DISPOSAL OF LIMESTONE-SHELL SAWING WASTE AS A CONCRETE AGGREGATE: MODELING WATER DEMAND, MIX DESIGN, AND CEMENT-SAVING POTENTIAL IN THE ARID MINING REGION OF KAZAKHSTAN

2026

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DOI 10.62441/actainnovations.v63i.1958
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Abstract

This study evaluates sawing waste from six limestone-shell deposits in western Kazakhstan as a fine concrete aggregate. Water absorption (4.13-7.15%) governed mixture water demand (190-275 L/m−3). A power model, W = A·St0.15, described deposit-specific behavior. Optimized mixtures incorporated 1,535-1,690 kg/m−3 of waste and achieved 8.8-38.1 MPa at 28 days. Adding 0.2% polyacrylamide more than halved mixture stiffness and reduced cement demand by approximately 10%.