Improving on our construction practices to promote sustainable development in engineering and to promote eco-friendly living is vital in the fight against global warming and associated problems. This study looked at one of the ways in which engineering can contribute to this fight through promoting the recycling of waste by-products such as fly ash (FA), on a larger scale in the cement and concrete industry, by utilizing the FA to the optimum. In this study concrete mixes of 25 MPa, 35 MPa and 50 MPa with FA partially substituting the cement at 30%, 40%, 50% and 60% were produced and numerous tests were performed to determine the optimum amount of FA that can be used and still obtain better or comparable concrete to ordinary concrete. Testing for concrete properties was conducted under laboratory conditions over a period of one year. In addition, a cost comparison between ordinary concrete and FA concrete was undertaken. The results obtained show that the increase in FA content influenced the rheological properties of fresh concrete favorable. The recorded slump increased with the increase of FA content. Increasing the FA content prolonged the setting of concrete, with the ordinary concrete taking 1 hour 45 min to set, compared to more than 2 hours for FA mixes. The FA increase had negligible effects on the air content of the concrete mixes. The drying shrinkage of concrete increased with the increase of FA content, with the strain ranging from 0,045% to 0,56%. The compressive strength results show that the control mixes with 30% FA content attained the highest compressive strength over a year. In some cases, the 40% FA strength was compatible to the 30% FA strength. The durability index results showed the control mix of 30% FA attaining better results for Oxygen Permeability Index and Sorptivity Index, with the 40% FA mix following closely. The higher FA content mixes (50% and 60%) attained better Chloride Conductivity results than the lower FA content mixes. Increasing the FA content does affect the performance of the concrete at early stages, however concrete with acceptable strength and good durability qualities can be produced even with 50% FA volume. Increasing the FA content can also significantly reduce the cost of producing and working with concrete. The practice of utilizing higher FA content in concrete can be beneficial for the South African cement and concrete industry without compromising the quality of the cement products concrete structures. / M

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The construction industry has been studying the possibility of using industrial subproducts, as a strategy to remedy the environmental matters, considering that the sub-products are generated in large quantities and mostly without specific destination. In the present study investigates the feasibility of using the RHA residual, natural or ground, in structural concrete, in partial replacement of Portland cement, from the analysis of durability characteristics of the concrete. However, some natural rice husk ash have natural expansive effect due to the reaction of silica under form of microcrystalline and the cement alkali. Thus, it justifies the use of fly ash, forming ternary mixtures, as the solution to mitigate the expansion generated by alkaliaggregate reaction (AAR) or alkali-silica (RAS). For this, three binders mixtures were tested: one composed with the RHA natural + FA, one with RHA ground + FA and the last one composed with a reference mixture 80% of Portland cement and 20% of FA, in which confronted the results. It was adopted the replacement levels of 15% of RHA, and the relations a/g of 0.45; 0.55 and 0.65. It was conducted the trials of apparent electrical resistivity, specific electrical conductivity, resistance to chloride penetration according to the method of accelerated penetration ASTM C1202 (EAPC). Additionally, the trials of axial compressive strength and water absorption by capillarity were performed, according to requirements of ABNT. The obtained results in the research confirm that is feasible to use the residual RHA, natural or ground, as partial replacement of Portland cement, in concrete for structural use. It was found that the age and the ratio a/g showed a significant influence on the electrical resistivity and electrical conductivity of concrete, mainly due to changes in pore structure and the quantity and composition of them solution, showing there is a great correlation among these factors. As for the axial compressive strength, at 182 days, the mixture composed with RHA ground presented higher performance than to the reference mixture. However, for the mixing with RHA natural, the same course was not observed. In the EAPC the use of RHA ground, burned without temperature control, resulted in lower values of loads bystanders and lowest penetration depths, when compared to the mixtures with RHA natural and of reference. In the case of water absorption by capillarity, it was found that the use of RHA, in general, decreased the water absorption of concrete. / A indústria da construção civil vem estudando a possibilidade da utilização de subprodutos industriais, como uma das ações para solucionar as questões ambientais, tendo em vista que os mesmos são gerados em grandes quantidades e na sua maioria sem destinação específica. No presente trabalho investiga-se a viabilidade de se utilizar a CCA residual, ao natural ou moída, em concretos estruturais, em substituição parcial ao cimento Portland, a partir da análise de características de durabilidade do concreto. Porém, algumas cinzas de casca de arroz naturais apresentam efeito expansivo devido à reação entre a sílica sob a forma microcristalina e os álcalis do cimento. Assim, justifica-se o uso da cinza volante, formando misturas ternárias, como a solução para mitigar a expansão gerada pela reação álcali-agregado (RAA) ou álcali-sílica (RAS). Para isso, foram testadas três misturas aglomerantes: uma composta com CCA ao natural + CV, uma com CCA moída + CV e uma mistura de referência com 80% cimento Portland e 20% de CV, a qual se confrontaram os resultados. Adotou-se o teor de substituição de 15% de CCA, e as relações a/ag de 0,45; 0,55 e 0,65. Procederam-se os ensaios de resistividade elétrica aparente, condutividade elétrica específica, resistência à penetração de cloretos segundo o método de penetração acelerada ASTM C1202 (EAPC). Adicionalmente, foram realizados os ensaios de resistência à compressão axial e de absorção de água por capilaridade, segundo prescrições da ABNT. Os resultados obtidos na pesquisa confirmam que é viável utilizar a CCA residual, ao natural ou moída, como substituição parcial ao cimento Portland, em concretos para uso estrutural. Verificou-se que a idade e a relação a/ag mostraram uma influência expressiva na resistividade elétrica e condutividade elétrica do concreto, em virtude principalmente das alterações na estrutura dos poros e na quantidade e composição da solução dos mesmos, mostrando haver uma ótima correlação entre estes fatores. Quanto a resistência à compressão axial, aos 182 dias, a mistura composta com CCA moída apresentou desempenho superior ao da mistura de referência. Porém, para a mistura com CCA natural, o mesmo comportamento não foi verificado. No EAPC a utilização de CCA moída, queimada sem controle de temperatura, resultou em valores de cargas passantes mais baixos e profundidades de penetração menores, quando comparados aos das misturas com CCA natural e de referência. No caso da absorção de água por capilaridade, constatou-se que a utilização de CCA, em geral, diminuiu a absorção de água dos concretos.

