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
@conference {3125, title = {Mechanical properties of fly ash alkaline-based mortars containing recycled aggregates and reinforced by hemp fibres submited to accelerated carbonation}, journal = {Advances in Engineering Materials, Structures and Systems: Innovations, Mechanics and Applications: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (SEMC 2019)}, volume = {1}, year = {2019}, month = {2019-04-29 00:00:00}, pages = {1627-1630}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, edition = {1}, address = {Cape Town}, abstract = {Natural fibres are a sustainable and renewable resource available almost all over the world.
}, keywords = {alkaline-based mortars, Carbon dioxide sequestration, Fly ash, Freeze-thaw resistance, Mechanical strength, Recycled aggregates}, isbn = {978-1-138-38696-9}, url = {https://www.crcpress.com/Advances-in-Engineering-Materials-Structures-and-Systems-Innovations/Zingoni/p/book/9781138386969}, author = {Mastali, M. and Abdollahnejad, Z. and Pacheco-Torgal, F.} }
Being cost effective and as stronger as synthetic fibres they are of interested for the production of reinforced cementitious composites for the construction industry. That is why research on cement composites reinforced by natural fibres constitute an important trend on the sustainability context. Still some its components like hemicellulose and lignin can hinder cement hydration. Natural fibres can degrade in high alkaline environment of Portland cement composites but several authors showed that carbonation is associated to a lower alkalinity that can help preserve both the properties and durability of composites reinforced with natural fibres. This means that accelerated carbonation of composites reinforced with natural fibres has not only carbon sequestration advantages but is also especially indicated for such composites. This paper discloses results of an investigation concerning the performance of fly ash/waste glass alkaline-based mortars with recycled aggregates reinforced by hemp fibres submitted to accelerated carbonation.
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