Volcanic Scoria as Cement Replacement

Numerous volcanic scoria (VS) cones are found in many places of the world. Many of them have not yet been investigated, although few have been used as binders for a very long time. The use of natural pozzolans as cement replacement could be considered as a common practice in the construction industry due to the related economic, ecologic and performance benefits. This chapter highlights the advantages and disadvantages of the use of volcanic scoria as cement replacement in concrete mixes in terms of fresh and hardened concrete properties. The chemical and mineralogical composition of volcanic scoria samples collected from 36 countries is presented in this chapter, with some further analysis. The effects of using volcanic scoria as cement replacement on some paste, mortar and concrete properties, such as the setting times, the heat of hydration, the compressive strength, the water permeability and the chloride penetrability, have been studied. The improvement in resistance against the chemical attack of volcanic scoria-based cement mortar has also been highlighted. Some estimation equations depending on the data available in literature have also been derived from the analyzed data. The modification of the microstructure of VS-based cement paste has been confirmed, as well

Effect of Adding Lime and Volcanic Scoria on the Performance of Recycled Concrete Aggregates

In the study, lime and volcanic scoria have been added as cement replacement in an attempt to improve the performance of recycled aggregate concrete. The use of such eco-friendly materials could also promote a further greening practice in the concrete industry. The concrete performance was evaluated in terms of mechanical properties and concrete permeability. Mechanical properties investigated include compressive strength and modulus of elasticity of concrete. Water permeability, chloride penetrability have particularly been studied to evaluate the permeability properties. The results revealed that the use of such materials could produce greater compressive and modulus of elasticity than those of the recycled aggregate concrete alone. Further, the results showed that permeability properties of recycled aggregate concrete have significantly been improved with addition of these additions. Basaltic aggregates were used for comparison and SEM analysis was employed as well

Effect of intrinsic microscopic properties and suction on swell characteristics of compacted expansive clays

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd The complex swelling mechanism in expansive clays during moisture ingress can be succinctly explained by an examination of their core mineralogy, microfabric, grain size and suction response. This note has attempted to investigate these influential factors on five different expansive clay samples to enable further understanding of swell behaviour. Laser diffractometry tests were performed on the expansive clays to determine the clay-sized particle structure

Wpływ czasu utwardzania na wydajność betonu na bazie scorii wulkanicznej

The objective of the presented paper is to investigate the performance of concrete containing volcanic scoria as cement replacement after 7, 28, 90, and 180 days curing. Five performance indicators have been studied. Compressive strength, water permeability, porosity, chloride penetrability, and reinforcement corrosion resistance have all been evaluated. Concrete specimens were produced with replacement levels ranging from 10 to 35%. Test results revealed that curing time had a large influence on all the examined performance indicators of scoria-based concrete. Water permeability, porosity, and chloride penetrability of scoria-based concrete mixes were much lower than that of plain concrete. Concretes produced with scoria-based binders also decelerated rebar corrosion, particularly after longer curing times. Furthermore, an estimation equation has been developed by the authors to predict the studied performance indicators, focusing on the curing time and the replacement level of volcanic scoria. SEM/EDX analysis has been reported as well.W Syrii znajdują się ważne obszary wulkaniczne o szacowanych rezerwach wynoszących około trzy czwarte miliardów ton wulkanicznej scorii. Jednakże, ich potencjalne zastosowanie w produkcji betonu nie jest powszechnie znane. Powszechnie uznaje się, że jakiekolwiek zwiększenie wydajności konstrukcji żelbetonowych zwiększa stabilność branży budowlanej. Prawdopodobnie jednym z najskuteczniejszych podejść jest zastąpienie pucolanów częścią cementu portlandzkiego. Wytrzymałość betonu jest powszechnie uważana za jego najcenniejszą właściwość, chociaż jego inne właściwości, takie jak trwałość i przepuszczalność, mogą być w rzeczywistości ważniejsze. Obecnie uważa się, że korozja indukowana chlorem jest najpoważniejszym mechanizmem niszczenia konstrukcji żelbetonowych. Korozja stali zbrojeniowej jest istotnym problemem spotykanym w branży budowlanej w Syrii, zwłaszcza w środowiskach przemysłowych i morskich. Wiele konstrukcji żelbetonowych zetknęło się z tym zjawiskiem, co znacząco skróciło ich żywotność. Celem niniejszej pracy jest zbadanie wpływu wykorzystania scorii wulkanicznej jako zamiennika cementu, w odniesieniu do niektórych właściwości użytkowych cementu. W szczególności zbadano wytrzymałość na ściskanie, przepuszczalność wody, porowatość, przenikalność chlorków i odporność na korozję zbrojenia osadzonego w betonie zawierającym cement na bazie scorii, po utwardzaniu przez 7, 28, 90 i 180 dni

Effects of Curing Time on the Performance of Volcanic Scoria-Based Binder Concretes

