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DTI Research Contract No.GW-12.10-108

REALISING A HIGH-VALUE SUSTAINABLE

RECYCLING SOLUTION TO THE GLASS CULLET
SURPLUS

Specification Clauses for the Use Of Crushed Glass Fine Aggregate

and Crushed Glass Filler Aggregate
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DTI Research Contract No.GW-12.10-108

Specification Clauses for the Use Of Crushed Glass Fine Aggregate

and Crushed Glass Filler Aggregate
Where the option of crushed glass is to be included in the project specification (based on BS
EN 206-1 and BS 8500), add the following clauses to the project specification:

Add to constituent material clauses:

General suitability is established for crushed glass fine aggregate conforming to Specification
for crushed glass as a fine aggregate or filler aggregate for use in concrete1. Crushed glass
fine aggregate may be used as part or all of the fine aggregate.
General suitability as a filler aggregate or a type I addition is established for crushed glass
filler aggregate conforming to Specification for crushed glass as a fine aggregate or filler
aggregate for use in concrete. Crushed glass filler aggregate may be used to replace not more
than 20% (m/m) of natural fine aggregate.
NOTE 1. Guidance on the use of crushed glass fine aggregate and crushed glass filler
aggregate are given in Guidance for the use of crushed or powdered glass in concrete1.
NOTE 2. Provisions for the use of crushed glass filler aggregate with crushed glass fine
aggregate are not provided.

Add to requirements for concrete clause

Crushed glass fine aggregate and filler aggregate shall be classified as highly reactive. The
precautions given in BS 8500-2 for minimising damaging alkali-silica reaction in concrete
containing highly reactive aggregate shall be applied.
The alkali contribution of crushed glass aggregate to concrete shall be determined in
accordance with BS 1881-124.
NOTE the influence of the release of alkalis on the likelihood of harmful ASR in concrete
from crushed glass aggregate is part of an ongoing testing programme. This approach to
establishing the alkali contribution should be viewed as being tentative until the testing
programme is complete.
Crushed glass fine aggregate and filler aggregate shall be weigh-batched.
NOTE Crushed glass typically displays a marked difference between bulk densities
determined in the loose and compacted states in accordance with BS EN 1097-3. For this
reason, batching by volume may lead to significant errors.

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Available from the Concrete Technology Unit, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN.