The study on the wetting properties and surface free energy (SFE) of mineral-asphalt mixtures was presented in the paper. The composition of the two mineral-asphalt mixtures was prepared: the mixtures with dolomite an...
The study on the wetting properties and surface free energy (SFE) of mineral-asphalt mixtures was presented in the paper. The composition of the two mineral-asphalt mixtures was prepared: the mixtures with dolomite and the mixtures with dolomite and recycled ceramic aggregate. The use of different aggregates results in diversification of the wetting properties in porous bituminous mixtures. The microstructure was shown based on the SEM study. The wetting properties of mineral-asphalt mixtures were determined by measuring the contact angle of their surface using water as measuring liquid. Measurements were carried out immediately after the time of application of the drops. The total surface free energy (SFE) was determined using the Neumann method. While analysing the examination results it can be noticed that the values of contact angles depends on the type of aggregate used in mixtures and the smoothness of mineral-asphalt mixtures surface. The highest contact angle was noticed for the bituminous mixture with dolomite aggregate on flat surface. The smallest contact angle with water was obtained for the mineral-asphalt mixture with dolomite and recycled ceramic aggregate on rough surface. This is due to the physical characteristics of this aggregate. Ceramic aggregate is characterized by the high absorbability. This indicates an increased wettability and adhesion properties.
With a speedy development of urban rail transit in China, a lot of large underground structures have been built. After the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, there are more and more concerns on the earthquake-resistance of ...
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This manuscript presents the preliminary test results from the multilayer bulletproof concrete panel project. The purposed multilayer panel consisted of steel fibre reinforced concrete, Para-rubber and Styrofoam sheet...
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This manuscript presents the preliminary test results from the multilayer bulletproof concrete panel project. The purposed multilayer panel consisted of steel fibre reinforced concrete, Para-rubber and Styrofoam sheet. In this study, the failure patterns and energy absorption of each material with different thickness subjected to direct fire arm with 9 and 11 mm. bullets were investigated. The obtained information will later be used in designing the multilayer bulletproof concrete panel based on combination of energy absorption. The results showed that the energy absorption of each material increased with the increasing thickness. In case of FRC, the energy absorption also depended on fibre type and volume fractions. Comparing at the same thickness, FRC was the most effective energy absorption followed by Para-rubber and Styrofoam sheet.
The manufacture of cement leads to almost 5 to 7% of the total production of carbon dioxide which causes greenhouse effect. So, it is vital to replace the ordinary Portland cement by the other binders which have the s...
The manufacture of cement leads to almost 5 to 7% of the total production of carbon dioxide which causes greenhouse effect. So, it is vital to replace the ordinary Portland cement by the other binders which have the similar or better properties than cement. Besides, the recent interests on the palm oil industrial wastes in the development of mortar led to research works on usefulness of these wastes in construction materials. The palm oil industry produces many wastes such as oil palm shell, palm oil fuel ash (POFA) and palm oil clinker powder (POCP). In this research work, an experimental study was conducted to investigate the effects of different binder contents, and water-binder (w/b) ratio on the development of mortars. Conventional ordinary Portland cement was replaced with 40% of POCP and the total binder contents of 450, 500 and 550 kg/m3 with w/b ratios of 0.45, 0.35 and 0.32 used. The properties of mortars were evaluated for fresh and hardened properties; XRD characteristic was also studied. Test results showed that the strength of mortar specimens improved as the binder content increased with subsequent decrease in w/b ratio. POCP mortar specimens with binder content of 550kg/m3 with cement replacement of 40% produced 28-day compressive strength of 45.3 MPa, compared to 65.12 MPa for control cement mortar (CM). The value of flow diameter of 40% replacement of POCP mortar was 108.51 mm and this was 16.6% lower compared to control mortar. Though POCP based mortar produced a strength reduction of about 36.6%, its usefulness in achieving acceptable strength and sustainable aspect of reducing 40% of conventional cement could be considered significant.
Masonry and rendering mortars are is well known oldest techniques in the building. A common idea is to use strong material as possible, and as a result mortars are often rich in cement. Not only this is unnecessary ex...
