Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Aggregates (Building materials)'

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tufts University, 2003.
Adviser: Daniel C. Jansen. Submitted to the Dept. of Civil Engineering. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 146-152). Access restricted to members of the Tufts University community. Also available via the World Wide Web;

Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2000.
Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains x, 179 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-153).

With more than three tons per head, per year, concrete is the most important and widespread material used in construction worldwide. The Italian code allows the use of waste produced by construction and demolition (C&D) operations to produce recycled aggregates. The great interest, both technical-economic and environmental aroused by this subject has in recent years and all over the world led to a noteworthy increase in experimental and theoretical studies on recycled materials resulting from the construction sector and, in particular, on recycled aggregates. The possibility of utilizing recycled aggregate is a very good solution to the problem of C&D waste and at the same time it reduces quarrying operations and limits the use of natural aggregates. The Italian ministerial decree of 14 January 2008 containing technical regulations for construction works, together with UNI EN 12620 and UNI 8520-2 standards concerning structural materials now allows a limited replacement percentage of only coarse recycled aggregates (sizes above 4 mm), to produce structural recycled concrete. In this scenario, the research activities described herein were developed with the final purposes of: Characterizing “real” coarse and fine recycled aggregates derived from construction and demolition waste by only concrete, randomly taken from an authorised class A storage site. This characterization was performed to determine their performance, compliance with the Italian code and the best experimental practice for the production and use in structural concrete. Furthermore the characterization of recycled aggregates by means of their shape, sizes, density, structure, strength, permeability and resistance to freezing and thawing cycles, directly leads to CE+2 certification, which is not present in Sardinia at the moment. Analysing different concrete mixtures made with different replacement percentages of fine and coarse and only coarse recycled aggregates in place of the natural ones to create a product having good properties during production, transport and implementation, with good compatibility with all devices and machines employed in concrete plants. The intention is to use recycled aggregates produced exclusively by concrete, coming from authorized class A storage sites, immediately after their release from the crusher and to optimize the mix design of the recycled concrete and the relative packaging procedure. Determining the mechanical properties of recycled concrete made with different replacement percentages of coarse and fine and only coarse recycled aggregates and comparing them with ordinary concrete to measure the gap in performance and evaluating their use in structural concrete. Reviewing and examining the scientific scenario in the determination of mechanical properties of the transition zone (ITZ). The results obtained from characterization of fine and coarse recycled aggregates, show a variability in line with what usually occurs in the characterization of natural aggregates, especially for coarse aggregates. The CE marking of recycled aggregates from concrete only, now completely absent in Sardinia, appears to be a feasible goal. However, a complete reorganization of demolition companies with selective demolition and separation of C&D waste is essential, together with a reorganization of authorized storage sites. Experimental results show a generally good behaviour of fresh and hardened recycled concrete. In concrete made with only coarse recycled aggregates, for very high replacement percentages of 50% and 80%, the differences with the strength properties of ordinary concrete are minimal, and sometimes irrelevant. In concrete made with fine and coarse recycled aggregates a reduction in strength was found, but was contained for replacement percentages up to 50%. Fine recycled aggregates present more problems compared to coarse recycled aggregates, especially as regards water absorption and particle size distribution. Their use in practice is possible if the dosage of water, cement and additives to be included in the mix is studied in advance. The study of the mix in producing concrete, and in particular for recycled concretes, plays a role of fundamental importance. The excellent results obtained in this experimental work, in terms of workability and strength are probably for the most part to be attributed to the choices made in this stage, mostly as concerns the choice of the additive and the amount of compensating water added to the mixtures. An important result of the experiments performed concerns the possibility of producing structural concrete using real coarse and fine recycled aggregates coming exclusively from the waste crushed concrete, immediately as it comes out of the crusher, without the need to optimise the grain size curve. However, an optimal mix design must be arrived at, especially as concerns the W/C ratio and the quality and quantity of additive used.

The aim of this work was to use simulation as a tool to better understand areas of orthokinetic (shear-induced) aggregation which are still not well understood. These areas include aggregate structure, aggregate strength, breakup and restructuring and combined perikinetic/orthokinetic aggregation. Previous simulation studies were reviewed and it was concluded that the methodology of Chen and Doi (1989) was an appropriate starting point for this study. The modified simulation was validated by comparison with theoretical and experimental results. Orthokinetic aggregates were found to have a fractal structure with an estimated value of 1.65. Scaling exponents, which were shown to be indicative of fractal dimension, of 2.1-2.7 were also obtained. Flexible bonds allowed restructuring to occur which led to an increase in the co-ordination number, scaling exponent, aggregate strength and a reduction in aggregate size. Thus aggregate strength increases with fractal dimension. It was confirmed that both restructuring and breakup/reformation could lead to the formation of small, compact aggregates. The high shear conditions simulated favoured breakup/reformation, while restructuring was expected to dominate with more flexible bonds, possibly at lower shear rates. Taking some account of hydrodynamic interactions by the inclusion of Kirkwood-Riseman theory led to an increase in the compactness of the aggregates and the co-ordination numbers, as well as a decrease in size of the aggregates. The results showed that hydrodynamic interactions can not be ignored. The explanation for the dramatic effects was that particles/microflocs on the outer edges of the aggregates broke off and reformed in a more compact way. Erosion was found to dominate in all cases, thus supporting the theory that erosion dominates at higher fractal dimensions. The shearing range simulated was found to be relatively high (equivalent to <200s-1 for particles of 2-5??m), producing relatively small aggregates. Hence it is proposed that under high shear conditions, erosion dominates. It was shown by extension of the DLCA algorithmic restructuring work of Meakin and Jullien (1988, 1989) that the scattering patterns observed in gently sheared aggregating systems are consistent with the interpretation that the shearing causes partial restructuring at large length scales.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Missouri--Rolla, 2007.
Vita. The entire thesis text is included in file. Title from title screen of thesis/dissertation PDF file (viewed February 4, 2008) Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-69).

