In the spirit of the sustainable buildings, and with the goal of protection
of river courses, in the near future an already announced directive ordering
closing down of a large number of river aggregate dredging operations will be
adopted. For that reason, usage of crushed mineral aggregate in concrete
mixes is increasing. Irrespective of downsides of the fined crushed mineral
aggregate, such as the presence of fine particles bordering the upper
permissible limit and the unfavorable shape of the grain of the course
aggregate for obtaining liquid consistency required for the pumpable
concrete, the demanded pumpability of concrete during transport and placement
has been achieved. By adding admixtures to concrete, the required concrete
properties, such as: frost resistance, simultaneous frost and salt resistance
and water tightness have been achieved. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke
Republike Srbije, br. TR 36017: Utilization of by - products and recycled
waste materials in concrete composites in the scope of sustainable
construction development in Serbia: investigation and environmental
assessment of possible applications]