scholarly journals Moisture Diffusivity of Building Materials from Water Absorption Measurements

1999 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.K. Kumaran
Keyword(s):  
Water Absorption ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Moisture Diffusivity ◽  
Absorption Measurements

Preparation of ZrO2 Composite Ceramics with High Thermal Shock Resistance

2012 ◽  
Vol 455-456 ◽  
pp. 650-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
He Yi Ge ◽  
Jian Ye Liu ◽  
Xian Qin Hou ◽  
Dong Zhi Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Thermal Shock ◽  
Thermal Shock Resistance ◽  
Sintering Temperature ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Composite Ceramics ◽  
Shock Resistance ◽  
Absorption Measurements

The physical and mechanical properties of nanometer ZrO2-ZrO2fiber composite ceramics were studied by introduction of ZrO2fiber. ZrO2composite ceramics at different sintering temperature was investigated by porosity and water absorption measurements, flexual strength and thermal shock resistance analysis. Results showed that ZrO2composite ceramics containing 15 wt% ZrO2fiber with sintering temperature of 1650°C exhibited good mechanical properties and thermal shock resistance. The porosity and the water absorption were 8.84% and 1.62%, respectively. The flexual strength was 975 MPa and the thermal shock times reached 31 times. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to analyze the microstructure of ZrO2composite ceramics.

Comprehensive Characterization of Agricultural By-Products for Bio-Aggregate Based Concrete

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herinjaka Haga Ratsimbazafy ◽  
Aurélie Laborel-Préneron ◽  
Camille Magniont ◽  
Philippe Evon
Keyword(s):  
Water Absorption ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Complete Characterization ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Dry Density ◽  
Characterization Methods ◽  
Manufacturing Method ◽  
West Part ◽  
Hemp Shiv ◽  
By Products

The valorization of available agricultural by-products is important for the development of bio-aggregate based concretes as eco-friendly solutions for building materials. However, their diversity requires to assess their potential of use in vegetal concretes. This study aims to propose simple and relevant multi-physical characterization methods for plant aggregates. Basic and complementary characterizations were carried out on hemp shiv as a reference plant aggregate, and nine by-products available in the South-West part of France, i.e., oleaginous flax shiv, sunflower pith and bark, coriander straw, wheat straw, wheat chaff, corn shuck, miscanthus stem and vine shoot. The basic characterizations performed were those recommended by the TC-RILEM 236 BBM, i.e., particle size distribution, bulk density, water absorption and thermal conductivity. Complementary characterizations have also been proposed, taking into account the possible environment of the binder and the vegetal concrete manufacturing method. The additional tests developed or adapted from previous research assess the following properties: the content of water-soluble compounds at pH 7 and 12, the dry density of plant aggregates compacted in wet state, the real water absorption after compaction and the compression behavior of these compacted aggregates. This complete characterization highlights the distinct behavior of the different agroresources and allows to correlate these characteristics to the use properties of hardened composites.

scholarly journals Study of Homogeneity and Water Absorption Behavior of Double Layer Silver Gray Tiles Using Film Neutron Radiography Technique

1970 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-206
Author(s):  
MK Alam ◽  
MN Islam ◽  
MA Zaman
Keyword(s):  
Water Absorption ◽  
Double Layer ◽  
Optical Density ◽  
Immersion Time ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Neutron Radiography ◽  
Radiographic Image ◽  
Radiographic Images ◽  
Building Products ◽  
Density Values

Neutron radiography (NR) technique has been adopted to study homogeneity and water absorption behavior of building materials, like double layer silver gray tiles obtained from Concord Real Estate & Building Products, Unit II, Salna, Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Measurements of optical density differences between the film background and radiographic images of the dry/wet samples were used for investigation of the present work. The optical density was measured by using the digital optical densitometer (Model 07-424, S-23285, Victoreen Inc. USA). Large variation in optical density values of the radiographic image was observed. From this observation it shows that the rate of water absorption of the tiles increases with increase of immersion time. Through the investigation of radiographic image and subsequently analyzing the optical density we observed that distribution of the elements in the tiles are inhomogeneous. Key words: Homogeneity, Water absorption, Silver gray, Neturon radiography.DOI: 10.3329/bjsir.v43i2.963 Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 43(2), 197-206, 2008

