Development of Fly Ash Composite Binder and Optimization of Slurry Ratio

In view of the high cost of cement filling, the new cementitious materials are developed by using solid waste resources. Firstly, on the basis of material physicochemical analysis, the fly ash composite cementation ratio test and optimization test are carried out to determine the optimal ratio. Then, the filling body strength and pipeline transportation characteristics test are carried out to analyze they influence law. Finally, the genetic algorithm is used to optimize the slurry ratio. The results show that the strength of cemented backfill increases linearly with the increase of slurry concentration; The slump and bleeding rate of slurry decrease with the increase of slurry mass fraction, and increase with the decrease of binder sand ratio, the optimal proportion of fly ash (FA) based composite binder is w(FA): w(clinker): w (desulfurized gypsum (DG)): w (slag powder (SP)) =40:12:12:36; The optimum slurry ratio is 1:4 of binder/sand and 72% of concentration.

Development of Reinforcement Grout Materials Based on Blast Furnace Slag according to the Content of Reinforcement Fiber

The grouting is used to reinforce soft ground and to prevent the leakage of water in the soil. The objective of the study is to enhance the compressive strength of grout materials by using reinforcing fibers and to increase the strength of soil using blast furnace slag powder. For this purpose, cement was replaced with the blast furnace slag powder by 30 to 60%. Furthermore, for comparison of carbon fibers with aramid fibers, each fiber was added by 0, 0.5, and 1.0% of the weight of material. As the contents of carbon fibers and aramid fibers increased, the uniaxial compressive strength increased. This is due to the interlocking of fibers in the grout material that increased the uniaxial compressive strength. Moreover, the grout material reinforced with aramid fibers showed an increase of uniaxial compressive strength by at least 20% compared to the carbon fibers. An environmental assessment was done through a heavy metal leaching test and a pH test. The test result reveals that about 50% of chromium (VI) leaching decreased as 30% more blast furnace slag powder was used but the pH test shows about 0.5 pH increased as 30% more blast furnace slag powder was used. Further study is necessary for the pH test.