Concrete manufacturers are faced with increasing requirements for more sustainable production methods. One of the most suitable and most obvious technologies in this regard is the use of aggregates made from recycled construction and demolition waste. A lot of research on recycled aggregate has focussed on coarse aggregate fractions, which appear to find increasing acceptance in industrial applications to produce structural concrete, including precast concrete. In contrast, the use of fine recycled aggregates is often avoided due to related risks of workability loss in the fresh concrete. In addition, there exists a lack of knowledge on how fine recycled aggregates may affect the durability properties of structural concrete. Consequently, this research looked into the chloride resistance of concrete made with fine recycled aggregates, using surface resistivity and bulk diffusion testing for the durability assessment
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I. G. Amadi, H. Beushausen, M.G. Alexander, Concrete Materials and Structural Integrity Research Unit (CoMSIRU), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town, South Africa