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Fly ash based alkali-activated materials cured under ambient conditions
Dissertation (MEng(Structural Engineering))--University of Pretoria, 2019.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/73214 Fly ash based alkali-activated materials cured under ambient conditions Kovtun, Maxim oscartarique@live.com Tarique, Oscar Structural engineering Building materials Alkali-activated materials Fly ash Ambient curing Sustainable construction materials Environmental sustainability Waste recycling in construction Low-carbon building materials Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12 SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-13 SDG-13: Climate action Dissertation (MEng(Structural Engineering))--University of Pretoria, 2019. The disposal of fly ash into landfills is quickly becoming a cause of environmental concern. At the same time the construction industry urgently needs sustainable materials with reduced environmental impact. Alkali-activated materials can utilise fly ash as a source material to produce low carbon cements that can perform on par with Portland cement. However, fly ash alkali-activated materials require elevated temperature curing and has cost plus environmental implications due to the use of strong alkaline solutions. The aim of this study was to develop novel one-part fly ash alkali-activated cements for ambient applications. Unclassified fly ash was blended with silica fume and low environmental impact cost-effective activators, calcium hydroxide and sodium carbonate, to produce the novel cements. Cured at ambient conditions, the developed novel one-part fly ash alkali-activated cements gained compressive strength up to 11.0 and 44.2 MPa at 3 and 28 days respectively. Statistical analysis and microstructural investigations revealed that sodium carbonate and calcium hydroxide concentrations were the main factors that positively affected the strength development. The cation exchange reaction between calcium hydroxide and sodium carbonate was the key element in microstructural development of the cements Univers mi2025 Civil Engineering MEng(Structural Engineering) Unrestricted SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production SDG-13: Climate action 2020-02-11T13:43:51Z 2020-02-11T13:43:51Z 2020-05-05 2019 Dissertation Tarique, O & Kovtun, MN 2019, Fly ash based alkali-activated materials cured under ambient conditions, MEng dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd http://hdl.handle.net/2263/51914 S2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73214 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Structural engineering Building materials Alkali-activated materials Fly ash Ambient curing Sustainable construction materials Environmental sustainability Waste recycling in construction Low-carbon building materials Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12 SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-13 SDG-13: Climate action Fly ash based alkali-activated materials cured under ambient conditions |
| title | Fly ash based alkali-activated materials cured under ambient conditions |
| title_full | Fly ash based alkali-activated materials cured under ambient conditions |
| title_fullStr | Fly ash based alkali-activated materials cured under ambient conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fly ash based alkali-activated materials cured under ambient conditions |
| title_short | Fly ash based alkali-activated materials cured under ambient conditions |
| title_sort | fly ash based alkali activated materials cured under ambient conditions |
| topic | Structural engineering Building materials Alkali-activated materials Fly ash Ambient curing Sustainable construction materials Environmental sustainability Waste recycling in construction Low-carbon building materials Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12 SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-13 SDG-13: Climate action |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73214 |