# A Study on the Properties of Recycled Aggregate Concrete and Its Production Facilities
## 6 Conclusions  
The conclusions of this study are as follows. Figure 14: Length change rate according to age: (**a**) Recycled coarse aggregate replacement, (**b**) recycled fine aggregate before modification, and (**c**) recycled fine aggregate after modification. * The quality before and after injecting the recycled fine aggregate using the equipment for impurity removal and stripping of recycled fine aggregate was examined. As a result, it was confirmed that the quality of the recycled fine aggregate was improved. * For the recycled coarse aggregate, the increase in the air volume was minimal up to a replacement rate of 60%, but the air volume was increased by 1.1%-1.7% at a 100% replacement rate. For the recycled fine aggregate before modification, the air volume increased by 0.6%-1.6% at 60% of the replacement rate and 2.0%-2.2% at 100% of the replacement rate. However, there was no change in the air volume of the modified fine aggregate. * For the recycled coarse aggregate in the slump tests, a replacement rate of 60% was appropriate. For the recycled coarse aggregate before modification, a 30% replacement rate was appropriate. For the recycled fine aggregate, a replacement rate of 60% was appropriate. For higher replacements, the slump decreased as the slump elapse time increased. * For the recycled coarse aggregate, the compressive strength increased up to a replacement rate of 60% but decreased at a replacement rate of 100%. For the recycled fine aggregate before modification, as the replacement rate increased, the compression strength decreased. For the recycled fine aggregate after modification, a replacement rate of 100% produced similar results to those of ordinary concrete. * Under the freezing and thawing resistance, the recycled coarse aggregate before modification and recycled fine aggregate before modification, exhibited slightly higher durability indices than that of the fine aggregate after modification. For the recycled fine aggregate after modification, the durability index was similar to that of ordinary concrete. In addition, in the mass reduction rate, the recycled coarse aggregate and the recycled fine aggregate after modification showed similar results to those of the ordinary concrete, for all combinations. However, the mass reduction rate of the recirculating fine aggregate, before modification, was increased from the replacement rate of 60% or more. * If the recycled fine aggregate was used before modification in the drying shrinkage for up to 30% of replacement, the results were similar to those of ordinary concrete. However, for replacements of 60% or 100%, the length variation ratio significantly decreased. For the recycled coarse aggregate and the recycled fine aggregate after modification, the length variation ratio decreased when the volume of the recycled aggregate increased. This study was conducted to generate the base data for the stable facilitation and expansion of recycled aggregate, through a concrete quality evaluation, by using the modified recycled fine aggregate and facility development for the stable production of recycled fine aggregate, under the revised quality standards. Recycled fine aggregate can be used with concrete, in an equal mixture, through aggregate pre-mixing before batch plant mixing, to improve the quality by using impurity removal and stripping removal equipment. Furthermore, this study is expected to contribute to the use of recycled aggregate in the future. As a follow-up study, the mechanical and durability characteristics of recycled aggregate concrete with varying density and various absorption rates should be explored and CO\({}_{2}\) emissions from recycled aggregate production should be studied. Conceptualization, J.-H.K. ; Data curation, J.-H.K. ; Formal analysis, J.-H.K., J.-H.S., C.-S.J. and S.-H.L. ; Investigation, J.-H.S. and C.-S.J. ; Project administration, J.-H.K., S.-H.L. and H.-S.K. ; Supervision, H.-S.K. ; Validation, H.-S.K. ; Writing--original draft, J.-H.K.