Mechanical Behavior of Masonry Mortars Made with Recycled Mortar Aggregate

Mechanical Behavior of Masonry Mortars Made with Recycled Mortar Aggregate

Recycling is an important habit to avoid waste. This paper evaluates the performance of masonry mortar, elaborated by replacing natural sand with recycled fine aggregate (RFA) obtained from mortar. Five families of mixtures were prepared with different replacement proportions: 20%, 40%, 60%, and 100...

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Main Authors: René Sebastián Mora-Ortiz, Emmanuel Munguía-Balvanera, Sergio Alberto Díaz, Francisco Magaña-Hernández, Ebelia Del Angel-Meraz, Álvaro Bolaina-Juárez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Materials
Subjects:
construction and demolition waste
recycled fine aggregate
mortars
sustainable construction
recycled aggregates
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/10/2373

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