1st Edition
From Quarry Waste to Usable Concrete Principles and Practice
1. Introduction
2. Market Identification
3. Characteristics of Quarry Wastes
4. Challenges in the Management of Quarry Wastes
5. The Use of Quarry Waste in Civil Engineering
6. Waste Reprocessing
7. Fundamentals of Quarry Wastes Properties
8. Micro-Scale Properties of Quarry Waste-Modified Cementitious Composites
9. Filler Effect of Quarry Wastes in Cementitious Composites
10. Reactivity of Quarry Wastes in Cementitious Composites
11. Life Cycle Assessment of the Use of Quarry Wastes in Building Materials – a practical guide
12. Case study – Granite Powder as a Replacement for Cement
13. Case study – Limestone Powder as a Replacement for Cement
14. Case study – Quartzite Powder as a Replacement for Cement
15. Case study - Implementation of Quartzite, Granite and Limestone Powders in the Construction Field
16. Case study - Application of Artificial Neural Networks to the Prediction of Durability of Building Materials modified with Quarry Waste
17. Case study - Life Cycle Assessment of Building Materials Modified with Quarry Waste
18. Case study – Economic analysis of the Potential of Using Quarry Waste in Building Materials
19. Closure
20. Appendix 1 - Introducing Quarry Waste to the Construction Materials Market - A Road Map of Formal Procedure
Biography
Adrian Chajec is Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Engineering and Construction Processes at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland. He worked in the construction industry for ten years and has a number of patents.
