Recycled Aggregate Concrete (RAC) as a sustainable material is gaining increasing importance in the construction industry. This book discusses properties, specifications, and applications of RAC and offers readers insight into current research and advances in the development and utilization of RAC. It shares information gathered about concretes that use RCA (Recycled Concrete Aggregate, a component of RAC), as well as findings and conclusions.
This book:
• Presents principles of RAC, including theories and experiments
• Describes advanced behavior and properties
• Covers specifications and codes
• Highlights best practices
• Summarizes the use of RAC in sustainable concrete construction
• Features scientific findings, citations of reliable sources, conclusions, and recommendations that ensure the book is accessible to various levels of expertise
This book will be useful for researchers, concrete scientists, technologists, practicing engineers, and advanced students interested in reusing construction waste for sustainable construction practices; it will help them strive toward meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Preface
1. Introduction to Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA)
2. Principles of Recycled Aggregate Concretes (RACs): Theories and Experiments
3. Advanced Behaviors and Properties of RAC
4. Specifications, Production, and Applications of RAC
5. Good Practices in RCA Concrete
6. Sustainable RCA for Sustainable Concrete Construction
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Natt Makul is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering Technology under the Faculty of Industrial Technology at Phranakhon Rajabhat University. His research interests include the microwave heating of cement-based materials, utilization of waste materials as concrete materials, behaviors of Portland cement-based materials, microstructural characteristics of concretes, and special testing and analysis of concretes.
