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| DOI | 10.3390/SU162411239 | ||||
| Año | 2024 | ||||
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The increasing environmental impacts caused by the high demand for concrete production have underscored the need for sustainable alternatives in the design of eco-concrete mixtures. Additionally, important industries, such as construction and mining, generate massive amounts of waste/by-products that could be repurposed towards sustainability. Consequently, this study investigates the valorization of copper slag (CS), a by-product of the mining industry as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM), and concrete as recycled coarse aggregate (RCA), derived from construction and demolition waste, as partial substitutes for Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and natural coarse aggregate (NCA), respectively. Eco-concrete mixtures were designed with varying replacement levels: 15% for CS, and 0%, 20%, 50%, and 100% for RCA. The mechanical properties (compressive, indirect tensile, and flexural strengths), permeability characteristics (porosity and capillary suction), and environmental impacts (carbon footprint) of these mixtures were evaluated. The results showed that the use of CS and of increasing proportions of RCA led to a monotonic loss in each of the concretes' mechanical strength properties at 7, 28 and 90 days of curing. However, at extended ages (180 days of curing), the concrete mixtures with CS and only NCA presented an average compressive strength 1.2% higher than that of the reference concrete (mixture with only OPC and natural aggregate). Additionally, the concrete mixture with CS and 20% RCA achieved 3.2% and 5.8% higher average values than the reference concrete in terms of its indirect tensile strength and flexural strength, respectively. Finally, a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA) analysis was implemented, whose results showed that the greatest effect on reducing the carbon emission impacts occurred due to the substitution of OPC with CS, which confirmed that the adequate technical performances of some of the concrete mixtures developed in this study are positively complemented with reduced environmental impacts. Moreover, this study presents a viable approach to minimizing resource consumption and waste generation, contributing to the advancement of eco-friendly construction materials, which aligns with the sustainable development goals.
| Ord. | Autor | Género | Institución - País |
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| 1 | Arredondo, Pamela Wendy Caballero | - |
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile
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| 2 | Silva, Y. | - |
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile
UNIV VALLE - Colombia Universidad del Valle, Cali - Colombia |
| 3 | Araya‐letelier, Gerardo | Hombre |
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile
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| 4 | Hernandez, Hector | Hombre |
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile
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| Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico |
| Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| Fondecyt de Iniciación |
| Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo |
| Concrete Innovation Hub UC |
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| This research was funded by Fondecyt de Iniciacion No 11221114 and The APC was funded by Fondecyt de Iniciacion. |
| This research was funded by Fondecyt de Iniciaci\u00F3n N\u00B011221114 and The APC was funded by Fondecyt de Iniciaci\u00F3n. |
| This research was funded by Fondecyt de Iniciaci\u00F3n N\u00B011221114 and The APC was funded by Fondecyt de Iniciaci\u00F3n. |