Viabilidade do emprego da areia artificial na produção do concreto convencional no oeste catarinense
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A construção civil é a indústria que mais cresce no mundo e o concreto é o material mais utilizado. O concreto pode apresentar diferentes características e finalidades, entretanto a sua composição básica é formada por 75% de agregados. Dentre os agregados que constituem o concreto, a areia natural é o que possui o maior custo. Isto ocorre devido ao fato dos arenais estarem cada vez mais distantes das centrais dosadoras. Dessa forma, com o constante desenvolvimento tecnológico foi possível reverter essa situação, por meio da substituição parcial ou total da areia natural pela artificial no concreto. A areia artificial é proveniente do processo de britagem de rochas. Além disso, uma areia artificial de boa granulometria é capaz de apresentar características mecânicas semelhantes ao do concreto convencional, porém com menor custo. A metodologia deste trabalho consiste no desenvolvimento de três traços de concreto convencional com diferentes proporções em massa e tipos de agregados miúdos. Um traço de referência com 100% de areia natural média (AN100), um traço com 50% de areia natural fina e 50% de areia artificial redonda (AN50AAR50), e o último traço com 70% de areia natural fina e 30% de areia artificial lamelar (AN30AAL70). Foram realizados ensaios de resistência à compressão e resistência à tração para avaliar a resistência mecânica dos traços produzidos. Além disso, foram determinados os custos de produção de cada traço para avaliar a viabilidade econômica dos concretos produzidos. Os resultados demostraram que a morfologia da partícula do agregado miúdo interfere na diretamente na resistência mecânica do concreto produzido. Por fim, foi possível determinar que o traço AN50AAR50 apresentou o menor custo por metro cúbico por MPa aos 28 dias de idade, o qual foi de R$ 8,26 e representa uma redução de 6,7%, quando comparado ao traço de referência (AN100). Sendo assim, pode-se afirmar que a produção de concreto convencional com a utilização de agregados miúdos artificiais apresenta viabilidade técnica e econômica, além de ser uma forma de mitigar impactos ambientais causados pela extração de areia natural.
Civil construction is the fastest growing industry in the world and concrete is the most used material. Concrete can have different characteristics and purposes, however its basic composition is formed by 75% of aggregates. Among the aggregates that make up concrete, natural sand is the one with the highest cost. This is due to the fact that the sandbanks are increasingly distant from the dosing plants. Thus, with the constant technological development, it was possible to reverse this situation, through the partial or total replacement of natural sand by artificial sand in concrete. Artificial sand comes from the rock crushing process. In addition, an artificial sand of good granulometry is capable of presenting mechanical characteristics similar to those of conventional concrete, but at a lower cost. The methodology of this work consists in the development of three conventional concrete mixes with different mass proportions and types of fine aggregates. A reference mix with 100% medium natural sand (AN100), a mix with 50% fine natural sand and 50% artificial round sand (AN50AAR50), and the last mix with 70% fine natural sand and 30% lamellar artificial sand (AN30AAL70). Compressive strength and tensile strength tests were carried out to evaluate the mechanical strength of the produced mixes. In addition, the production costs of each mix were determined to evaluate the economic viability of the produced concretes. The results showed that the morphology of the fine aggregate particle directly interferes with the mechanical strength of the produced concrete. Finally, it was possible to determine that the AN50AAR50 trait had the lowest cost per cubic meter per MPa at 28 days of age, which was R$ 8.26 and represents a 6.7% reduction when compared to the reference trait (AN100). Therefore, it can be stated that the production of conventional concrete using fine artificial aggregates is technically and economically feasible, in addition to being a way of mitigating the environmental impacts caused by the extraction of natural sand.
Civil construction is the fastest growing industry in the world and concrete is the most used material. Concrete can have different characteristics and purposes, however its basic composition is formed by 75% of aggregates. Among the aggregates that make up concrete, natural sand is the one with the highest cost. This is due to the fact that the sandbanks are increasingly distant from the dosing plants. Thus, with the constant technological development, it was possible to reverse this situation, through the partial or total replacement of natural sand by artificial sand in concrete. Artificial sand comes from the rock crushing process. In addition, an artificial sand of good granulometry is capable of presenting mechanical characteristics similar to those of conventional concrete, but at a lower cost. The methodology of this work consists in the development of three conventional concrete mixes with different mass proportions and types of fine aggregates. A reference mix with 100% medium natural sand (AN100), a mix with 50% fine natural sand and 50% artificial round sand (AN50AAR50), and the last mix with 70% fine natural sand and 30% lamellar artificial sand (AN30AAL70). Compressive strength and tensile strength tests were carried out to evaluate the mechanical strength of the produced mixes. In addition, the production costs of each mix were determined to evaluate the economic viability of the produced concretes. The results showed that the morphology of the fine aggregate particle directly interferes with the mechanical strength of the produced concrete. Finally, it was possible to determine that the AN50AAR50 trait had the lowest cost per cubic meter per MPa at 28 days of age, which was R$ 8.26 and represents a 6.7% reduction when compared to the reference trait (AN100). Therefore, it can be stated that the production of conventional concrete using fine artificial aggregates is technically and economically feasible, in addition to being a way of mitigating the environmental impacts caused by the extraction of natural sand.
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SCHUSTER, Vanessa Ines. Viabilidade do emprego da areia artificial na produção do concreto convencional no oeste catarinense. 2022. 43 f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação Bacharelado em Engenharia Civil) – Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catarina, São Carlos, 2022.
