WELCOME

PRESENTATION
ON
Water Permeability Properties of Concrete made from
Recycled Brick Concrete as Coarse Aggregate
Syed Ishtiaq Ahmad, Md. Shafiqur Rahman and
Md. Shahrior Alam
Presented by
Prof. Dr. Syed Ishtiaq Ahmad
Department of Civil Engineering,
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
(BUET), Dhaka. 10/05/2020 BUET 1
USE OF CONCRETE IN BANGLADESH
• Concrete is the principal ingredient in
rapidly expanding construction industry of
Bangladesh.

Padma Bridge Construction Dhaka Metro Rail Construction

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DHAKA CITY DEVELOPMENT
• Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh.
• In recent years, many old buildings mainly
constructed from brick aggregate concrete are
demolished to give away space for new construction.

Dhaka City in 1980 Dhaka City in 2019

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Disposal of Demolition Concrete Waste
• Disposal of demolition waste from these brick
aggregate concrete buildings has become a big
problem for construction industry.

Before Demolition After Demolition

A century-old building in Khamarbari, Dhaka:
first research laboratory of Bangladesh
Agriculture Research Institute (BARI)
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Cont..
• This red house with a tall tower like minaret
besides the Dhanmondi lake is locally
known as “Jahaj Bari”(boat house).

Before Demolition After Demolition

Chistia/Chistiya Palace or Jahaj Bari
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Processing of Recycle Aggregates

Recycle Aggregate

Collecting from source

Crushing and Sieving

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Types of Aggregate Used

Virgin Brick

Recycled Brick Concrete

Natural Stone
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 Properties of Different Aggregates
Aggregate Bulk density Fineness Specific Absorption
Type (kg/m3) Modulus gravity capacity (%)
(SSD)

Natural 1591 7.42 2.67 0.5

Stone
Virgin Brick 1115 7.29 2.10 8.96
Recycled 1101 7.25 2.04 11.24
Brick
Concrete

Concrete Types
• Natural stone aggregate concrete (SAC)
• Recycled brick concrete aggregate concrete (RBCAC)
• Virgin brick aggregate concrete (VBAC)
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 Concrete Mix Design (Quantity in kg/m³)

Types
of Strength Coarse Fine
w/c Cement Water
Aggregate (MPa) Aggregate aggregate
Natural 17.2 0.75 16.9 56.3 56.3 12.7
Stone 20.6 0.69 18.5 56.3 55.0 12.7
24.1 0.63 20.2 56.3 53.6 12.7
17.2 0.75 16.9 70.8 57.0 12.7
Brick 20.6 0.69 18.5 70.8 55.7 12.7
24.1 0.63 20.2 70.8 54.3 12.7
Recycled 17.2 0.75 16.9 56.5 54.0 12.7
Brick 20.6 0.69 18.5 56.5 52.7 12.7
Concrete
24.1 0.63 20.2 56.5 51.3 12.7

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TEST METHODOLOGY

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 Compressive Strength Test
I. Mixing cement with fine and coarse
aggregate , then adding water
II. b) 5-8 mins mixing were done for
homogeneity.
Loading rate -3kN/sec

Compression Machine
Workability Test Curing
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 Compressive Strength

(a) 17.2 MPa (b) 20.6 MPa

(c) 24.1 MPa design

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Density, Absorption, and Voids in Hardened Concrete Test

Oven dry mass of concrete cube specimen Saturated mass after immersion

Saturated mass after boiling Apparent mass of specimen

Calculation
Absorption after immersion, % = [(B – A)/A] 100
Absorption after immersion and boiling, % =[(C – A)/A] 100
Bulk density, dry = [A/(C-D)] ρ
Bulk density after immersion = [B/(C – D)]×ρ
Bulk density after immersion and boiling = [C/(C – D)]×ρ
Apparent density = [A/(A – D)]×ρ
Volume of permeable pore space (voids), % = (C – A)/(C – D)×100

where:
A = mass of oven-dried sample in air, g
B = mass of surface-dry sample in air after immersion, g
C = mass of surface-dry sample in air after immersion and
boiling, g
D = apparent mass of sample in water after immersion
moreover, boiling, g
ρ = density of water

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Porosity, Absorption and Bulk Density of
Concrete

(a) Porosity (b) Absorption

(c) Bulk Density

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Coefficient of Permeability

(a) Design strength (b) Porosity

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Findings
 Compared with the first class brick aggregate commonly
used in Bangladesh, the recycled aggregates show better
performance with respect to cost and strength value.
 By recycling, it is possible to make concrete with higher
strength compared with the in-situ strength of concrete
 Additionally, it has been observed that coefficient of
permeability in RBCAC is 350 to 400% higher than SAC
of corresponding compressive strength
 Porosity and water absorption was found to be almost
twice in RBCAC with respect to corresponding value for
SAC.

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