Effect of wetting and drying cycles on strength behavior of roller compacted concrete
摘要
The paper addresses the environmental and economic concerns associated with the depletion of natural resources and the increase in construction and demolition waste. It explores the potential of recycling concrete debris into new concrete mixtures as a sustainable approach in the construction sector. The research focuses on the durability performance of green concrete, specifically roller compacted concrete (RCC), when exposed to alternating wet and dry cycles. The study involves using materials like glass powder, brick powder, steel slag, and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as partial replacements for cement in concrete production. Results indicate that a mixture containing 1% PET showed a maximum increase in split tensile strength by 62.9% compared to reference mixtures at all ages. This mixture also demonstrated better performance under wet and dry cycles compared to the reference mixture, suggesting improved durability.Author names: Please confirm if the author names are presented accurately and in the correct sequence (given name, middle name/initial, family name). Author 1 Given name [Mohammed Hazim] Last name [Yaseen], Author 2 Given anem [Syed Fuad Saiyid] Last name [Hashim], Author 3 Given name [Eethar Thanon] Last name [Dawood], Author 4 Given name [Megat Azmi Megat] Last name [Johari]. Also, kindly confirm the details in the metadata are correct.I confirm that the authors names presented correctlyKindly check and confirm the corresponding author and their respective mail id is correctly identified.Please confirm the corresponding author is:Syed Fuad Saiyid Hashimmrsyfuad@usm.my