Geotechnical Properties of Low Calcium and High Calcium Fly Ash

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarat Kumar Das ◽  
Yudhbir
2011 ◽  
Vol 480-481 ◽  
pp. 59-65
Author(s):  
Shuang Xi Li ◽  
Tuan She Yang ◽  
Zhi Ming Wang ◽  
Quan Hu

Low-calcium fly ash is paid much attention for its wide use in engineering, the research and application technology of it are very mature, but as to high-calcium fly ash concrete, the researches on stability, mechanical property and durability of it are very less , The existing researches are still inadequate for practice of engineering. As to this problem, using small shek kip hydropower project as example, the volume stability of high-calcium fly ash concretes with different fly ash dosages are tested, then the optimal dosage of the high-calcium fly ash is determined; based on this, the impacts of high-calcium fly ash on the performance of mechanical properties , impermeability and frost resistance of concrete are studied; Finally, macro performance is analyzed from a micro-mechanism point of view through taking the electron micrograph. As the study shows, the optimal dosage of high-calcium fly ash should be taken as 20% -25%; for the concrete with special requirements, the dosage can be relaxed to 30% when the high-calcium fly ash achieves high quality. The compressive strength of high-calcium fly ash concrete is higher than the low-calcium fly ash concrete. Strength development advantage of high-calcium fly ash concrete reflects at the early age, this advantage takes the trend of weakening as the development of age. Concrete mixed with high-calcium fly ash has good performance in impermeability. The high-calcium fly ash has high activity, the high-calcium fly ash and secondary hydration reaction products can be filled into the pore capillary and cracks of the concrete structure, improving the pore structure, thereby increasing the density of cement paste. High-calcium fly ash concrete has good performance in frost resistance. The destructive effects of freeze-thaw cycles on cement structure has connection with the microstructure of cement and impermeability , the improvement of impermeability avoids the water entering into the concrete, reduces the risk of destruction caused by frost heave.The study on micro-mechanism proves well the macro-phenomena above.


1984 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth L. White ◽  
Maria Lenkei ◽  
Della M. Roy ◽  
Ferenc D. Tamas

AbstractCementitious slurries composed of an oil well cement, a high calcium fly ash, a low calcium fly ash, and three commercially available superplasticizers (two different sulfonated naphthalene formaldehyde condensates and a sulfonated melamine formaldehyde condensate)were mixed to contrast the two fly ashes and to determine the effectiveness of each of the superplasticizing agents. Most commercial superplasticizers and cements are relatively expansive; therefore a partial substitution by fly ash and other by-products represents a substantial savings in both quantity of chemical admixture required and energy consumption for the manufacture of cement. In the cement/fly ash mixtures of 100/0, 90/10, 60/40, 40/60, and 10/90, with both high calcium fly ash and low calcium fly ash, the mixture containing the low calcium fly ash was consistently less workable. The rheological properties of the high vs. low calcium fly ash mixtures were controlled by the differences in fly ash particle size and the presence of irregular large particles, rather than by the differences in chemistry between the two. The low calcium fly ash was the coarser material.


2020 ◽  
Vol 241 ◽  
pp. 118143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ampol Wongsa ◽  
Ronnakrit Kunthawatwong ◽  
Sakchai Naenudon ◽  
Vanchai Sata ◽  
Prinya Chindaprasirt

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 900
Author(s):  
Chamila Gunasekara ◽  
Peter Atzarakis ◽  
Weena Lokuge ◽  
David W. Law ◽  
Sujeeva Setunge

Despite extensive in-depth research into high calcium fly ash geopolymer concretes and a number of proposed methods to calculate the mix proportions, no universally applicable method to determine the mix proportions has been developed. This paper uses an artificial neural network (ANN) machine learning toolbox in a MATLAB programming environment together with a Bayesian regularization algorithm, the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm and a scaled conjugate gradient algorithm to attain a specified target compressive strength at 28 days. The relationship between the four key parameters, namely water/solid ratio, alkaline activator/binder ratio, Na2SiO3/NaOH ratio and NaOH molarity, and the compressive strength of geopolymer concrete is determined. The geopolymer concrete mix proportions based on the ANN algorithm model and contour plots developed were experimentally validated. Thus, the proposed method can be used to determine mix designs for high calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete in the range 25–45 MPa at 28 days. In addition, the design equations developed using the statistical regression model provide an insight to predict tensile strength and elastic modulus for a given compressive strength.


1984 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. I. A. Malek ◽  
D. M. Roy

AbstractThe zeta-potentials of two fly ashes were studied (high-calcium and low-calcium). It was found that they possess a point of charge reversal at pH = 10.5 to 12. The point of zero charge (low-calcium fly ash) was found to be at pH = 5. Furthermore, it shifted to more acidic values after the fly ash is aged in several calcium-containing solutions. The surficial changes that could happen when mixing fly ashes with cement and concrete were further evaluated by aging fly ashes in different solutions: Ca(OH)2, CaSO4·2H2O, NaOH and water solutions. Information from analyses for different ionic species in the solutions and characterization of the solid residues (XRD and SEM) was used in tentative explanations for the different behavior of the two types of fly ash in cementitious mixtures and concrete.


2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Antoni . ◽  
Hendra Surya Wibawa ◽  
Djwantoro Hardjito

This study evaluates the effect of particle size distribution (PSD) of high calcium fly ash on high volume fly ash (HVFA) mortar characteristics. Four PSD variations of high calcium fly ash used were: unclassified fly ash and fly ash passing sieve No. 200, No. 325 and No. 400, respectively. The fly ash replacement ratio of the cementitious material ranged between 50-70%. The results show that with smaller fly ash particles size and higher levels of fly ash replacement, the workability of the mixture was increased with longer setting time. There was an increase in mortar compressive strength with finer fly ash particle size, compared to those with unclassified ones, with the highest strength was found at those with fly ash passing mesh No. 325. The increase was found due to better compactability of the mixture. Higher fly ash replacement reduced the mortar’s compressive strength, however, the rate was reduced when finer fly ash particles was used.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giri Raj Adhikari

Blended cements were studied for their efficacy against sulphate attack and alkali-silica reaction using six different types of fly ashes, a slag, a silica fume and four types of General Use Portland cement of different alkalinity. The study results showed that low calcium fly ash, silica fume and ground granulated blast furnace slag enhanced the sulphate resistance of cement with increased efficacy with the increase in the replacement level. However, slag and silica fume, especially at low replacement levels, exhibited increased rate of expansion beyond the age of 78 weeks. On the contrary, high calcium fly ashes showed reduced resistance to sulphate attack with no clear trend between the replacement level and expansion. Ternary blends consisting of silica fume, particulary in the amount of 5%, high calcium fly ashes and General Use (GU) cement provided high sulphate resistance, which was attributable to reduced permeability. In the same way, some of ternary blends consisting of slag, high calcium fly ash and GU cement improved sulphate resistance. Pre-blending optimum amount of gypsum with high calcium fly ash enhanced the latter's resistance to sulphate attack by producing more ettringite at the early stage of hydration. In the context of alkali-silica reaction permeability was found to be a contributing factor to the results of the accelerated mortar bar test. High-alkali, high-calcium fly ash was found to worsen the alkali silica reaction when used in concrete containing some reactive aggregates. Ternary blend of slag with high calcium fly ash was found to produce promising results in terms of counteracting alkali-silica reaction.


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