Maximising the Use of Waste Glass in Sustainable Composite Columns

该项目旨在开发新型结构混凝土，由80%以上的废玻璃制成，用于制造建筑中使用的可持续钢管混凝土柱。由于回收玻璃的成熟市场有限，目前澳大利亚各地存在大量回收和可回收的废玻璃。这项研究将提供一套新颖的解决方案，通过用碎玻璃完全取代砂石和玻璃粉代替高达72%的水泥，最大限度地利用结构混凝土中的废玻璃。这将提供切实可行的解决方案，不仅解决澳大利亚的玻璃回收危机，而且解决世界范围内的废玻璃处理问题。

This project aims to develop novel structural concrete made with over 80% waste glass for use in manufacturing sustainable concrete-filled steel tubular columns used in buildings. Because of limited established markets for recycled glass, significant stockpiling of recycled and recyclable waste glass currently exists across Australia. This study will provide a suite of novel solutions to maximise the use of waste glass in structural concrete by fully replacing sand and gravel with crushed glass and up to 72% cement with glass powder. This will provide practical solutions to address not only Australia's glass recycling crisis but also the worldwide issue of disposal of waste glass.