Properties of RPC with Calcium Carbonate Concrete Waste Powder

Abstract

Calcium carbonate concrete is a normally concrete in the area with rich limestone. With the heavy use, a large of Calcium carbonate concrete waste is generated, how to reuse the waste is an important problem. The generation of reactive powder concrete (RPC) with silica fume is relative more expensive than normal concrete. Using the calcium carbonate concrete waste instead of silica fume in RPC can realize the recycling of construction and demolition waste, moreover, the high price of RPC manufacture can be decreased. The study mainly focused on the mechanical properties and durability as well as the microstructure of RPC with calcium carbonate concrete waste powder (CCWP) instead of silica fume, the results confirmed that the mechanical strengths of 3, 7, 28 days of RPC with CCWP did not obviously decrease, freezing and thawing test could attain to 500 recycles without obvious destruction and carbonation did not happen after 28 days. RPC with CCWP had no more amorphous material and good crystallinity, its microstructure was dense as that of RPC without CCWP.