Masonry and rendering mortars are is well known oldest techniques in the building. A common idea is to use strong material as possible, and as a result mortars are often rich in cement. Not only this is unnecessary expensive, it has also technical disadvantages and harmful to environment. Hence, in this study focuses on utilisation of palm oil mills waste, namely palm oil clinker powder (POCP) and POCP influences on the fresh and mechanical properties of masonry mortars are analysed and comparison between cement – lime (CLM) and masonry cement mortar (MCM) are addressed. The masonry mortars were prepared using cement – lime and masonry cement as control masonry mortars christened as type 'S' mortar. The POCP used as cement replacement material in the masonry mortar mixture from 0-80% by volume in the preliminary study and ideal replacement of 40% was used in the final mixture of mortar for comparison. All specimens were cured in water and air curing regimes for 7, 28 and 56 days and the physical and mechanical properties were analysed. The results show that as replacement of cement with POCP increases, there is a reduction in fresh density with subsequent increase in air content. Further, the use of masonry cement with POCP (MCP) shows highly workable mix even at lower w/cm ratio compared to cement-lime mortar with POCP (CLP). Moreover, CLM, CLP obtained higher strength (28 & 20 MPa) than MCM and MCP (24 MPa & 11 MPa). on the contrary, the cement-lime mortar with POCP shows higher compressive strength compared to masonry mortar prepared with masonry cement-POCP.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides a comprehensive review of the potential impacts on the hydrological variables of the man induced climate changes. It states that such changes will likely i...
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This paper will report a Tube-a-Manchette (TAM) grouting project carried out in the silty sand and gravel layer to seal off the bottom of a deep excavation against uplift of high groundwater pressure. The excavation w...
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When the deep mixing columns were used to support embankment slope, the columns may fail under either the internal or the external failure pattern, dependent on the strength of columns, soil condition, and loading con...
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Apparent activation energy is usually used to quantitative characterize the temperature sensitivity of cementitious *** paper aim to compare the apparent activation energy calculated by different measurements from che...
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Apparent activation energy is usually used to quantitative characterize the temperature sensitivity of cementitious *** paper aim to compare the apparent activation energy calculated by different measurements from chemical shrinkage,electrical resistivity and heat of *** were conducted on the calcium sulfoaluminate cement paste with different amounts of fly ash and silica fume with w/b of 0.5 curing at temperatures of 20℃,30℃,40℃ and 50℃,*** on the exponential model(three parameter model).***-U method and Exponential-E method have been applied to obtain the rate of *** show that both methods are applicable to the heat of hydration measurement and the apparent activation energy of the control sample are 33.88 kJ/mol and 25.76 kJ/*** Exponential-E method is applicable to electrical resistivity measurement and Exponential-U method can be used for chemical shrinkage measurement in the calculation of apparent activation energy,the value of which is 26.02 kJ mol and 27.20 kJ/mol,***,with the increasing content of supplementary cementitious materials,the apparent activation energy of the hydration of cement pastes is decreases first and then increases.
Buildings and structures are complex systems having predetermined parameters, which should be controlled in the process of manufacturing structures, construction and installation. In some cases, oscillations are the m...
Buildings and structures are complex systems having predetermined parameters, which should be controlled in the process of manufacturing structures, construction and installation. In some cases, oscillations are the most dangerous effects on the buildings and structures. Significant alternate stresses caused by oscillational actions leads to accumulation of damage in the material. It causes the appearance of fatigue cracks and destruction. In addition to fatigue failure in mechanical systems there are other phenomena that cause changes in the structure of the surface layers of the parts to be joined and consequently the reduction of the frictional force in the joint. The object of the study is a multi-storey building having a rectangular shape in plane. Structural scheme of the building is a two spans frame. The frame of the building consists of monolithic reinforced concrete structures. According to the analysis of the basic diagnostic parameters of the technical condition of buildings and structures, affect their stability and reliability are geometrical parameters of buildings and structures, and their main structural elements, as well as physical and mechanical parameters of structural elements of building and dynamic parameters of buildings and structures. An analysis of methods for determining the dynamic parameters of buildings has shown that the main criteria for assessing the technical condition of bearing structures, using the dynamic method, is the period and frequency building oscillation. Dynamic tests were conducted to determine the dynamic and rigid characteristics of bearing structural elements of the building and structures, detection of hidden defects. According to the method of measuring the dynamic parameters, the degree of damage to a building or structure, is determined by the comparison of the design values of dynamic parameters, periods of eigenoscillations, and the decrement of oscillations with experimentally obtained data.
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