particles on the performance of concrete. The test program is introduced, which investigated the compressive strength, axial compressive strength, the mass loss rate of concrete specimens after a freeze-thaw cycle and dynamic elasticity modulus change. The results show that the mechanical properties of the concrete decreased when it was prepared with recycled aggregate having the same size as that of the natural aggregates. The strength of the concrete with large-size recycled aggregate increased, and then decreased as the blend proportion rose above 50%. The strength of concrete incorporating oversized recycled aggregates exhibited a trend of rising and then falling with increasing mixing ratio. The 28-day compressive strength reached 45Mpa when the mixing amount was 50%. The durability of the large-size recycled aggregate was also found to improve compared with the freezing and thawing cycle experiments. These results provide a reference for research on the performance of recycled aggregate concrete.

Keywords
recycled coarse aggregate
solid waste disposal
freeze-thaw cycle
resistance to chloride ion permeation
durability characteristics
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  • Publisher :Materials Research Society of Korea
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국재료학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Materials Research
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국재료학회지
  • Volume : 35
  • No :8
  • Pages :335-344
  • Received Date : 2025-06-29
  • Revised Date : 2025-07-25
  • Accepted Date : 2025-07-26
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.3740/MRSK.2025.35.8.335
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