Performance of concrete with recycled coarse aggregate and polypropylene fibres for sustainable
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https://doi.org/10.20868/ade.2025.5562Keywords:
recycled concrete, recycled concrete aggregates, CDW, compressive strength, polypropylene fibreAbstract
This research focuses on analysing the behavior of the use of RFA fine recycled aggregates and RCA coarse aggregates, as well as the addition of polypropylene fibres in both self-compacting concrete and traditional concrete, and how this influences the fresh and mechanical properties depending on its substitution rate referred to natural aggregates by recycled aggregates. The use of
percentages of 0.1% polypropylene fibres in self-compacting concretes and a substitution rate of between 25% RFA and 25% RCA, as well as a substitution rate of 50% RFA, obtain better results in their fluidity and workability, as well as in their compressive and tensile strength. The use of percentages of between 1.0% and 1.5% of polypropylene fibres in traditional concretes allows to achieve better results in terms of compressive strength.
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