Mortar Characterization of Granite Polishing Waste as a Partial Substitute for Cement

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dc.creatorMúnera Yepes, Andrés Felipe
dc.creatorConejo López, Andrés Felipe
dc.creatorHerrera, Carlos F.
dc.creatorGallego Hernández, Alba
dc.date2026-03-16
dc.descriptionHydraulic cement is an essential construction material; however, it is associated with environmental pollution due to CO2 emissions generated during its production. Therefore, strategies to reduce cement use per cubic meter of mortar can help lower emissions. This study evaluated the effects of using granite polishing waste as a partial replacement for cement on the mechanical properties of mortars. The methodology involved preparing mixtures with cement replaced by granite polishing waste at 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 50%, 70%, and 80% by weight. The granite polishing waste had a moisture content of 47% and was used without any treatment or modification. The mixtures were tested in both fresh and hardened states, with flow measured per ASTM C1437-20 and compressive strength tested per ASTM C109/C109M-24. Additionally, petrographic analysis of each mixture was performed using optical microscopy on thin sections per ASTM C856/C856M-25 and electron microscopy techniques. Results showed that both flow and compressive strength decreased as the replacement level increased, with reductions of over 12% in flow and 33% in compressive strength after 20% replacement. Petrographic analysis indicated that significant cement replacements led to decreased adherence and increased voids. In conclusion, replacements of 20% or less have potential for non-structural applications. Using granite polishing waste as a partial cement replacement in mortars offers an alternative disposal method.en-US
dc.descriptionEl cemento hidráulico es un material indispensable para la construcción; sin embargo, se encuentra asociado con problemas de contaminación ambiental por las emisiones de CO2 generadas durante su producción, lo que hace necesario buscar estrategias que reduzcan la cantidad de cemento por metro cúbico de mortero y, de este modo, reducir las emisiones. Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo evaluar cambios en el comportamiento mecánico de morteros con residuos como sustituyente parcial del cemento. La metodología empleada consistió en preparar mezclas con sustituciones de cemento por residuo de pulido de baldosas de granito en porcentajes del 0, 10, 20, 30, 50, 70 y 80 %. El residuo presentó una humedad del 47 % y se utilizó sin ningún tratamiento o modificación adicional. Estas mezclas fueron caracterizadas en estado fresco y en estado endurecido mediante pruebas de fluidez ASTM C1437-20 y de resistencia a la compresión ASTM C109/C109M-24, respectivamente. Además, se realizó un análisis petrográfico de cada tipo de mezcla mediante microscopía óptica, con el uso de láminas delgadas ASTM C856/C856M-25 y microscopía electrónica. Los resultados permitieron observar que la fluidez y la resistencia a la compresión disminuyen con el aumento de la sustitución respecto al mortero sin sustitución, experimentando, a partir de la sustitución del 20 %, reducciones superiores al 12 % en fluidez y al 33 % en la resistencia a la compresión. El análisis petrográfico permitió identificar que, con el aumento de la sustitución, disminuyó la adhesión del cementante y aumentaron los espacios vacíos. Finalmente, se concluye que sustituciones iguales o inferiores al 20 % de cemento representan un gran potencial de uso en morteros con aplicaciones no estructurales. La factibilidad de incorporar el residuo de pulido de baldosas de granito en morteros como sustitución parcial del cemento brinda una alternativa de disposición.es-ES
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dc.sourceTecnoLógicas; Vol. 29 No. 65 (2026); e3482en-US
dc.sourceTecnoLógicas; Vol. 29 Núm. 65 (2026); e3482es-ES
dc.source2256-5337
dc.source0123-7799
dc.subjectalternative materialsen-US
dc.subjectconstruction materialsen-US
dc.subjectmortaren-US
dc.subjectmortar petrographyen-US
dc.subjectpolishing wasteen-US
dc.subjectmateriales alternativoses-ES
dc.subjectmateriales de construcciónes-ES
dc.subjectmorteroes-ES
dc.subjectpetrografía de morteroes-ES
dc.subjectresiduo de pulidoes-ES
dc.titleMortar Characterization of Granite Polishing Waste as a Partial Substitute for Cementen-US
dc.titleCaracterización de mortero con residuo de pulido de baldosas como sustituto parcial de cementoes-ES
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