Table 5 Compressive and tensile strength values.
From: Characterization of Recycled Coarse Aggregate (RCA) via a Surface Coating Method
Type | Compressive strength (MPa) | Comparison with the control (day 28) | Tensile strength (MPa) | Comparison with the control (day 28) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Day 7 | Day 28 | Day 7 | Day 28 | |||
Control | 19.0 | 27.1 | 1.00 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.00 |
RCA 100Â % | 17.5 | 25.5 | 0.94 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.83 |
CRCA 25Â % | 26.5 | 32.4 | 1.20 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.04 |
CRCA 50Â % | 23.4 | 30.8 | 1.14 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.00 |
CRCA 75Â % | 27.5 | 31.9 | 1.18 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.09 |
CRCA 100Â % | 26.1 | 31.0 | 1.14 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.09 |