This document reports on a research project aimed at developing a concrete acoustic barrier made from Recycled Aggregate (RA) Concrete. The research project was undertaken in response to the needs expressed by the Victorian concrete recycling industry. The industry, the scientific community conducting research into relevant disciplines, and the community at large, represented by Victorian government agencies, are of the opinion that there is a need to devise a higher value utilisation application for selected concrete recycling products. This document outlines the rationale and objectives of the research project which involves the examination of Recycled Concrete (RC) Aggregate, the design and examination of RA Concrete, and finally the development of an acoustic barrier made from RA Concrete. The literature review presented in this report examines aspects of concrete recycling and concrete technology pertaining to traditional and alternative constituent materials for concrete production. Firstly, the importance and influence of fine and coarse aggregate on basic properties of concrete is introduced. Secondly, an account on the use of alternative materials in concrete technology, especially of coarse recycled aggregates and supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) is described. Thirdly, some of the physical and mechanical properties and how the use of RC Aggregate and SCM changes these properties are discussed. Fourthly, a number of commonly used techniques and neutron scattering techniques to investigate aggregate and concrete properties are introduced and discussed. Fifthly, the porosity of aggregate and concrete including durability are specifically discussed and testing methods are reasoned. The literature review also discusses the use of no-fines concrete; its physical, mechanical and acoustic properties. Finally it presents an account of the use of concrete in transportation traffic noise attenuation devices. This document continues with an outline of a methodology that was adopted in this research project. It outlines experimental work aimed at examining the properties of RC Aggregate which amongst other properties includes porosity, particle size distribution, water absorption, shape and density. It continues examining RA Concrete properties and includes, among other properties, compressive strength, porosity and durability as well as sound absorption of acoustic barrier. The methodology introduces standard and purposely modified test procedures used in the examination of aggregates, concrete and acoustic barrier. An account of various research techniques is presented, spanning from simple visual observations to more sophisticated neutron scattering techniques. The summary of test procedures follows a description of test specimen composition and their sizes, and a suite of tested specimens. It also introduces statistical methods used to analyse test results. After a detailed description of the aggregate, concrete and RA Concrete acoustic barrier, the document outlines a summary of data generated through the experimental program of this research project. The data on fine aggregate, on selected 14/10mm coarse RC Aggregate, on concrete made from natural and recycled aggregate and on acoustic barrier are presented and discussed. Test results of various physical, mechanical and acoustic properties of aggregate, concrete and barrier are reported, analysed and discussed. The data from observations, visual assessment and scientific experimentation of specific properties are then crossed analysed in a search for relationships between properties of fine and coarse aggregates and properties of concrete made from such aggregates. A cross analysis of data on ?less-fines? RA Concrete and on the acoustic performance of barrier is examined, and the relationship between the volume of interconnected voids in a porous part of ?less-fines? concrete, and the sound absorption of acoustic barrier is discussed and reported. The document then presents a synthesis of the literature review results, project aims adopted within the experimental program and test results in the three main areas of this research project. These areas include recycled concrete aggregate, recycled aggregate concrete and acoustic barrier made from RA Concrete. Finally, conclusions reached through the course of this investigation are summarised and recommendations are proposed in relation to the RA Concrete acoustic barrier. The main conclusion is that selected RC Aggregate can be used in the production of concrete of a compressive strength of 25MPa, if the moisture content and water absorption in the aggregate are closely monitored, and the foreign material content is kept below 1.5%. The author concludes that acoustic barrier made from selected RC Aggregate has unique sound absorption characteristics that can easily be tunable by a selection of appropriate aggregate and by specific concrete mix designs. Recommendations for further research are also proposed.

Thesis (PhD) - Swinburne University of Technology, 2006.
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology - 2006. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2006.
Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 75 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-62).

Pavement foundations for major roads in the UK were historically designed on an empirical basis, related to a single design chart, restricting the incorporation of superior performing materials or materials for which the empirical data sets were not available. The adoption of performance based specifications was promoted as they are perceived to 'open up' the use of alternative materials (including 'local' sources of primary materials) or techniques, and allow for the incorporation of superior performance into the overall pavement design. Parallel developments to the performance based design of pavement foundations (allowing for superior performance) and in situ testing required the support of laboratory based performance tests. These laboratory based tests were required to determine material performance parameters (elastic modulus and resistance to permanent deformation) for both unbound and hydraulically bound pavement foundation materials. A review of the available laboratory apparatus indicated that they were either; unrealistic (and hence unable to provide the required material performance parameters), or overly complex and more suited to fundamental research. Therefore, the requirement for developmental research work was identified. The research reported herein details the development, manufacture and initial evaluation of simplified laboratory apparatus (the Springbox for unbound materials and static stiffness test for hydraulically bound mixtures) designed to produce the performance parameters of elastic modulus and relative resistance to permanent deformation for pavement foundation materials. The equipment and test procedure evaluation was undertaken across a range of materials, giving initial guidance on likely in situ performance. The innovative laboratory apparatus and materials guidance (including the potential to use recycled and secondary aggregates) was incorporated into key Highways Agency specification and guidance documents, which in turn influence construction practice outside of motorways and major trunk roads. This research concludes by outlining a number of recommendations for continued development and evaluation, including feeding back data sets from long term in situ performance testing for subsequent refinement of assumptions.

