Investigating the effect of using recycled glass, rubber and ceramic materials on the mechanical properties of reactive powder concrete

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of civil Engineering, Esfarayen University of Technology, ,,Esfarayen, Iran

2 Civil Engineering Department, Islamic Azad University of Neyshabur-Neyshabur,, Iran.

10.22124/jcr.2026.32290.1725

Abstract

In this study, the effect of replacing powdered materials with recycled glass, rubber, and ceramic materials on the compressive, tensile, and flexural strength performance of reactive powdered concrete was investigated. For this purpose, the effect of replacing 10%, 20%, and 40% of powdered materials with recycled materials was investigated through laboratory tests. The sample used for the compressive test was a cube with dimensions of 10 cm, the tensile test was a cylinder with a diameter of 10 cm and a height of 20 cm, and the flexural test was a sample with dimensions of 50 × 10 × 10 cm3. The results showed that replacing recycled materials will reduce the compressive strength of reactive powdered concrete. So that by replacing 40% of powdered materials with rubber, the compressive strength will decrease by 49%. Replacing recycled rubber materials up to 20% with powdered materials will cause a slight increase in tensile strength. Replacing recycled glass with powdered materials has the best effect on the flexural strength of reactive powdered concrete, such that by replacing 10% of powdered materials with recycled glass, the flexural strength will increase by 8%.

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