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zeglover | 18:57 Thu 01st Nov 2007 | Science
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what could i replace fine and course aggrigate with when making concrete that would usually be sent to landfill, i have herd of crushed house bricks. i dosnt matter if it could be recycled by other means. such as glass ect

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Crushed housebricks as aggregate would make very low quality concrete. I certainly wouldn't use it, even for a footpath.

I'm not sure what you are asking. Do you want to make 'green' concrete or are you trying to get rid of a load of bricks? Where does the glass come into it?
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sorta dissitation project want to see if replacing some of the aggregates with waste products will be sutible for use in engineering, i have found that air-cooled ferrochromium slag can be used and as it is a waste product wont end up on landfill. the glass came from a friend that saw it on mega structures, he taped it but i have no tape player modern technology

i sorta want to research environmentally green concrete

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