Use of organic waste (almond shell) to replace coarse aggregate in conventional concrete processing

Authors

  • Arturo Bustos Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20868/ade.2016.3465

Keywords:

Hormigón, árido, cáscara de almendra, sustitución, Concrete, arid, almond shell, substitution

Abstract

The present work seeks to know the possible use of organic residues, such as the almond husk, as a substitution of a part of the granulometric fraction of the coarse aggregate for the manufacture of conventional concretes. For this, first, we characterize the materials, arid and almond husk. Subsequently, we made the concrete samples with different substitutions (10%, 20% and 30%) of almond shell on the coarse fraction of the aggregate and proceed to the tests marked by UNE standards, evaluating their behavior to compression, Traction, flexion, water penetration, water absorption, ice and melt and thermal.

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Published

2016-12-18

How to Cite

Bustos, A. (2016). Use of organic waste (almond shell) to replace coarse aggregate in conventional concrete processing. Anales De Edificación, 2(3), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.20868/ade.2016.3465