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    Mechanical strength and freeze-thaw resistance of fly ash alkaline-based mortars containing recycled aggregates summited to accelerated carbonation

    ProjectIF/00706/2014-UM.1.15
    TitleMechanical strength and freeze-thaw resistance of fly ash alkaline-based mortars containing recycled aggregates summited to accelerated carbonation
    Publication TypeCommunications in International Conferences
    Year of Publication2019
    AuthorsMastali M., Abdollahnejad Z., and Pacheco-Torgal, F.
    Abstract

    Carbon dioxide sequestration is crucial so targets for limiting global warming can be achieved. That is why carbon sequestration constitutes one of the Grande Challenges of Engineering. Carbon capture and storage from the stream of concentrated CO2 at fossil fuel burning sites like power plants or steel plants is more efficient than geologic storage and thus less expensive than direct air capture. As a consequence it is important to study how CO2 generated by power plants and other facilities can be sequestrated in valuable products. This paper discloses results of an investigation concerning the mechanical performance and freeze-thaw resistance of fly ash/waste glass alkaline-based mortars with two additives and recycled aggregates exposed to accelerated carbon dioxide curing. Mechanical properties as well as water absorption, elastic modulus and drying shrinkage were studied on it. The results show that the mixtures with calcium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide concentration of 8M leads to the highest compressive strength (10 MPa) which is high enough for the production of masonry blocks. The results on freeze-thaw resistance show that mixtures based on. OPC have lower strength loss, than mixtures that are based on calcium hydroxide.

    Conference NameAdvances in Engineering Materials, Structures and Systems: Innovations, Mechanics and Applications: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (SEMC 2019)
    Pagination1-5
    Date Published2019-09-02
    PublisherTaylor & Francis
    Conference LocationSouth Africa
    URLhttps://www.crcpress.com/Advances-in-Engineering-Materials-Structures-and-Systems-Innovations/Zingoni/p/book/9781138386969
    Keywordsalkali binders, Durability, Fly ash, Freeze-thaw resistance
    RightsrestrictedAccess
    Peer reviewedyes
    Statuspublished
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    The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.

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