Thermal Shock Resistance of ZrO2 Fiber/Al2O3 Ceramics

2011 ◽  
Vol 306-307 ◽  
pp. 754-757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xian Qin Hou ◽  
Jian Ye Liu ◽  
He Yi Ge
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Thermal Shock ◽  
Thermal Shock Resistance ◽  
Sintering Temperature ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Shock Resistance ◽  
Scanning Electron ◽  
Absorption Measurements

The physical and mechanical properties of alumina (Al2O3) ceramics by introduction of zirconia (ZrO2) fiber were studied. ZrO2/Al2O3ceramics at different sintering temperature was investigated by porosity and water absorption measurements, flexual strength and thermal shock resistance analysis. Results showed that Al2O3 ceramics containing 15 wt% ZrO2fiber with sintering temperature of 1650°C exhibited good mechanical properties and thermal shock resistance. The porosity and water absorption were 7.4% and 0.69%, respectively. The flexual strength was 613 MPa and the thermal shock times reached 29 times. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to analyze the microstructure of Al2O3 ceramics.

Design and evaluation of restoration mortars for historic masonry using traditional materials and production techniques

2002 ◽  
Vol 712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonia Moropoulou ◽  
Asterios Bakolas ◽  
Petros Moundoulas ◽  
Eleni Aggelakopoulou ◽  
Sofia Anagnostopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Strength ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Mechanical Tests ◽  
Hydraulic Lime ◽  
Historic Masonry ◽  
Natural Hydraulic Lime ◽  
Total Percentage ◽  
Lime Mortars ◽  
Production Techniques ◽  
Absorption Measurements

ABSTRACTCement based mortars used for historic masonry restoration presented unsatisfactory results, due to their chemical and physico-mechanical incompatibility to original buildings. In the present research, several syntheses of restoration mortars are produced using traditional techniques and materials such as binders (aerial and natural hydraulic lime), pozzolanicadditives (natural and artificial pozzolanas) and aggregates (sand and crushed brick). The technical characteristics of the mortars were determined using mechanical tests (compressive and flexural) and mercury intrusion porosimetry measurements at the time of 1, 3, 9, 15 months of curing. Water absorption measurements were performed at the time of 9 and 15 months curing, in order to evaluate mortars microstructural characteristics, their rate of water absorption and the total percentage of absorbed water. The aerial lime - artificial pozzolana mortar presented the best mechanical and microstructural performance. Hydraulic mortars acquired the maximum of the mechanical strength in 1 month, lime - pozzolana mortars in 3 months while aerial lime mortars continue to gain mechanical strength even in 15 months curing. Furthermore, the use of ceramic aggregates produces lightweight and elastic mortars, compatible to historicones.

scholarly journals Development and characterization of sustainable lightweight geopolymer composites

Cerâmica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (373) ◽  
pp. 153-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. Khater
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Aluminum Powder ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Microstructural Characteristics ◽  
Imaging Results ◽  
Lightweight Composites ◽  
Sem Imaging ◽  
Geopolymer Composites

Abstract Production of lightweight building materials attract the attention of the scientists worldwide with the need for reducing the structure deadweight, provide better thermal insulation for buildings, and cost less to transport. The current work focused on the production of lightweight geopolymer composites by the incorporation of aluminum powder and aluminum slag in various ratios for water-cooled slag/kaolinite sand composite; the activators used were 6% of equal ratio from sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate. The properties of the produced lightweight geopolymer composites were studied by measurement of compressive strength, bulk density, water absorption, FTIR, XRD and SEM imaging. Results showed the enhancement for both physicomechanical and microstructural characteristics with using aluminum powder and aluminum slag forming lightweight composites with densities below 2.15 g/cm3 depending on the studied mix composition.

scholarly journals Comparison of different methods for determining the moisture diffusivity of porous building materials

2019 ◽  
Vol 282 ◽  
pp. 02023
Author(s):  
Peng Ren ◽  
Chi Feng ◽  
Hans Janssen
Keyword(s):  
Data Processing ◽  
Calcium Silicate ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Moisture Diffusivity ◽  
Ceramic Brick ◽  
Step Method ◽  
Ray Method ◽  
Porous Building Materials ◽  
X Ray ◽  
The Common

This paper compares the X-ray method, the ruler method and the multi-step method to non-destructively determine the moisture diffusivity of calcium silicate and ceramic brick. Results show that the ruler method and multi-step method produce acceptable diffusivities and λ-profiles compared with the common X-ray method, meaning that both methods can determine moisture diffusivity reliably to some extent without the expensive X-ray setup and complicated data processing.

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