scholarly journals Thermally Aerated Geopolymers as Lightweight Construction Material

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 6697
Author(s):  
Antonio Licciulli ◽  
Ehsan Ul Haq ◽  
Muhammad Suhaib Ashraf ◽  
Khurram Rashid ◽  
Sanosh Kunjalukkal Padmanabhan
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Silicate ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Bottom Ash ◽  
Absorption Index ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Lightweight Construction ◽  
Good Potential ◽  
Loss Index ◽  
Activation Capacity

In this research work, thermal foaming of bottom ash and sodium silicate geopolymer is proposed as a production process for light weight bricks. The composition and temperatures were studied and optimized to get the most suitable intumescence properties for the lightweight construction applications. For this purpose, four different compositions (i.e., 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% bottom ash (BA)) were cured at four different curing temperatures (CT) (i.e., 200, 400, 500, and 600 °C). Sodium silicate (SS) to sodium hydroxide (SH) ratio was kept constant in order to keep the activation capacity of the solution constant in all the samples so that the effect of composition and CT could be studied effectively. All samples were characterized by bulk density, foamability, compression test, XRD, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), water absorption index (WAI), and weight loss index (WLI). These characterizations finally led to the optimized parameters to get the most appropriate intumescence properties. It was found that bottom ash and sodium silicate geopolymer foams have good potential to produce lightweight aerated blocks.

Mechanism of Cement Paste with Different Particle Sizes of Bottom Ash as Partial Replacement in Portland Cement

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (10) ◽  
pp. 2367-2372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ng Hooi Jun ◽  
Mirabela Georgiana Minciuna ◽  
Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah ◽  
Tan Soo Jin ◽  
Andrei Victor Sandu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Portland Cement ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Bottom Ash ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Cement Composite ◽  
Pozzolanic Reaction ◽  
High Specific Surface Area ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Natural Aggregates ◽  
Pozzolanic Properties

Manufacturing of Portland cement consists of high volume of natural aggregates which depleted rapidly in today construction field. New substitutable material such as bottom ash replace and target for comparable properties with hydraulic or pozzolanic properties as Portland cement. This study investigates the replacement of different sizes of bottom ash into Portland cement by reducing the content of Portland cement and examined the mechanism between bottom ash (BA) and Portland cement. A cement composite developed by 10% replacement with 1, 7, 14, and 28 days of curing and exhibited excellent mechanical strength on day 28 (34.23 MPa) with 63 mm BA. The porous structure of BA results in lower density as the fineness particles size contains high specific surface area and consume high quantity of water. The morphology, mineralogical, and ternary phase analysis showed that pozzolanic reaction of bottom ash does not alter but complements and integrates the cement hydration process which facilitate effectively the potential of bottom ash to act as construction material.

scholarly journals Positive Influence of Liquid Sodium Silicate on the Setting Time, Polymerization, and Strength Development Mechanism of MSWI Bottom Ash Alkali-Activated Mortars

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 1927
Author(s):  
Lei Jin ◽  
Guodong Huang ◽  
Yongyu Li ◽  
Xingyu Zhang ◽  
Yongsheng Ji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Silicate ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Bottom Ash ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Polymerization Reaction ◽  
Liquid Sodium ◽  
Strength Development ◽  
Mswi Bottom Ash ◽  
Alkali Activated ◽  
Development Mechanism

Setting time and mechanical properties are key metrics needed to assess the properties of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) bottom ash alkali-activated samples. This study investigated the solidification law, polymerization, and strength development mechanism in response to NaOH and liquid sodium silicate addition. Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction were used to identify the formation rules of polymerization products and the mechanism of the underlying polymerization reaction under different excitation conditions. The results identify a strongly alkaline environment as the key factor for the dissolution of active substances as well as for the formation of polymerization products. The self-condensation reaction of liquid sodium silicate in the supersaturated state (caused by the loss of free water) is the major reason for the rapid coagulation of alkali-activated samples. The combination of both NaOH and liquid sodium silicate achieves the optimal effect, because they play a compatible coupling role.

Evaluation Indexes System for Assessing Road Construction with Recycled Waste Materials to Achieve Better Environmental Impacts

2011 ◽  
Vol 250-253 ◽  
pp. 1001-1006 ◽  
Author(s):  
De Zhen Chen ◽  
Cui Jie Geng ◽  
Wen Zhou Sun
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Bottom Ash ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Waste Materials ◽  
Evaluation Indexes ◽  
Recycled Waste

Evaluation indexes system has been put forward in this paper for quantifying thesystematical energy consumption, resources consumption, total emissions’ change and waste disposal capacity in road construction with recycled waste materials involved. With help of this evaluation indexes system, the contributions to environmental improvement caused by recycling waste materials in road construction can be quantified through calculating savings on environmental impact potentials, savings on energy consumption, on virgin materials’ consumption and waste disposal capacity provided by road construction. Based on the construction project of a road section numbered No.20 EWK0+400 ~ EWK0+600 of North highway to Shanghai Pudong international airport, which was the first trial project of using several kinds of recycled waste materials including bottom ash from incinerators to replace commonly used materials such as gravel in large scale in road pavement, the results of the four indexes, namely, savings on energy consumption and virgin materials’ consumption, environmental impact potentials as well as waste disposal capacity were obtained. It was found out that with multi recycled waste materials replacing part of the common construction material, systematical energy consumption can be reduced by 30%, a large amount of virgin resource consumption can be avoid and road construction also provides a remarkable large “dumping site” for solid wastes; while at the same time environmental impact potentials were saved for most impact categories except for increase in Ecotoxicity, water chronic, which was caused by heavy metals’ leaching and can be prevented by pre-treatment. Those results are useful for guiding the utilization of recycled waste materials, as well as for developing new technology process and advanced materials in road construction.

New Lightweight Construction Material: Cellular Mat Using Recycled Plastic

2013 ◽  
Vol 594-595 ◽  
pp. 503-510
Author(s):  
T.I.T. Noor Hasanah ◽  
D.C. Wijeyesekera ◽  
Ismail bin Bakar ◽  
Wahab Saidin
Keyword(s):  
Cellular Structure ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Base Material ◽  
Social Benefit ◽  
The Body ◽  
Lightweight Construction ◽  
Ground Condition ◽  
Application Specific ◽  
Design And Construction

Applications of lightweight construction materials enable the design and construction in challenging, difficult and demanding scenarios. Construction materials with enhanced stiffness as in sandwich panels, large portable structures and floating foundations are examples of such materials. The advent of cellular structure technology has actively introduced innovation and enabled design and construction, meeting engineering requirements such as in the construction of the body of air crafts. Cellular mat structures present in the minimum, triple benefits in being lightweight, load sharing and minimising non-uniform deformation. This paper further explores the use of recycled plastic waste as the base material for an innovative geomaterial. The combination of cellular structure, mat structure and use of recycled waste material is a desirable development in manufacturing. Paper also outlines the techno social benefit of adopting such material in construction. Other application-specific benefits related to cellular mats are those like noise reduction, energy absorption, thermal insulation, mechanical damping. This paper specifically presents the development of a new multifunctional lightweight material is been proposed as an invective innovation for highway construction on challenging ground condition.

scholarly journals Characteristics of Hollow Compressed Earth Block Stabilized Using Cement, Lime, and Sodium Silicate

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Walid Edris ◽  
Faris Matalkah ◽  
Bara’ah Rbabah ◽  
Ahmad Abu Sbaih ◽  
Reham Hailat
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Portland Cement ◽  
Sodium Silicate ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Compressed Earth Block ◽  
Earth Block ◽  
Lower Production ◽  
Northern Jordan

Abstract This research aims to produce a Compressed Earth Block (CEB) product using locally available soil collected from northern Jordan. The CEB mixture was further stabilized using Portland cement, lime, and sodium silicate. The research significance is based upon the urgent need of most developing countries (e.g. Jordan, Egypt…etc) to build more durable and low-cost houses by using locally available materials. As a result, CEB was identified as a cheap and environmentally friendly construction material. CEB specimens were thoroughly characterized by studying the mechanical properties and durability characteristics. Blocks of 30 x 15 x 8 cm with two holes of 7.5 cm in diameter have a potential for higher enduring, higher compressive strength, better thermal insulation, and lower production cost. Blocks were manufactured with an addition of 8 % for either Portland cement or lime, as well as 2 % of sodium silicate to the soil. The results showed that the addition of 8 % of cement to the CEB achieves satisfactory results in both mechanical and durability properties. Also, the addition of sodium silicate was found to enhance the early-age compressive strength however it affected negatively the durable properties of blocks by increasing the erosion rate and deterioration when exposed to water.

