Research Article

Fresh-State Properties of Mortars with Recycled Glass Aggregates: Global Unification of Behavior

Table 4

Theoretical values of the RGM properties and approximation errors.

Mortars of studyProperty
Final /c ratioDensity (g/cm3)Air content (%)
Estimated valueApproximation errora (%)Estimated valueApproximation errora (%)Estimated valueApproximation errora,b (%)

UM-A0.680.012.190.011.550.21
15RGM-A0.700.002.010.008.580.04
30RGM-A0.730.021.860.0114.250.04
60RGM-A0.800.011.650.0121.450.03
100RGM-A0.930.001.560.0022.490.01
Approximate mean errorc (%)0.01 0.010.07

UM-B0.830.012.160.002.210.12
15RGM-B0.860.021.960.009.990.01
30RGM-B0.890.001.790.0116.220.03
60RGM-B0.980.011.560.0124.050.02
100RGM-B1.130.001.480.0024.910.01
Approximate mean errorc (%)0.010.000.04

UM-C0.980.002.130.012.870.53
15RGM-C0.990.001.940.0110.580.10
30RGM-C1.020.011.780.0116.610.04
60RGM-C1.140.011.570.0223.630.06
100RGM-C1.400.001.510.0022.520.02
Approximate mean errorc (%)0.010.010.15

aApproximation error (%) = |(experimental value − estimated value)⁄(experimental value)|. bExperimental value = (experimental value ASTM C231 + experimental value ASTM C185)⁄2. cAverage error (%) = ()/n.