List of Publications by Department for the Academic Year Manufacturing of Lightweight Aggregates from Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Bottom Ash and their Impacts on Concrete Properties
Abstract
Due to the growing amount of residues generated from Municipal Solid Waste Incineration
(MSWI) and the low accessibility of landfill disposal, it is mandatory to provide a sustainable
alternative for managing wastes contributing to the efficient use of resources that can help to
save our polluted environment. From this point of view, our proposed idea is to transform the
bottom ash into useful construction material as aggregates or light weight aggregates that can
be considered as a renewable resource. Moreover, this type of aggregate can help to save our
atmosphere from the produced wastes, decrease the quantity of aggregates excavated form
quarries and limit the importation of manufactured lightweight aggregates from outside our
country Lebanon. Our aim in this paper is to manufacture artificial lightweight aggregates
from bottom ash using different proportions of binder, to study their physical and mechanical
characteristics and to find out the optimal sample of aggregates made from residues based on
their performance and cost analysis. Afterward, the performance of concrete made of selected
artificial aggregates was studied through an experimental testing program and compared to
that of concrete made by a conventional Expanded Clay lightweight aggregates and normal
weight aggregates.
Keywords: Lightweight Aggregates, Lightweight Concrete, Sustainability.
Author(s)
Mohammad Saad
Coauthor(s)
Adel ELKordi, Adnan Masri, Jamal Khatib, Oussama Baalbaki
Journal/Conference Information
2nd International Congress on Engineering and Architecture (ENAR-2019),Conference Type: International, Organized By: ENAR, Proceeding Format: Electronic editions, Conference Date: 04/22/2019,