Resistência de geogrelhas após danos mecânicos causados por resíduos de construção e demolição reciclados (RCD-R)

• Autor(a) principal: Fleury, Mateus Porto
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFG
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/8736
• topic: Danos mecânicos de instalação; Geogrelha; Fator de redução de resistência; Resíduos de construção e demolição reciclados; Installation damages; Geogrid; Recycled construction and demolition wastes; Strength reduction factors; GEOTECNICA::OBRAS DE TERRA E ENROCAMENTO

The impacts caused by waste generation from construction industry stimulate the adoption of techniques that made the recycled construction and demolition wastes (RCDW) an attractive filling material for the geotechnical purpose. The utilization of this new construction material with geosynthetics in reinforced soil structure (RSS) shows a promising path related to environmental and technical aspects, once the utilization of both materials can afford similar behavior as structures with natural aggregates. Despite this favorable scenario, it is essential to assess the mechanical damages on the reinforcement elements caused by the filling materials, which decrease its strength and compromise its behavior and functionality. In this way, this study aims to quantify the mechanical damages during installation caused by RCDW on geogrids by its reproduction in an experimental site plant. The site plant with precast concrete beams has been constructed to simulate constructive process of a RSS. Three different geogrids were adopted as reinforcement elements: one with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) yarns and two with polyester (PET) yarns. Seven samples of RCDW were collected for laboratory technical characterization to assess the variability of the parameters relevant to the geotechnical application. It was investigated two installation damages mechanisms: i) launch height of the filling material, and ii) compaction procedures – with a vibratory roller and percussion equipment. Furthermore, it was evaluated the effects of a protection layer – with the same material (RCDW) – on the mechanical damages. The damages were quantified, with the adoption of statistical analysis, by reduction factors related to the ultimate tensile strength, as well as the modifications on the strain and stiffness (for 2% and 5% strains). The technical characterization of the RCDW samples revealed characteristics similar to gravels or sands, non-plastic behavior, and a considerable variability. The tensile strength reduction caused by compaction procedures prove to be more severe than the reductions caused by the launching height process. The abrasion damage can be considerate the major visual damage verified by the visual analysis of damaged specimens. It was concluded that the geogrids reduction factors caused by RCDW (related to installation damages) could be adopted to make feasible the utilization of these materials in RSS, taking in account the technical and environmental characteristics desired for this type of application.