Blechkomponenten aus hochfestem Aluminium*/Sheet metal components made of high-strength aluminium

2018 ◽  
Vol 108 (10) ◽  
pp. 639-645
Author(s):  
P. Groche ◽  
J. Günzel ◽  
T. Suckow
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Sheet Metal ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Process Chain ◽  
Lightweight Construction ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Specific Strength ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
High Specific Strength

Zur Ausnutzung der hohen spezifischen Festigkeit und folglich Eignung als Leichtbauwerkstoff von EN AW-7075 bedarf es neben den Umform- auch Wärmebehandlungsprozessen, die im Folgenden in den Umformprozess integriert werden und die Prozesskette somit deutlich kürzer und effizienter gestalten. Dieser Fachbeitrag zeigt, welches Produktivitäts- und Leichtbaupotenzial durch eine Inline-Wärmebehandlung erschlossen werden kann.   To be able to exploit the high specific strength and thus suitability of EN AW-7075 as a lightweight construction material, it requires not only forming but also heat treatment processes. The latter become integrated into the forming process and thus make the process chain significantly shorter and more efficient. This paper points out the potential for productivity and lightweight construction to be tapped by inline heat treatment.

INNOVATIVE FORMING TECHNOLOGY AS A KEY FOR THE EFFECTIVE MANUFACTURING OF LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES

2008 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
ERMAN TEKKAYA ◽  
MICHAEL TROMPETER ◽  
WERNER HOMBERG
Keyword(s):  
Sheet Metal ◽  
Traffic Engineering ◽  
Research Work ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Lightweight Construction ◽  
Lightweight Structures ◽  
Forming Technology ◽  
The Face ◽  
Volume Production

Current tends in car body or rail traffic engineering aim at the realization of modern lightweight structures. In this context, demanding technological and economical requirements like the use of high strength materials, the forming of very complex geometries, and the reduction of costs, particularly with regard to low volume production, must be achieved. Novel approaches in the field of sheet metal hydroforming are able to overcome existing limitations of conventional forming technologies and feature a higher potential for an effective manufacturing of lightweight structures. This paper shows the current research work at the Institute of Forming Technology and Lightweight Construction (IUL) in the face of sheet metal hydroforming with a special focus on the design of tool systems.

scholarly journals Geotechnical Properties of Anthropogenic Soils in Road Engineering

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4843
Author(s):  
Andrzej Głuchowski ◽  
Katarzyna Gabryś ◽  
Emil Soból ◽  
Raimondas Šadzevičius ◽  
Wojciech Sas
Keyword(s):  
Cyclic Loading ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Bottom Ash ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Recycled Concrete ◽  
Concrete Aggregate ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Anthropogenic Soils ◽  
Road Engineering

The construction of a roads network consumes high amounts of materials. The road materials are required to fulfill high standards like bearing capacity and low settlement susceptibility due to cyclic loading. Therefore, crushed aggregates are the primary subbase construction material. The material-intensity of road engineering leads to depletion of natural resources, and to avoid it, the alternative recycled materials are required to be applied to achieve sustainable development. The anthropogenic soils (AS), which are defined as man-made unbound aggregates, are the response to these requirements. For the successful application of the AS, a series of geotechnical laboratory and field tests were conducted. In this article, we present the set of 58 test results, including California Bearing Ratio (CBR) bearing capacity tests, oedometric tests, and cyclic CBR tests, to characterize the behavior of three AS types and to compare its reaction with natural aggregate (NA). The AS tested in this study are recycled concrete aggregate (RCA), fly ash and bottom ash mix (BS), and blast furnace slag (BFS). The results of the tests show that the AS has similar characteristics to NA, and in some cases, like compression characteristic, RCA and BFS behave a stiffer response to cyclic loading. The test results and analysis presented here extend the knowledge about AS compressibility and AS response to cyclic loading.

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