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Shredder fines are the materials with a particle size of less than 10 mm resulting from the shredding of vehicles and complex metal scrap from industries and municipalities. This waste is currently used as landfill construction material, but Stena Recycling wanted to know whether the bottom ash from the combustion of this waste could be useful to the cement industry, and whether it would be feasible to extract Cu and Zn from this ash. To determine this the shredder fines were combusted, and the generated bottom ash underwent chemical fractionation. The leachates from this were processed using MP-AES to obtain an elemental analysis of the ash. The uncombusted shredder fines had its moisture content and calorific value determined. The shredder fines had a moisture content of approximately 11%wt. Due to the heterogeneity of the shredder fines the calorific values varied significantly across the tested samples. The average value was 7.8 MJ/kg. The chemical fractionation showed that the elements in the ash are mostly insoluble in water and ammonium acetate, as the majority remained in the solid residue. This indicates that the ash is inert, and not susceptible to heavy metal leaching. The elemental analysis showed that there is a significant amount of Fe in the ash, with reasonable amounts of Cu and Zn. This project concluded that without additional processing the ash would not be suitable for the cement industry, and that there is potential for the recovery of Cu and Zn from the ash.

The thesis is focused on research and development of hydraulic binders based on FBC-ashes. It examines the possibilities of using this ash in the clinker so that the properties of the final cement are comparable to Portland cement. As an integral part of this thesis the research of emission reduction possibilities in the cement industry - a very current topic these days - is presented.

Global concrete production is increasing, which brings some environmental burden. A certain solution is the use of secondary raw materials, which has been a long-standing practice in the construction industry. One of the most widespread secondary raw materials is power fly ash. However, in recent years trends have been directed towards maximizing their utility properties. The aim of this work was to study the possibilities of activation of power plant fly ash as an active admixture in concrete. The thesis is divided into two parts, the theoretical and the practical part. The theoretical part describes in detail the possibilities of power plant fly ash activation for use as an active admixture in concrete. The practical part of the thesis is focused on mechanical activation, where the knowledge of the theoretical part is verified on various fly ash.

This thesis deals with the issue of influence of storage conditions on the quality of conventional fly ashes which are produced by combustion of lignite. These ashes were stockpiled for long time. A borehole for sampling was made in the fly ash stock-pile. Total depth of the borehole was 20 m. Samples of fly ashes taken from every single meter were analyzed and next mechanical properties and the volume stability of materials containing these fly ashes were tested. The quality of fly ashes especially with respect to the possibility to use them as components of pastes, mortars and concretes as pozzolanic admixture or fine filler was evaluated.

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Coal plays a significant role in meeting the world's need for energy and will continue to do so for many years to come. Economic, environmental, and public opinion are requiring coal derived energy to be cleaner and operate in a more narrow window of operating conditions. Fouling and slagging of heat transfer surfaces continues to be a challenge for maintaining boiler availability and expanding the use of available fuels and operating conditions. The work incorporates existing information in the literature on ash deposition into a User-Defined Function (UDF) for a commercial comprehensive combustion and CFD code. Results from the new submodel and CFD code is are then compared to deposition measurements in on a simulated boiler tube where particle mass deposited and ash size distribution are measured. Several model components governing various aspects of ash deposition have been incorporated into the UDF which has been implemented in a quasi-unsteady Computation Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation. The UDF consists of models governing ash particle impaction and sticking, thermal and physical properties of ash deposits, unsteady growth of the ash deposits, and the effects of the insulating ash layers on the combustion processes. The ash layer is allowed to transition from an accumulation of individual particles, to a sintered layer, and finally to a molten or frozen slag layer. The model attempts to predict the deposit thickness, thermal conductivity, and emittance. Measurements showed fly ash particle sizes that were much smaller than predicted under a non-fragmentation assumption. Use of a fragmentation model matched mean particle diameters well but did not match the upper tail of the particle sizes where inertial impaction takes place. Assuming 100% capture efficiency for all particles provided reasonably good agreement with measured deposition rates. The observed trend of lower deposition rates under reducing conditions was captured when the gas viscosity was calculated using the probe temperature.

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