Preliminary Evaluation of Cement Mortars Containing Waste Silt Optimized with the Design of Experiments Method.

ABSTRACT: Every year, up to 3 billion tons of non-renewable natural aggregates are demanded by the construction sector and approximately 623 million tons of waste (mining and quarrying) was produced in 2018. Global efforts have been made to reduce the number of virgin aggregates used for construction and infrastructure sectors. According to the revised waste framework directive in Europe, recycling at least 70% of construction and demolition waste materials by 2020 was obligatory for all member states. Nonetheless, quarries must work at full capacity to keep up with the demands, which has made quarry/mining waste management an important aspect during the past decades. Amongst the various recycling methods, quarry waste can be included in cement mortar mixtures. Thus, the current research focuses on

SUBMITTER: Solouki A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7865585 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature