@misc{10481/110054,
year = {2020},
month = {4},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/110054},
abstract = {The construction sector is characterised by high resource consumption and waste production.
Consequently, current European policy aims for maximum use of available resources through converting
waste into new raw materials. In this context, using recycled aggregates in less demanding technical
applications, such as pieces for urban furniture, could help to maximise the use of these granular materials.
In this research, partial and total replacement of natural aggregates has been used to produced ecofriendly
benches that meet technical requirements, for surface characteristics, compression strength and
water absorption. Putting benches into service for 24 months has shown a slight decrease in compression
strength and water absorption values for pieces produced with recycled aggregate; nevertheless, the values
were always within the technical requirements limits. These results and the small hanges measured
in other properties, such as density, carbonation, rebound index and ultrasonic velocity with similar values
to those pieces produced with natural aggregate, lead to the conclusion that using recycled aggregates
to produce urban furniture is technically feasible.},
organization = {Inertes Guilar S.L.},
organization = {Prefadur},
organization = {Departamento de Construcciones Arquitectónicas. Universidad de Granada},
organization = {Departamento de Ingeniería Civil. Universidad de Granada},
organization = {Grupo de investigación TEP 968. Tecnologías para la economía circular},
publisher = {Elsevier},
keywords = {Recycling},
keywords = {Construction and demolition waste},
keywords = {Recycled coarse aggregate},
keywords = {Recycled fine aggregate},
keywords = {Total replacement},
keywords = {Urban furniture},
keywords = {In-situ tested},
keywords = {Industrial scale},
title = {Technical feasibility of using recycled aggregates to produce eco-friendly urban furniture},
doi = {10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118890},
author = {Sánchez Roldán, Zoraida and Martín Morales, María and Valverde Espinosa, Ignacio and Zamorano Toro, Monserrat},
}