Assessing benefits of pre-soaked recycled concrete aggregate on variably cured concrete

The two RCA sources oppositely affected the compressive strength: RCA 1 increased strength while RCA 2 caused a decrease. Saturated high absorption RCA appeared to provide some benefit in terms of compressive strength loss under poor curing conditions. Both RCA types had similar negative effects on the tensile strength and elastic modulus of the concretes in comparison to natural aggregate.