The effects of maximum size coarse aggregate on the relationship between accelerated strength and 14-day normally cured strength of normal and superplasticized concrete have been investigated. The results obtained show that differences among maximum size coarse aggregates are greater in normal concrete than in superplasticized concrete in strength-producing properties. Among the various sizes of aggregates investigated, one-half inch maximum size of coarse aggregate exhibited higher strength producing properties. This report includes the test results as well as the procedures for the preparation and testing of concrete specimens. These specimens were prepared and tested at the concrete laboratory at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Master of Science
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In this thesis we investigate concepts associated with aggregation. The basic idea of aggregation is that there exists a reduced order model such that, for an appropriate initial condition, the trajectories of the reduced-order model are linear combinations of the trajectories of the ful 1-order model. We study systems which do not aggregate exactly, but which "nearly aggregate". It is shown that for "nearly aggregable" systems there exists a reduced-order model such that, for an appropriate initial condition, the trajectories of the reduced-order model are near a linear combination of the trajectories of the full-order model. Under certain conditions it has also been shown that near-aggregation is equivalent to near-unobservability (roughly, an invariant subspace close to the null space of C). Here we establish a relationship between near-unobservability and modal measures of observability as suggested by Selective Modal Analysis. With this result we then obtain an upper bound on the norm of the transfer function residue using near-unobservability measures. The Generalized Hessenberg Representation (GHR) and Dual GHR are examined throughout this analysis. It is finally shown that for SISO systems, the residue norm may be expressed in terms of certain parameters of the Dual GHR.
M.S.

Orientadores: Ana Elisabete Paganelli Guimaraes de Avila Jacintho, Gladis Camarini
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo
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Resumo: Todo material de construção após certo tempo de uso apresenta um desgaste que compromete a sua eficiência, fazendo com que a substituição e o descarte sejam imprescindíveis. Os isoladores elétricos de porcelana, após um dado período de uso, perdem suas funções isoladoras, tendo necessidade de serem substituídos, e o seu descarte mensal pelas concessionárias do setor elétrico brasileiro atinge dezenas de toneladas. Em muitos casos o depósito destes isoladores é executado de forma desordenada havendo o comprometimento das áreas de preservação ambientais e de mananciais. Durante o processo de fabricação desses isoladores elétricos também são gerados resíduos, chegando até a 10% do total produzido, cujo descarte é feito no lixo pelas indústrias cerâmicas. Estes dois tipos de rejeitos causam na natureza um passivo de material que leva muitos anos para sua decomposição. Assim, a caracterização deste material cerâmico e o desenvolvimento de um estudo que viabilize seu emprego em substituição aos agregados comumente usados em argamassas e concretos, é uma alternativa para a racionalização do descarte desse material e preservação da natureza. Para o uso de resíduos dos isoladores de porcelana na construção civil é necessário sua moagem em granulometrias similares aos agregados graúdos e miúdos comuns. Este trabalho estudou dosagens de concreto e argamassa com substituições paulatinas de isoladores moídos, comparando algumas de suas propriedades com traços de referência feitos com agregados comuns. Para cada traço foram estudadas as propriedades mecânicas, a trabalhabilidade, a cura e a durabilidade. Pelo fato dos isoladores de porcelana terem características similares aos agregados comuns após a moagem, sua utilização em argamassas e concretos, para os traços moldados e tipos de cura realizados, substituindo parcialmente o agregado, foi bastante satisfatória, principalmente quando o agregado substituído foi o agregado miúdo
Abstract: Every construction material after sometime of using presents wastages which compromises its efficiency and turns indispensable its substitution or disposal. Porcelain electrical insulators, after a certain time of use, lose their insulator functions and are needed to be substituted and its monthly disposal in the brazilian electric sector comes to more than ten tons. In many cases the deposit of these insulators is done in a messy way compromising the environment and springs. During the manufacturing process of these electric insulators, wastes are generated coming up to 10% of the total production and the disposal is done by the pottery industries in the garbage. These two types of rejection cause in nature a passive material which takes many years for its decomposition. Therefore the characterization of this pottery material and the development of a study substituting the aggregate materials used in mortars and concretes, is an alternative of the rationalization of the discard of this material and preservation of the environment. For the use of waste of the porcelain insulators in the civil construction, it is needed to grind them in grinders, similar to great and tiny common aggregates. This work studied concrete and mortar portions with gradual substitutions of ground insulators, comparing some of its properties with reference features done with common aggregates. For each feature were studied the mechanical properties, the working, the cure and the durability. Because of the porcelain insulators have similar characteristics to the common aggregates after the grind, their use in mortar and concretes for the feature patterns and types of cure performed, substituting partially the aggregates, it was quite satisfactory mainly when the substituted aggregate was the small aggregate
Mestrado
Arquitetura e Construção
Mestre em Engenharia Civil

