Influence of environmental conditions on concrete manufactured with recycled and steel slag aggregates at early ages and long term. (20th July 2020) - Aparicio, S.
Highlights: Environmental conditions influence on concrete with recycled aggregates is shown. These materials were monitored during 270 days using WSNs and embedded sensors. Sensors were designed to monitor temperature and humidity at different depths. At early ages, the hydration process is accelerated with recycled aggregates. At early ages, the hydration process is delayed with steel slags aggregates. At long term, only steel slag aggregates losed less RH than normal concrete. Abstract: This paper presents the influence of environmental conditions on behaviour of concrete manufactured with recycled or steel slag aggregates. These materials were monitored during 270 days, approximately, by means of wireless sensor networks and a specific set of sensors, designed and fabricated to monitor internal temperature and humidity at different positions, as well as internal strain. In addition, ultrasonic velocity was monitored during early ages. For that purpose, different mixes have been analysed and tested under similar conditions. At early ages, it was found that the hydration process is accelerated adding recycled aggregates and delayed for steel slags, but the highest compressive strength values after 28 days of curing, were reached for steel slag aggregates and these values increase with the percentage of replacement. At long term, all mixes except the mixes with only steel slag aggregates have lost more RH than in normal concrete. The shrinkage in concrete with recycled aggregates or with only steel slags is higher than the observed in normal concrete.