Granular Skeleton Optimisation and the Influence of the Cement Paste Content in Bio-Based Oyster Shell Mortar with 100% Aggregate Replacement

Author:

Pinto Dabés Guimarães Ana Cláudia12,Nouailletas Olivier3,Perlot Céline234ORCID,Grégoire David134ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Laboratoire des Fluides Complexes et Leurs Réservoirs, UMR5150, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, LFCR, 64600 Anglet, France

2. Laboratoire des Sciences Pour l’ingénieur Appliquées à la Mécanique et au Génie Électrique, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, SIAME, 64600 Anglet, France

3. Institut Supérieur Aquitain du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, ISA BTP, 64600 Anglet, France

4. Institut Universitaire de France, 75005 Paris, France

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to propose a methodology to optimise the granular skeleton assembly of cementitious materials containing non-spherical aggregates. The method is general and can be applied to any granular skeleton whatever the aggregate shape, size, or composition because it is simply based on the direct minimisation of the intergranular porosity to consequently increase the skeleton’s compactness. Based on an experimental design approach, this method was applied to and validated for bio-based oyster shell (OS) mortar with 100% aggregate replacement. First, the best combination of seven crushed oyster shell particle classes was determined and compared with a standardised sand skeleton (0/4 mm) and three other non-optimised OS gradings in terms of intergranular porosity. In particular, it is shown that simply mimicking a reference grading curve initially designed for spherical particles with non-spherical particles led to poor performances. Then, different mortars were cast with the standardised sand skeleton, the optimised OS grading, and the three other non-optimised OS gradings by keeping the water-to-cement ratio (0.5), the aggregate bulk volume, and the cement paste content constant. Mechanical tests in compression confirmed the higher performance of the optimised OS mortar, validating the global optimisation approach. However, the high elongation of the oyster shell aggregates led to high skeleton intergranular porosities—even after optimisation—and the cement paste content needed to be adapted. For a given granular skeleton and for a constant aggregate bulk volume, the increase of the cement paste content led to an increase of both the filling ratio and the mechanical properties (compressive and flexural strengths). Finally, it is shown that the proposed skeleton optimisation and a cement paste content adjustment allowed recovering good mechanical properties for an oyster shell mortar with 100% aggregate replacement, especially in flexural tension.

Funder

Région Nouvelle Aquitaine

Comité Régional de la Conchyliculture Arcachon Aquitaine

Comité d’Agglomération du Pays Basque

Investissement d’Avenir

Institut Universitaire de France

Publisher

MDPI AG

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