Unleashing recyclates for enhanced mechanical and durability performances of ternary blended concrete

Oyebisi, Solomon and Alquraish, Mohammed (2025) Unleashing recyclates for enhanced mechanical and durability performances of ternary blended concrete. PLoS ONE, 11 (20). pp. 1-24. ISSN 1932-6203

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Abstract

The recycling of waste materials as environmentally friendly cement alternatives to lessen the impact of CO2 emissions and safeguard natural resources associated with cement manufacturing cannot be over-emphasized. This study investigates the effects of recycled waste materials such as shea nutshell ash and ground oyster sea�shell as Portland limestone cement substitutes on the mechanical, durability, and sustainability performances of ternary blended concrete. Shea nutshell ash and ground oyster seashell were partially used as cement replacement at 5–15 wt. % and tested for mechanical properties after 3–120 curing ages. Chemical resistance and drying shrinkage were conducted as durability performance after 120 and 1–120 curing ages. The results revealed higher compressive, flexural, and split tensile strengths at later ages, with about a 3% increase at 10 wt. % substitution after 90 curing ages than the control concrete. Ternary blended concrete samples, at 5–10 wt. % of shea nutshell ash and ground oyster seashell replacement levels resulted in improved acidic, sulfate, and drying shrinkage resistances by 11–40%, 12–53%, and 9–34%, compared to the control samples. Ultimately, this research recommends an optimum of 10 wt. % shea nutshell ash and ground oyster seashell as cement alternatives, enhancing mechanical durability properties of ternary blended concrete

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TH Building construction T Technology > TS Manufactures
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE) > School of Engineering and Physics
Depositing User:	Solomon Oyebisi
Date Deposited:	08 Dec 2025 03:51
Last Modified:	08 Dec 2025 03:51
URI:	https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/15193

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