Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
@inproceedings {2320, title = {Desempenho Mec{\^a}nico de Alvenaria de BTC Estabilizados Atrav{\'e}s da Ativa{\c c}{\~a}o Alcalina de Cinzas Volantes. }, journal = {Congresso Nacional de Geotecnia}, year = {2016}, month = {2016-06-19 00:00:00}, address = {Porto}, abstract = {}, keywords = {ativação alcalina, ligantes alternativos, resíduos industriais}, author = {Soares, E. and Silva, R. A. and Miranda, T. and Oliveira, D. V. and Leit{\~a}o, D. and Cristelo, N. and Oliveira, J. T.} }Over the last years it was possible to observe an increasing concern in terms of sustainability and environmental preservation. This work aims to make a contribution in this direction, particularly through the development of a more sustainable material, with lower environmental impact, employing a technique that allows to face the industrial waste as raw materials. The earth as building material has a millenary use, proven by the important monuments that have survived till nowadays. The alkaline activation, while technique for the production of alternative binders, has shown a great potential, evidenced over the last years. Through the use of the soil and alkali activated fly ashes was possible to develop a material for the manufacture of compressed earth blocks (CEB) with mechanical performance, either individually or at the level of the masonry itself, suitable for use in this type of structure.
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.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt