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Effects of parent concrete and mixing method on the resistance to freezing and thawing of air-entrained recycled aggregate concrete

  • Kaihua Liu
  • , Jiachuan Yan
  • , Qiong Hu
  • , Yao Sun
  • , Chaoying Zou*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Tianjin University

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Abstract

We elucidated the effects of the parent concrete and mixing approach used on the freezing/thawing resistance of air-entrained recycled aggregate concrete (ARAC). Three non-air-entrained concretes and one air-entrained concrete were used to prepare recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) samples. Three mixing approaches were also investigated. The frost resistances of the ARAC samples produced using an RCA obtained from the non-air-entrained concrete with high strength as well as the air-entrained one were close to that of conventional concrete. The mixing approach used had no effect on the frost resistance. A possible mechanism for the failure of ARAC is proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)264-273
Number of pages10
JournalConstruction and Building Materials
Volume106
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2016

Keywords

  • Freezing and thawing
  • Mesostructure
  • Mixing method
  • Parent concrete
  • Recycled aggregate concrete

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