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Waste concrete and waste bricks accounted for a large proportion of the construction and demolition waste. Converting them into recycled construction materials has become a promising treatment solution, and the produced recycled coarse aggregate can be referred to as recycled brick-concrete aggregate (RBCA). This study dealt with the mechanical properties and stress-strain behavior of RBCA concrete through thirty-nine uniaxial compression tests. The experimental parameters encompassed the recycled brick aggregate (RBA) replacement ratio, concrete strength, and stirrup ratio. The results indicated that the RBCA concrete experienced similar compression failure process compared with recycled concrete aggregate concrete (RAC), but the brittleness was more pronounced in the post-peak stage, especially when the RBA replacement ratio exceeded 40 %. The RBCA concrete presented a decrease in elastic modulus and an increase in peak strain with the RBA replacement ratio. The stress-strain curves exhibited brittle characteristics as the concrete strength increased, while stirrup confinement could delay the peak strain and ultimate strain of RBCA concrete, and effectively improve the brittleness. However, as the RBA content exceeded 40 %, the improvement effect was relatively insignificant. The key parameters were modified by considering the influence of RBA, and a unified calculation formula for the stress-strain curves of unconfined and rectilinear stirrup confined RBCA concrete was proposed. The calculation results were in good agreement with the experimental results, which can provide data support for the constitutive research of RBCA concrete with a RBA replacement ratio in the range of 0 %-50 %.
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CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
ISSN: 0950-0618
Year: 2025
Volume: 470
7 . 4 0 0
JCR@2022
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