An Experimental Study on the Use of Oyster Shells as Aggregate in concrete

콘크리트용 골재로써 굴패각의 활용성에 관한 실험적 연구

An investigation into using Oyster Shells partially or wholly as aggregate in concrete is reported. The proportion of shells was varied with ratios of 10, 30, 50 and 100% by volume of fine and coarse aggregate. Two water/cement ratios of 0.45, 0.55 were considered and air-entraining superplasticizer was used to improve concrete workability Two strength properties (compressive and flexural) were considered. Strength tests were carried out at the ages of 1, 3, 7, 14 and 28 days. The variations of workability, weight and density of the specimens with different proportions of Oyster Shells were also studied. Results showed that compressive and flexural strengths decreased with increase in proportion of Oyster Shells to aggregate in the reference mixes. The workability of concrete batches decreased with increase in the proportion of Oyster Shells in the mixes. The same trend was observed with density and weight of the specimens