Concrete consists of cement, water, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate, and air. The cement manufacturing process is responsible for a large carbon dioxide emission. Therefore, several researches have been conducted to find advantageous substitute materials, even if only partially. Waste glass emerges as an alternative because it is a non-biodegradable inert material, with a high recycling rate and low cost. Several studies on recycled glass as a partial substitute for cement in concrete have already been conducted in terms of workability, strength and properties, but few have reviewed the durability properties of concrete incorporating glass waste. It is a fact that durability is of great importance for the performance of concrete, because compromising it can lead to the emergence of pathologies. This article aims to carry out a study on the durability of concrete with the replacement of cement by glass waste, in order to verify its performance in relation to conventional concrete, identifying the advantages that attest to its use in civil construction as an alternative to concrete to be used in buildings, whether in new constructions or in the process of rehabilitation or maintenance.

Portland cement concrete is the most used material in civil construction, but it is a source for emissions of greenhouse gases. In addition, its Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ) is a point of weakness, which limits its performance and application, generating pathological manifestations throughout its service life, decreasing mechanical and durability properties. In this context, geopolymer concretes, which are a sustainable building material with a much reduced and dense ITZ when compared to ordinary cement Portland materials, arise. However, there is a lack of methodology to evaluate the aggregate-geopolymer interface and objectively evaluate compatibility between such new binder and aggregate particles. In other materials, adhesion tests are performed to obtain parameters related to adhesiveness. Provided that context, this work aims to propose a methodology to evaluate the adhesiveness of aggregates and geopolymer binders. For this, a pull-off test based on AASHTO TP 361 ( 2022) is proposed, with particular adaptation in specimens preparation. The proposed changes such as: the application of the binder and the use of epoxy glue aimed to guarantee the bonding of pull-off elements (dollies) to a geopolymer binder lm adhered to the aggregate and to make the test and its results possible for evaluations. For validation, it was performed for an interface a geopolymer binder based on y ash and steel slag glued onto two granitic rocks (biotite). For the test according to AASHTO TP 361 (2022), the adhesion between the geopolymer binder and the equipment proved to be insu cient. Then, with the adapted methodology the results were more consistent, in which the specimens showed suitable adhesion for the test. This contributes to an empirical characterization of adhesiveness for these materials, enabling adequate analyses regarding the durability, in order to avoid future pathologies resulting from a weak ITZ and evaluations without huge costs in time and resources.