The objective of the presented paper is to investigate the performance of concrete containing volcanic scoria as cement replacement after 7, 28, 90, and 180 days curing. Five performance indicators have been studied. Compressive strength, water permeability, porosity, chloride penetrability, and reinforcement corrosion resistance have all been evaluated. Concrete specimens were produced with replacement levels ranging from 10 to 35%. Test results revealed that curing time had a large influence on all the examined performance indicators of scoria-based concrete. Water permeability, porosity, and chloride penetrability of scoria-based concrete mixes were much lower than that of plain concrete. Concretes produced with scoria-based binders also decelerated rebar corrosion, particularly after longer curing times. Furthermore, an estimation equation has been developed by the authors to predict the studied performance indicators, focusing on the curing time and the replacement level of volcanic scoria. SEM/EDX analysis has been reported as well

Producción de hormigones más durables y sostenibles utilizando escoria volcánica como sustitutivo de cemento

The objective of the study is to investigate strength and durability-related properties of volcanic scoria-based cements. Compressive and tensile strength development of mortars and concretes containing volcanic scoria with replacement levels ranging from 10 to 35% was investigated. Water permeability, chloride penetrability and porosity of concretes cured for 2, 7, 28, 90 and 180 days were also examined. Results revealed that volcanic scoria could be suitable for making blended cements. The strength of mortar/concrete containing volcanic scoria was lower than that of plain cement mortar/concrete at all ages. However, at 90 day curing, the strengths of volcanic scoria-based mortars/concretes were comparable to those of plain cement. In addition, water permeability, chloride penetrability and porosity of scoria-based concretes were much lower than those of plain concrete. Further, the results were statistically analysed and estimation equations have been developed to predict the studied properties. SEM/EDX analysis was employed, as well.El objetivo del estudio fue investigar la resistencia y durabilidad de cementos basados en escoria volcánica. El desarrollo de resistencias a flexión y compresión, se estudió en morteros y hormigones con escoria volcánica en porcentajes de reemplazo desde 10 al 35%. Se realizaron ensayos de permeabilidad al agua, penetración de cloruros y porosidad de los hormigones a las edades de 2, 7, 28, 90 y 180 días. Los resultados revelaron que la escoria volcánica podría ser adecuada para la fabricación de cementos con adiciones. La resistencia de morteros/hormigones que contiene escoria volcánica fue menor que la de los correspondientes morteros u hormigones sin adición a todas las edades. Sin embargo, a los 90 días de curado, las resistencias de los morteros/hormigones con escoria fueron comparables con las del cemento sin adición. La permeabilidad al agua, penetrabilidad de cloruros y porosidad de los hormigones con escoria fueron mucho más bajos que los del correspondiente hormigón sin escoria. Los resultados se analizaron estadísticamente y las ecuaciones de estimación se han desarrollado para predecir las propiedades estudiadas. También se empleó el análisis SEM/EDX

Datainbrief-21.05.2022-all results-revised

The excel sheets are results of experimental tests conducted by the author. Water permeability and chloride ion penetrability tests were conducted after 5 curing times; namely 2, 7, 28, 90 and 180 days. Concrete mixtures were prepared with six replacement levels of nano volcanic scoria; namely 0%, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4% and 5%, four water/binder ratios, namely 0.4, 0.5, 0.6 and 0.7. Volcanic scoria was ground to 2 different sizes; i.e. 100 & 500 nm.THIS DATASET IS ARCHIVED AT DANS/EASY, BUT NOT ACCESSIBLE HERE. TO VIEW A LIST OF FILES AND ACCESS THE FILES IN THIS DATASET CLICK ON THE DOI-LINK ABOV

Datainbrief-03.05.2022-all results

The excel sheets are results of experimental tests conducted by the author. Water permeability and chloride ion penetrability tests were conducted after 5 curing times; namely 2, 7, 28, 90 and 180 days. Concrete mixtures were prepared with six replacement levels of NNP; namely 0%, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4% and 5%, four water/binder ratios, namely 0.4, 0.5, 0.6 and 0.7. NP was ground to 2 different sizes; i.e. 100 & 500 nm.THIS DATASET IS ARCHIVED AT DANS/EASY, BUT NOT ACCESSIBLE HERE. TO VIEW A LIST OF FILES AND ACCESS THE FILES IN THIS DATASET CLICK ON THE DOI-LINK ABOV

Effect of adding natural pozzolana on geotechnical properties of lime-stabilized clayey soil

Clayey soils in Syria cover a total area of more than 20,000 km2 of the country, most of which are located in the southwestern region. In many places of the country, the clayey soils caused severe damage to infrastructures. Extensive studies have been carried out on the stabilization of clayey soils using lime. Syria is rich in both lime and natural pozzolana. However, few works have been conducted to investigate the influence of adding natural pozzolana on the geotechnical properties of lime-treated clayey soils. The aim of this paper is to understand the effect of adding natural pozzolana on some geotechnical properties of lime-stabilized clayey soils. Natural pozzolana and lime are added to soil within the range of 0%–20% and 0%–8%, respectively. Consistency, compaction, California bearing ratio (CBR) and linear shrinkage properties are particularly investigated. The test results show that the investigated properties of lime-treated clayey soils can be considerably enhanced when the natural pozzolana is added as a stabilizing agent. Analysis results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) show significant changes in the microstructure of the treated clayey soil. A better flocculation of clayey particles and further formation of cementing materials in the natural pozzolana-lime-treated clayey soil are clearly observed