A reciclagem de resíduos constitui uma opção para amenizar o impacto ambiental resultante da quantidade expressiva de detritos gerados pelas atividades produtivas do segmento da construção. Deste modo, o objetivo deste estudo é avaliar a utilização de agregados graúdos reciclados de concreto (ARC) em substituição ao agregado graúdo natural (AGN) para a produção de concretos com resistência à compressão de 30 MPa. O programa experimental iniciou-se com a caracterização física e granulométrica do agregado graúdo reciclado de concreto (ARC), e posterior comparação com as propriedades do agregado graúdo natural (AGN). Com base no conhecimento dessas propriedades, deu-se início a etapa de produção dos concretos. Foram estudados diferentes procedimentos de forma a reduzir o efeito da absorção de água do concreto pelo agregado reciclado durante o estado fresco. Também foi avaliada a influência da utilização de diferentes teores (0, 10%, 20%, 50% e 100%) de substituição do agregado graúdo natural pelo agregado graúdo reciclado de concreto nas propriedades do estado fresco e do estado endurecido do concreto. Embora tenha se verificado uma redução nos valores de resistência em relação ao concreto de referência (sem a presença de ARC), os concretos alcançaram o valor especificado de resistência à compressão (30 MPa) para todas as porcentagens de substituição de AGN por ARC. Com relação às propriedades de módulo de elasticidade e resistência à tração por compressão diametral, verificou-se que a redução nos resultados se intensifica conforme aumenta a porcentagem de ARC incorporado à mistura. Os valores registrados para absorção de água, por sua vez, aumentavam gradativamente de forma proporcional à quantidade de ARC no concreto.
The recycling of waste is an option to minimize the environmental impact of the significant amount of waste generated by production activities in the construction segment. Thus, the aim of this study is to evaluate the use of recycled coarse aggregate concrete (ARC) to replace the natural coarse aggregate (AGN) for the production of concrete with compressive strength of 30 MPa. The experimental program began with physical and particle size characterization of the recycled coarse aggregate concrete (ARC), and for comparison with the properties of natural coarse aggregate (AGN). Based on the knowledge of these properties, the next step was the production of concrete. Different procedures to reduce the effect of absorption of water by recycled concrete aggregate at the fresh state were studied. Also it was evaluated the effect of using different amounts (0, 10%, 20%, 50% and 100%) replacement of the natural coarse aggregate for concrete recycled coarse aggregate in to the properties of concrete at the fresh state and at the hardened state. Although it has been verified a decrease in the compressive strength values in relation to the reference concrete (without the presence of ARC), for all AGN replacement percentages by ARC was reached the value specified compressive strength (30 MPa). With regard to the modulus of elasticity and splitting tensile strength, it was found that the reduction in results intensifies with increasing percentage of ARC incorporated into the mixture. The values recorded for water absorption, in turn, gradually increased in proportion to the amount of the ARC.

Foi realizado na Região Metropolitana do Recife nos municípios de Abreu e lima, Araçoiaba, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Camaragibe, Igarassu, Ipojuca, Itamaracá, Itapissuma, Moreno, Olinda, Recife, Jaboatão dos Guararapes e São Lourenço da Mata a coleta de materiais que servem como Saibro, em jazidas já exploradas comercialmente, com o objetivo de avaliar a melhor característica desse Saibro e a aplicação em argamassas na construção civil, bem como o seu uso de modo não mais empírico. Para isso se fez jus os ensaios de caracterização física através da análise granulométrica com sedimentação de acordo com a ABNT-NBR 7181/1984, a consistência (limite de liquidez conforme ABNT-NBR 6459/1984 e limite de plasticidade conforme ABNT-NBR 7180/1984). A determinação da massa específica dos grãos do solo de acordo com a ABNT-NBR 6508/1984, limite de contração de acordo com a ABNT-NBR 7183/1982. Os resultados obtidos indicam que existe influência significativa na quantidade de argila e no grau de contração.
It was accomplished in the Metropolitan Area of Recife in the municipal districts of Abreu e Lima, Araçoiaba, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Camaragibe, Igarassu, Ipojuca, Itamaracá, Itapissuma, Moreno, Olinda, Recife, Jaboatão dos Guararapes and São Lourenço da Mata the collection of materials that they serve as Clay-Shale, in lied explored already commercially, with the objective of evaluating the best characteristic of that Clay-Shale and the application in mortars in the building site, as well as his/her way use no more empiric. For that it was made right the rehearsals of physical characterization through the analysis granulométrica with sedimentation in agreement with ABNT-NBR 7181/1984, the consistence (liquidity limit according to ABNT-NBR 6459/1984 and plasticity limit according to ABNT-NBR 7180/1984). The determination of the specific mass of the grains of the soil in agreement with ABNT-NBR 6508/1984, contraction limit in agreement with ABNT-NBR 7183/1982. The obtained results indicate that significant influence exists in the amount of clay and in the contraction degree.

Orientador: Vladimir Antonio Paulon
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo
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Resumo: Pesquisas para utilização de materiais reciclados e/ou inservíveis da construção civil em seus insumos, concretos e argamassas, é prática recorrente há seis décadas no mundo. No Brasil este uso vem ganhando destaque a cerca de vinte anos principalmente com os entulhos de construção e da cerâmica vermelha. Há uma lacuna a ser preenchida pela cerâmica branca, em especial pelos isoladores elétricos de porcelana, pois seu passivo nacional anual é de 25.000 toneladas proveniente sobretudo da substituição de peças obsoletas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi comprovar a utilização desta porcelana em concretos e argamassas através de sua incorporação com diferentes graus de moagem, variando de granulometria similar ao cimento até aos agregados, miúdo e graúdo, além do estudo referente a influência da camada de esmalte externa aos isoladores através de ensaios mecânicos, de durabilidade e de imagens por MEV e EDS. Para a adição da cerâmica ao cimento nos teores em massa de 5%, 10%, 25%, 50% e 70%, nas argamassas a melhora nos resultados dos ensaios realizados comprovam sua atividade pozolânica e sua potencialidade de uso. Nos ensaios dos concretos com isoladores de porcelana substituindo o agregado miúdo comum ou ambos os agregados, nos teores de 25%, 50%, 75% e 100%, os aumentos de resistências à compressão simples e à tração por compressão diametral obtidos foram superiores a 50% quando comparados aos valores do concreto de referência. A influência da camada de esmalte superficial dos isoladores não foi constada nos ensaios realizados, sendo este mais um fator pró-utilização desta porcelana. As melhoras conferidas às argamassas e aos concretos, quando moldados com agregados ou aglomerantes cerâmicos em suas propriedades mecânicas e de durabilidade acompanhadas dos ensaios de imagens comprovam a utilização dos isoladores elétricos de porcelana nos insumos da construção civil oferecendo com isso às indústrias cerâmicas uma alternativa de uso a esta porcelana e diminuindo a produção de cimento e a extração dos agregados
Abstract: Researches for using recycled materials and/or useless for civil building in input, concretes and mortars, is a practice used for six decades in the world. In Brazil this use is standing out for about20 years mainly with the construction waste and the red ceramic. There is a gap to be fulfilled by the white ceramic especially by the porcelain electric insulators, because of its national passive which is of 25,000 tons proceeded from the substitution of obsolete parts. The purpose of this work is to confirm the utility of this porcelain in concretes and mortars through its incorporation with different degrees of grinding, varying its grinding similar to cement till the aggregates, tiny and great, besides the study referring to the external enamel surface influence to isolators through mechanical test, durability and by SEM and EDS images. Increasing the ceramic to cement in the mass theors of 5%, 10%, 25%, 50% and 70% in the mortar, the improvement in the test results performed, confirm its pozzolanic activity and its potential use. In the concrete test with porcelain insulator substituting the tiny common aggregate or both the aggregates, in theors of 25%, 50%,75% and 100%, the increase in resistance to compressive strength and traction by diametral compression obtained were superior to 50% when compared to the value of the referenced concrete. The influence of the superficial enamel of the insulator was not noticed in the performed tests, therefore being this one more factor for the use of this porcelain. The improvements noticed to the mortars and the concretes, when molded with aggregates or ceramic waste in their mechanical properties and durability followed by image test, confirm the utility of porcelain electric insulator in the input of civil construction offering with this to the ceramic industries an alternative of use to this porcelain and decreasing the cement production and the extraction of aggregates
Doutorado
Recursos Hidricos, Energeticos e Ambientais
Doutor em Engenharia Civil

