Management and recycling of waste glass in concrete products: Current situations in Hong Kong

TC Ling, CS Poon, HW Wong - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2013 - Elsevier
Disposal of more than 300tonnes waste glass daily derived from post-consumer beverage
bottles is one of the major environmental challenges for Hong Kong, and this challenge …

Use of waste glass as sand in mortar: Part I–Fresh, mechanical and durability properties

KH Tan, H Du - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2013 - Elsevier
In this study, mortar made with waste glass as fine aggregates was investigated for its
suitability for construction use. A reference mortar mixture was proportioned according to …

Evaluation of the durability of concrete made with crushed glass aggregates

S de Castro, J de Brito - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2013 - Elsevier
Contrasting with previous studies that aimed to evaluate the mechanical properties of
concrete made with glass, this one focuses on their durability performance. For this, water …

Chemical behaviour of ground waste glass when used as partial cement replacement in mortars

A Khmiri, M Chaabouni, B Samet - Construction and building materials, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the pozzolanic activity of finely ground waste glass, when used as
partial cement replacement in mortars. The behaviour of this by-product was examined …

Effects of recycled fine glass aggregates on the properties of dry–mixed concrete blocks

G Lee, CS Poon, YL Wong, TC Ling - Construction and building materials, 2013 - Elsevier
The effects of replacement percentages and particle size distribution of recycled fine glass
(FG) aggregates on the properties of dry–mixed concrete blocks were investigated. All the …

Recycled glass replacement as fine aggregate in self-compacting concrete

Y Sharifi, M Houshiar, B Aghebati - Frontiers of Structural and Civil …, 2013 - Springer
With increasing environmental pressure to reduce solid waste and to recycle as much as
possible, the concrete industry has adopted a number of methods to achieve this goal by …

Mixture design of self-compacting glass mortar

S Nunes, AM Matos, T Duarte, H Figueiras… - Cement and Concrete …, 2013 - Elsevier
Recycled ground glass is an unconventional material for self-compacting concrete (SCC).
Nevertheless, its use is becoming increasingly attractive representing a twofold contribution …

Mortars made with fine granulate from shredded tires

D Pedro, J De Brito, R Veiga - Journal of Materials in Civil …, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
Changing lifestyles over the past few decades have brought about an increase in the types
and volume of waste. Nowadays, waste is considered one of the world's main problems. The …

Use of limestone powder during incorporation of Pb-containing cathode ray tube waste in self-compacting concrete

G Sua-iam, N Makul - Journal of environmental management, 2013 - Elsevier
For several decades, cathode ray tubes (CRTs) were the primary display component of
televisions and computers. The CRT glass envelope contains sufficient levels of lead oxide …

A study of concrete made with fine and coarse aggregates recycled from fresh concrete waste

M Sérifou, ZM Sbartai, S Yotte… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This paper deals with the possibility of using fresh concrete waste as recycled aggregates in
concrete. An experimental program based on two variables (proportion of fine aggregates …