A Study on the Strength, Drying Shrinkage and Carbonation Properties of Lightweight Aggregate Mortar with Recycling Water

회수수를 사용한 경량골재 모르타르의 강도, 건조수축 및 중성화 특성에 관한 연구

This study is to compare and analyze the strength, drying shrinkage and carbonation properties of lightweight aggregate mortar using recycling water as prewetting water and mixing water. The flow, compressive strength, split tensile strength, drying shrinkage and carbonation depth of lightweight aggregate mortar with recycling water were measured. As test results, the mortar flow was similar in all mixes regardless of the recycling water content. The compresseive strength of the RW5 mix with 5% recycling water as prewetting water and mixing water was the highest value, about 53.9 MPa after 28 days. In addition, the tensile strength of lightweight mortar was about 3.4 to 3.8 MPa, indicating 7 to 9% of the compressive strength value regardless of recycling water content. In the case of drying shrinkage, the RW2.5 mix using 2.5% recycling water showed the lowest shrinkage rate as about 0.107% at 56 days. The drying shrinkage of the plain mix without recycling water was relatively higher than the RW2.5 and RW5 mix. The RW5 mix showed lowest carbonation depth compared to other mixes. In this study, the RW5 lightweight aggregate mortar with 5% recycling water exhibits excellent compressive strength and carbonation resistance. Therefore, it is considered that if the recycling water, a by-product of the concrete industry, is properly used as prewetting water and mixing water of lightweight mortar and concrete, it will be possible to increase the recycling rate of the by-product and contribute to improve the property of lightweitht aggregate mortar and concrete.

본 연구는 콘크리트산업 부산물인 회수수의 안정적인 재활용과 경량골재 콘크리트의 활성화를 위한 연구의 일환으로 회수수를 인공경량골재의 프리웨팅수 및 배합수로 적용한 경량골재 모르타르의 특성을 비교·분석하였다. 연구결과 프리웨팅수 및 배합수내의 회수수 농도 5%인 RW5 배합의 압축강도가 약 45.2~53.9MPa 수준으로 모든 재령에서 가장 높은 압축강도를 발현하였다. 인장강도의 경우 회수수 농도에 관계없이 재령 28일에 약 3.4~3.8MPa를 발현하여 압축강도 값의 7~9% 수준으로 나타났으며, 건조수축의 경우 RW2.5배합에서 재령 56일에 약 0.107%로서 가장 낮은 수축률을 나타내었다. 또한 촉진중성화 시험 결과 RW5 배합에서 약 1.75mm로 다른 배합에 비해 낮은 촉진 중성화 깊이를 나타내어 본 연구 대상인 경량골재 모르타르의 경우 회수수 농도 5% 수준에서 우수한 압축강도특성과 중성화 저항성을 나타내었다.