Sustainable Rehabilitation of Oil-Contaminated Sand: Enhancing Mechanical Properties through Alluvial Sand Substitution and Polypropylene Fiber Reinforcement
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https://doi.org/10.22399/ijcesen.4986Keywords:
Sand concrete, Oil wells sands, Alluvial sands, fibers, Mechanical PropertiesAbstract
The waste generated by drilling activities in the hydrocarbon industry poses a significant environmental threat, making its management essential. One effective approach is to repurpose this waste for sand concrete production, providing a sustainable alternative to conventional sand concrete. This study experimentally investigates the feasibility of incorporating oil well sand into sand concrete reinforced with polypropylene fibers. The oil content in the well sand was reduced from 20% to 5% by partially replacing it with alluvial sand in varying proportions (20% and 30%). Fiber reinforcement was introduced at dosages of 1 and 1.5 kg/m³. Reducing the oil content by incorporating alluvial sand improved both the fresh and hardened properties of the sand concrete. The optimal mechanical performance, in terms of compressive and tensile strength, was achieved with a mixture containing 30% alluvial sand and 70% oil well sand. A fiber dosage of 1.5 kg/m³ had a more pronounced effect on the compressive and tensile strength, as well as the shrinkage behavior, of the mixtures containing 30% alluvial sand and 70% oil well sand.
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