The Effect of Using Volcanic Tuff Aggregate with Different Grain Sizes in Facade Cladding Material on Physical and Mechanical Properties

Pyroclastic rocks of volcanic origin formed at different stages of volcanism find widespread use in the production of building materials. The present study addressed a field that was operated for the use of volcanic tuff, one of the pyroclastic rocks, as a material but abandoned since it could not provide the expected performance. For this idle field to be a valuable raw material source in the production of building materials, changes in the physical and mechanical properties of the material produced in different particle sizes were investigated to determine the aggregate properties. Since the aggregate type was considered suitable for the building cladding material, the research topic was determined accordingly. In the study, in which white cement was used as a binder, four different sample types were obtained by classifying aggregates according to various particle sizes. In the study, in which white cement was used as a binder, four different sample types were obtained by classifying aggregates according to various particle sizes. The present study showed that differences in aggregate particle sizes affected the physical and mechanical properties of the material and a light and durable building cladding material could be produced accordingly.