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Potential use of local waste scoria as an aggregate and SWOT analysis for constructing structural lightweight concrete

  • Islam, A.B.M. Saiful (Department of Civil & Construction Engineering, College of Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University) ;
  • Walid, Walid (Department of Civil & Construction Engineering, College of Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University) ;
  • Al-Kutti, A. (Department of Civil & Construction Engineering, College of Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University) ;
  • Nasir, Muhammad (Department of Civil & Construction Engineering, College of Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University) ;
  • Kazmi, Zaheer Abbas (Department of Civil & Construction Engineering, College of Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University) ;
  • Sodangi, Mahmoud (Department of Civil & Construction Engineering, College of Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University)
  • Received : 2021.06.12
  • Accepted : 2022.01.03
  • Published : 2022.06.25
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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the influence of scoria aggregate (SA) and silica fume (SF) as a replacement of conventional aggregate and ordinary Portland cement (OPC), respectively. Three types of concrete were prepared namely normal weight concrete (NWC) using limestone aggregate (LSA) and OPC (control specimen), lightweight concrete (LWC) using SA and OPC, and LWC using SA and partial SF (SLWC). The representative workability and compressive strength properties of the developed concrete were evaluated, and the results were correlated with non-destructive ultrasonic pulse velocity and Schmidt hammer tests. The LWC and SLWC yielded compressive strength of around 30 MPa and 33 MPa (i.e., 78-86% of control specimens), respectively. The findings indicate that scoria can be beneficially utilized in the development of structural lightweight concrete. Present renewable sources of aggregate will preserve the natural resources for next generation. The newly produced eco-friendly construction material is intended to break price barriers in all markets and draw attraction of incorporating scoria based light weight construction in Saudi Arabia and GCC countries. Findings of the SWOT analysis indicate that high logistics costs for distributing the aggregates across different regions in Saudi Arabia and clients' resistant to change are among the major obstacles to the commercialized production and utilization of lightweight concrete as green construction material. The findings further revealed that huge scoria deposits in Saudi Arabia, and the potential decrease in density self-weight of structural elements are the major drivers and enablers for promoting the adoption of lightweight concrete as alternative green construction material in the construction sector.

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Acknowledgement

The authors are thankful to the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) (Project 2017-212-Eng), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU) for assisting in the study.

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