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Brazil is the world's largest non-sugar-alcohol complex that has been expanding in recent times, driven by the advent of bioenergy, exerting a leadership in all segments. The residue generated at the end of the sugarcane bagasse milling process is used for the generation of energy by burning in boilers. At the end of the burning as residual ash are released into the environment inadequately, and may cause environmental problems due to the generation of waste as a sugarcane bagasse ash. The interest of the research is to justify the demand through a job offer from the sugarcane bagasse ash (CBC) in concrete structures, due to the large volume of generation and the concern with the environment. The objective of this research is to evaluate the performance of the conventional contract made of sugar cane residues proved from mills. The results were reported with a 0%, 20% and 40% substitution of natural sand by BCC, where this mixture may contribute to a compound more difficult than conventional concrete. It is also concluded that although the use of CBC has not significantly reduced the final value of m³ of concrete, the gain in relation to the mechanical performance was higher. It can be concluded that the specimens produced have obtained sufficient mechanical strength to be dismantled, transported and conditioned prior to use, in the same way as the referents.
O Brasil é o maior produtor mundial no complexo sucroalcooleiro que vem se expandindo nos últimos tempos, impulsionado pelo advento da bioenergia, exercendo a liderança em todos os segmentos. O resíduo gerado ao final do processo de moagem do bagaço da cana-de-açúcar é utilizado para a geração de energia por meio da queima em caldeiras. Ao final da queima as cinzas residuais são lançadas no meio ambiente de forma inadequada, podendo causar problemas ambientais em decorrência da geração de resíduos como a cinza do bagaço de cana-de-açúcar. O interesse desta pesquisa justifica-se pela necessidade de se avaliar a possibilidade do emprego da cinza do bagaço da cana-de-açúcar (CBC) em estruturas de concreto, devido ao grande volume de geração e a preocupação com o meio ambiente. O objetivo desta pesquisa é avaliar o desempenho do concreto convencional confeccionado de resíduos de cana-de-açúcar proveniente de usinas. Os resultados foram apresentados com a substituição de 0%, 20% e 40% da areia natural por CBC, onde essa mistura pode contribuir para um composto mais durável que o concreto convencional. Conclui-se, também, que apesar do uso da CBC não ter diminuído significativamente o valor final do m3 do concreto, o ganho em relação ao desempenho mecânico foi maior. Pode-se concluir que os corpos-de-prova produzidos obtiveram resistência mecânica suficiente para serem desmoldados, transportados e acondicionados antes do uso, da mesma forma que os de referência.

