Recently, much attention has been paid to the mechanical properties of cementitious materials containing recycled crushed waste oyster shells (WOSs) instead of river sand. However, few have focused on their transport behavior. The present study investigated the mechanical and transport properties, as well as cost efficiency, of hardened mortars containing crushed WOSs. Mortar mixtures containing different amounts of crushed WOSs (10%, 20%, and 30%) in place of river sand were prepared and compared with mortar containing only river sand (reference). Use of crushed WOSs lowered hardened densities and mechanical properties, but increased water absorption, water permeability, and chloride ion penetration compared with control mortars. Increasing the curing period, however, effectively improved the hardened densities, mechanical properties, and transport behavior of crushed WOS mortars. Furthermore, use of crushed WOSs improved the cost efficiency of mortar production. By better understanding the behavior of mortars containing crushed WOSs, acceptable crushed WOS: river sand replacement ratios can be selected to make mortars with different mechanical and durability-related properties for various uses.
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