The supply of raw materials in the construction sector causes the rapid decrease or destruction of our natural resources. Recycling of construction demolition waste in order to reduce the reduction or destruction of natural resources will reduce the need for raw materials as well as environmental pollution. In this study, the feasibility of producing foam concrete with fine (sand) aggregate from construction debris was investigated. Foam concrete was produced with 5 different water/cement ratios by using construction debris that passed through a 4 mm sieve as aggregate in the mixtures. The properties such as unit volume weight, compressive strength, water absorption ratio, ultra sound transmission rate and thermal conductivity coefficients of the produced foam concrete samples were investigated. The most suitable of these properties gave a mixture design with a W/C ratio of 0.45.
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