Uma das aplicações dos agregados provenientes da reciclagem dos resíduos de construção civil (ARC) é na fabricação de concretos no slump. Este tipo de concreto é utilizado na fabricação de peças conformadas por vibração e vibro compactação. Porém, as características dos agregados de ARC dificultam a dosagem desse tipo de concreto, pois ocorrem variações na trabalhabilidade dependendo da morfologia e absorção de água. O estudo da dosagem de ARC é importante pois ao ser utilizado altera as propriedades do concreto, em especial do concreto no slump, devido à necessidade de manter a forma imediatamente após a desmoldagem. Desta forma, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar o efeito do agregado ARC nas características do concreto no slump, com a avaliação da influência do processo de fabricação na forma das partículas e da pré-molhagem do agregado nas propriedades reológicas e na resistência mecânica à compressão. Para isto, foram estudadas composições de concretos utilizando agregados reciclados com diferentes teores de excesso de pasta e diferentes relações água/cimento (a/c), além da composição sugerida pela ABCP para concretos utilizados em meio fio com agregados naturais. Com a composição que apresentou os melhores resultados e com o traço de referência foi realizada a análise do custo de fabricação de uma peça de meio-fio com cada um dos concretos, a fim de se avaliar o impacto econômico da substituição do agregado. Observou-se diferenças entre os agregados reciclados e naturais, tanto em relação as propriedades quanto a morfologia, fatos que resultaram em características distintas também nos concretos obtidos. No estudo da pré-molhagem foi possível observar que diferentes taxas de pré-molhagem resultaram em comportamentos distintos tanto no estado fresco como no endurecido, sendo obtida variação de 60% na resistência à compressão entre os teores de 75 e 65% de pré-molhagem. Com a obtenção de traços variando o excesso de pasta e a/c pode-se observar que a composição com a/c de 0,35 e teor de pasta de - 5% foi a que resultou em melhores características para a produção de peças submetidas à vibração. Apesar desta composição atingir o mínimo de 11 MPa exigido por norma para a fabricação de meio-fio, o custo para fabricação de uma peça de concreto com agregado reciclado foi 17% maior do que o custo com agregados naturais, resultado ligado ao maior consumo de cimento exigido pelo concreto com ARC para atingir a resistência exigida.
One of the applications of aggregates from the recycling of civil construction waste (CCW) is in no slump concrete manufacturing. This type of concrete is used in the manufacture of parts shaped by vibration and vibrocompression, for example. However, the characteristics of CCW aggregates make it difficult to measure this type of concrete, since there are variations in the workability depending on the morphology and water absorption. The study of CCW aggregate is important because its use changes the concrete properties, especially in no slump concrete, due to the necessity to maintain the form immediately after the demolding. Therefore, the present work aim to evaluate the effect of the CCW aggregate on the no slump concrete characteristics, with the evaluation of the influence of the particle formation process and the pre-wetting of the aggregate on the rheological properties and the compression strength. For this, concrete compositions were studied using recycled aggregates with different contents of excess paste and different water/cement (a/c) ratios, in addition to the composition suggested by ABCP for concrete used in curb with natural aggregates. With the composition that presented the best results and with the reference mix design it was performed the analysis of the manufacturing cost of a piece of curb with each of the concretes, in order to evaluate the economic impact of the replacement of the aggregate. It was observed differences between the recycled and natural aggregates, both in relation to the properties and morphology, facts that resulted in different characteristics also in the concretes obtained. In the pre-wetting study, it was possible to observe that different pre-wetting rates resulted in different behaviors in both the fresh and hardened state, with a 60% variation in the compressive strength between 75 and 65% pre-wetting rates. By obtaining traces varying the excess of paste and a/c it can be observed that the composition with a/c of 0.35 and paste content of -5% was the one that resulted in better characteristics for the production of vibration pieces. Although this composition reached the minimum of 11 MPa required by standard for the production of curb, the cost for manufacturing a piece of concrete with recycled aggregate was 17% higher than the cost with natural aggregates, a result linked to the higher consumption of cement required by concrete with CCW to achieve the required strength.

