ABSTRACT

In this work, a recycled-aggregate concrete (RAC) was prepared by replacing 30% virgin with
recycled concrete aggregate coming from an industrial crushing plant in which concrete from
building demolition is suitably treated. A reference concrete was also prepared by using 100%
virgin aggregate with the same workability and strength class. Concrete specimens were
manufactured for evaluating compressive, tensile, flexural and bond strengths with reinforcing
steel bars, as well as static elastic modulus to assess RAC suitability for structural use. The
behaviour of beam-column joints (scale of 2-3) made of reinforced concrete and subjected to
cyclic loading was also studied. The results obtained gave experimental evidence of the suitability
of RAC for structural use.