Effect of Abrasion on Physical Properties and Apparent Morphology of Recycled Concrete Aggregates

doi:10.16552/j.cnki.issn1001-1625.2025.0222

Abstract

Abstract: To investigate the effects of physical abrasion on the physical properties and morphological characteristics of recycled aggregates derived from parent concrete of varying strengths, recycled coarse aggregates were produced from C35, C40, and C50 grade concretes and subjected to physical enhancement using a Los Angeles abrasion machine. The influences of steel ball quantity and number of revolutions on the apparent density, water absorption, and crushing value of recycled aggregates from different parent concrete strengths were examined. The aggregate image measurement system (AIMS) was employed to collect morphological characteristics of the aggregates before and after abrasion treatment, focusing on angularity, texture, and sphericity. The results show that the physical properties and morphological characteristics of recycled aggregates are significantly influenced by the number of steel balls, rotation counts, and parent concrete strength. Under the condition of 8 steel balls and 400 revolutions, the apparent density of C35 recycled aggregates increases by 1.52%, the water absorption decreases by 36.05%, and the crushing value reduces by 27.41%. Additionally, the angularity index decreases by 34.28%, the sphericity increases by 19.61%, and the texture index increases by 9.30%. Further increasing the number of steel balls or revolutions leads to secondary crushing of the aggregates, resulting in diminished performance improvement. Apparent density is negatively correlated with parent concrete strength, while the crushing value shows a positive correlation. Water absorption does not exhibit a clear correlation, showing a fluctuating trend. Angularity index and sphericity show a decreasing-then-increasing trend with increasing strength, whereas texture index displays an opposite trend. The abrasion condition of 8 steel balls and 400 revolutions can simultaneously improve the physical properties and optimize the morphological characteristics of recycled aggregates, providing a theoretical basis for their refined processing.

Key words: recycled aggregate, physical abrasion, parent concrete strength, physical property, morphological characteristic

CLC Number:

TU528

LYU Jieqin, YUAN Hao, GAO Ling, WANG Yan, GU Yang, SUN Renjuan. Effect of Abrasion on Physical Properties and Apparent Morphology of Recycled Concrete Aggregates[J]. BULLETIN OF THE CHINESE CERAMIC SOCIETY, 2025, 44(9): 3218-3226.

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