Orientador: Hildebrando Herrmann, Richard Poulin
Tese (Doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Geociências
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Resumo: Os impactos biofísicos e sociais causados pela mineração de agregados têm colocado este ramo da mineração no centro de situações de conflito, seja por causa do avanço da urbanização sobre áreas de mineração ou por causa de pressões da sociedade civil para impor restrições ao seu desenvolvimento. A busca de soluções para este problema tem exigido do poder público uma grande capacidade de conciliar os interesses divergentes e de assegurar o equilíbrio entre a oferta e a demanda por estes bens minerais. Para este fim, Política e Gestão desempenham um papel fundamental, pois estas são um instrumento eficaz de planejamento e ação. O objetivo desta tese é analisar e comparar experiências de políticas e gestão aplicada aos agregados minerais no Canadá e Brasil. Foram analisados os instrumentos dessas políticas, o desenho organizacional do Estado e o conflito entre o planejamento local e regional. Os resultados da pesquisa mostraram que os casos canadenses analisados são baseados em um forte planejamento provincial, que visa proteger os depósitos dos agregados minerais da esterilização, a fim de atender a demanda futura. Por outro lado, as províncias têm feito grandes esforços para garantir a recuperação de áreas degradadas pela mineração, utilizando, para isso, instrumentos econômicos, tais como cauções e seguros. Especialmente na Província de Ontário, a sua política de agregados minerais é mais eficiente em termos de seus principais objetivos e tem uma postura pró-ativa do setor de produção de agregados minerais. No entanto, seu foco não é o caminho do desenvolvimento sustentável. Para isso seria necessário alterar sua política baseada na garantia da oferta de agregados minerais por uma política baseada em uma gestão econômica da demanda. No Brasil, observou-se que, diferentemente do Canadá, a base legislativa do país permite uma participação muito pluralista das diferentes esferas de poder quando se trata de leis e elaboração de políticas ambientais para os agregados minerais. Entretanto, os resultados dessas políticas nos estudos de caso analisados têm sido bastante limitados devido a problemas como a falta de normas constitucionais que definam claramente as competências legislativas e materiais no âmbito federal, estadual e municipal. Tal situação tem levado à promulgação de leis contraditórias e ações desconexas entre os órgãos públicos responsáveis pela execução das políticas relacionadas com agregados minerais. Ainda, a falta de garantias para a recuperação de áreas degradadas pela mineração de agregados é um problema a ser resolvido a fim de garantir operações em sintonia com as modernas exigências ambientais
Resumé: Les perturbations biophysiques et sociaux causés par l'exploitation en carrière des granulats a placée dans le centre de scénarios de conflit, que ce soit en raison des progrès de l'urbanisation sur les ressources en granulats ou en raison de pressions de la société civile pour imposer des restrictions à leur développement. La recherche de solutions à ce problème a en outre demandé aux gouvernements public une grande habileté pour concilier les intérêts divergents et à assurer l'équilibre entre l'offre et la demande pour ces produits minéraux. À cette fin, la politique et la gestion jouent un rôle fondamental, car elles sont un outil efficace pour la planification et l'action. L'objectif de ce papier est d'analyser et de comparer leurs expériences de politiques appliquées aux granulats minéraux en provenance du Canada et du Brésil. Nous avons analysé les instruments de ces politiques, la conception de l'état d'organisation, le conflit entre la planification locale et régionale et les différences entre les points de vue de l'industrie et les intervenants. Les résultats de recherche illustré que les politiques canadiennes relatives aux granulats minéraux sont fondées sur une solide planification provinciale qui cherche à protéger les dépôts des granulats minéraux de la stérilisation afin de répondre à la demande future. D'autre part, les provinces ont fait de grands efforts pour assurer la réhabilitation des zones dégradées par l'exploitation minière, en utilisant, pour cela, des instruments économiques tels que les dépôts de garantie et les assurances. Ces politiques sont plus efficaces en termes de leurs principaux objectifs et ont a une posture pro-active du secteur de la production de granulats mineraux. Cependant, ce modèle a été vivement contestée par la société civile, surtout dans la province de l'Ontario, qui a pressé le gouvernement provincial de modifier l'approche traditionnelle de politique que qui se concentre sur le approvisionnement de granulats minéraux et la réhabilitation des zones dégradées pour une politique basée sur la conservation de l'environnement et la gestion de la demande de ces minéraux. Au Brésil, il a été observé que, contrairement au Canada, la base législative du pays permet une participation très pluraliste des différentes sphères du pouvoir quand il s'agit de l'élaboration de lois et de politiques pour les granulats mineraux. Cependant, les résultats de ces politiques ont été plutôt limités, malgré les efforts considérables déployés ces dernières années. Des problèmes tels que l'absence de règles constitutionnelles qui définissent clairement les pouvoirs législatifs et matériaux aux niveaux fédéral, étatique et municipal ont conduit à la promulgation de lois contradictoires et des actions disjointes entre les entités publiques chargées de la mise en oeuvre des politiques relatives aux granulats mineraux. Pourtant, l'absence de garanties pour le récupération des zones dégradées par l'exploitation minière des granulats est un problème être résolus afin d'assurer une extraction plus efficace et qu'il est en conformité avec les exigences environnementales modernes
Abstract: The biophysical and social disruption caused by aggregates mining has placed it at the center of conflict scenarios, either because of advancing urbanization on the aggregates resources or because of pressures from civil society to impose restrictions on their development. The search for solutions to this problem has required of the governments a large ability to reconcile the divergent interests and to ensure a balance between the supply and demand of these mineral goods. To this end, policy and management play a fundamental role, since they are an efficient tool for planning and action. The aim of this thesis is to analyze and compare experiences of policy and management applied to mineral aggregates in Canada and Brazil. We analyzed the instruments of these policies, the state organizational design and the conflict between the local and regional planning.The research results showed that the Canadian policies related to mineral aggregates are based on a strong provincial planning that seeks to protect the deposits of mineral aggregates from sterilization in order to meet future demand. On the other hand, the provinces have made great efforts to ensure the rehabilitation of areas degraded by mining, using, for this, economic instruments such as deposits and insurances. Such policies are more efficient in terms of their main goals and have a pro-active posture of the mineral aggregates producing sector. However, this model has been hotly contested by civil society, especially in the Province of Ontario, which has pressed the provincial government to change the traditional policy approach that focuses on the provision of mineral aggregates and the rehabilitation of degraded areas to a policy based on environmental conservation and the management of demand for these mineral inputs. In Brazil, it has been observed that, unlike Canada, the country's legislative basis allows a very pluralistic participation of the different spheres of power when it comes to drafting laws and policies for mineral aggregates. However, the results of these policies have been rather limited, despite the great efforts made in recent years. Problems such as the lack of constitutional rules that clearly define the legislative and materials powers at the federal, state and municipal levels have led to the enactment of conflicting laws and disjointed actions between the public entities responsible for the implementation of policies related to mineral aggregates. Still, the lack of guarantees for the recovery degraded areas by aggregates mining is a problem to be faced in order to ensure a more efficient extraction and that it is in line with modern environmental requirements
Doutorado
Geologia e Recursos Naturais
Doutor em Ciências

