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http://dx.doi.org/10.5345/JKIBC.2014.14.1.094

Effects of Crushed Shells on the Physical Properties of Cement Mortar  

Kim, Ji-Hyun (Department of Architectural Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Chung, Chul-Woo (Department of Architectural Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Lee, Jae-Yong (Department of Architectural Engineering, Pukyong National University)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction / v.14, no.1, 2014 , pp. 94-101 More about this Journal
Abstract
Approximately 240,000 tons of waste shells are produced annually in the south and west coast of South Korea. Some of these waste shells (oyster, cockle) are recycled as seeding collector and fertilizer, but most are dumped illegally near the coast. One of the alternative solutions that can economically utilize a large amount of these waste shells is to apply them to the production of construction materials. In this research, the basic physical properties of waste shells such as oyster, cockle, clam, manila clam were investigated, and were used to prepare cement mortar with a 25% replacement ratio of sand. According to the results, the 28 day compressive strength of cement mortar with cockle and manila clam shells was similar to that of plain cement mortar. The compressive strength decreased by about 18% when clam was used. However, the cement mortar with oyster shell showed about a 35% reduction in 28-day compressive strength, and two times the absorption capacity of plain cement mortar. The reduction in compressive strength and the increase in absorption capacity were mostly associated with the porous nature of the oyster shell.
Keywords
shell; crushed shell(oyster, cockle, clam, manila clam); mortar; waste recycling;
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