Materiais cerâmicos provenientes de blocos e telhas presentes nos resíduos da construção civil são considerados contaminantes na produção de agregados reciclados, pois apresentam reduzida resistência mecânica à compressão e ao impacto, além de elevada porosidade. Estas características fazem com que argamassas e concretos produzidos com agregados reciclados mistos tenham baixa resistência à compressão e elevada absorção de água, devido a porosidade intrínseca desses agregados. Como uma alternativa para o aproveitamento tecnológico deste tipo de material, a cerâmica passou a ser estudada como matéria prima da álcali-ativação, seja por meio da combinação direta com a cal hidratada ou como adição ao cimento Portland (reação pozolânica). O objetivo deste trabalho é estudar a álcali-ativação de pó de blocos cerâmicos com cal hidratada, visando propriedades aglomerantes, para estudar o potencial pozolânico do agregado reciclado misto. Para isso, o estudo foi realizado em três etapas: avaliação da reatividade do pó de blocos cerâmicos em função da temperatura de sinterização; avaliação da reatividade do pó de blocos cerâmicos em função do tamanho das partículas e do tipo de ativador básico utilizado e, avaliação da cinética da reação de álcali-ativação em função da relação molar SiO2/CaO, além do método de cura. A partir dos resultados obtidos, observou-se que a reatividade do pó de blocos cerâmicos sofre influência da temperatura de sinterização da argila e do tamanho das partículas. O bloco cerâmico comercial não atingiu os requisitos físicos para ser classificado como pozolana, obtendo no ensaio Chapelle o valor de 305 mg de Ca(OH)2 fixadas por grama de pozolana e 5,5 MPa de resistência mecânica com a cal no ensaio IAP. A adição de Ca(OH)2 no pó de blocos cerâmicos, com relação molar SiO2/CaO igual a 2,75, proporcionou a maior resistência mecânica à compressão, quando curada a 77 ºC e 90% de umidade relativa, atingindo 8,5 MPa aos 28 dias. No decorrer da reação de álcali-ativação do pó de blocos cerâmicos, observou-se baixo calor de hidratação e acelerado consumo de Portlandita. Ao final da reação, foi possível a determinação de fases de silicato de cálcio e silicato de alumínio hidratados por meio de difratometria de raios X e morfologias reticulares pelo ensaio de microscopia eletrônica de varredura.
Ceramic materials from bricks and tiles present in construction waste are considered contaminants in the production of recycled aggregates, as they have a low compressive and impact strength, as well as high porosity. These characteristics make mortars and concretes produced with mixed recycled aggregates have low compressive strength and high water absorption due to the porosity of the recycled aggregates. As an alternative to the technological use of this type of material, the ceramic has been studied as an alkali-activation raw material, either by direct combination with hydrated lime or as an addition to Portland cement (pozzolan reaction). The aim of this work is to study the alkali-activation of ceramic bricks powder with hydrated lime, aiming binding properties. For this, the study was carried out in three stages: evaluation of the reactivity of the ceramic bricks powder as a function of the burning temperature; evaluation of the reactivity of the ceramic bricks powder as a function of the particle distribution; and the evaluation of the alkaliactivation reaction kinetics as a function of the SiO2/CaO molar ratio, as well as the cure method. From the results obtained, it was observed that the reactivity of the ceramic bricks powder is influenced by the burning temperature of the clay and the size of the particles. The commercial ceramic bricks did not meet the physical requirements to be classified as pozzolan, obtaining in the Chapelle test the value of 305 mg of Ca(OH)2 fixed by gram of pozzolan and 5.5 MPa of compressive strength with lime in the IAP test. The addition of Ca(OH)2 in the ceramic bricks powder whose SiO2/CaO molar ratio was 2.75 gave the highest compressive strength when cured at 77 °C and 90% of relative humidity, reaching 8.5 MPa at 28 days. In the course of the alkali-activation reaction of the ceramic bricks powder, it was observed low hydration heat and accelerated portlandite consumption. At the end of the reaction it was possible to determine calcium silicate and aluminum silicate hydrated phases by X-ray diffraction and reticular morphologies by the scanning electron microscopy.

Com o surgimento da tecnologia da pré-fabricação, a construção civil tem adquirido elevada agilidade, reduzindo os prazos de construção e maior qualidade no controle de execução. Dentre as diversas peças pré-fabricadas, a telha em concreto protendido autoportante tem por característica cobrir vãos de até 25 m, sem a existência de estrutura de apoio intermediária. Sendo um produto esbelto, exige um aprimoramento constante para aumentar a durabilidade da estrutura quanto à corrosão da armadura e manter sua adequação ao uso. O objetivo desse trabalho é reduzir a permeabilidade das telhas pré-fabricadas, além de analisar a influência desse parâmetro na durabilidade do concreto frente às classes de agressividade da norma NBR 9062/2006. A norma estabelece um fator a/c máximo de 0,45 e resistência característica à compressão mínima de 40 MPa, enquadrando-se como classe de agressividade ambiental II - Urbana. Para tal, foram escolhidas algumas adições minerais existentes na região da grande Curitiba (metacaulim e filler), além de um aditivo impermeabilizante interno, comparando com o traço de referência preexistente em linha de produção. As dosagens foram definidas com base no empacotamento de partículas e caracterizadas quanto à resistência mecânica à compressão, absorção de água por imersão e por capilaridade e, penetração de água sob pressão, além dos ensaios de porosimetria por intrusão de mercúrio (PIM), carbonatação e penetração de íons cloreto. Em termos de resistência mecânica à compressão, a dosagem referência apresentou os melhores resultados (em função da menor relação água/cimento e maior consumo de cimento), seguido pelo concreto com aditivo impermeabilizante e com metacaulim. Para a absorção de água, todas as dosagens apresentaram-se como concretos duráveis, com destaque para o metacaulim e filler+aditivo impermeabilizante. Quanto à absorção capilar, todas as dosagens apresentaram baixa permeabilidade. Para a penetração de água sob pressão todas se apresentam como impermeáveis em condições agressivas, com destaque para o uso do metacaulim e do aditivo impermeabilizante. O ensaio de PIM mostra que a dosagem com filler possui uma concentração maior de poros e que a dosagem com metacaulim apresenta o menor diâmetro máximo de poros, com uma tendência ao refinamento em diâmetros menores. Quando analisado o resultado de carbonatação, o metacaulim apresentou o melhor resultado, possibilitando um menor cobrimento da armadura para uma vida útil de 50 anos. Quanto à penetração de cloretos, a dosagem com metacaulim, apresentou uma redução maior em relação às demais dosagens pela sua atividade pozolânica, contribuindo para a durabilidade do concreto. Em linhas gerais, é possível melhorar a impermeabilidade do concreto com o acréscimo de 8% do metacaulim sobre o peso do cimento, ainda com uma redução de 5,2% de cimento, com bons resultados também para o uso de 1% de aditivo impermeabilizante. Quanto à durabilidade, a otimização da curva granulométrica dos agregados e o uso do metacaulim possibilitam a utilização de telhas pré-fabricadas em regiões de classe de agressividade III - Industrial ou Marinha, observando o cobrimento mínimo da armadura.
With the emerging precast concrete technology, the civil construction has acquired high agility, reducing construction time and greater quality control in execution. Among several precast pieces, tile in prestressed concrete is characterized by selfsupporting spans of up to 25 m, without the existence of an intermediate support structure. Being a slim product, requires an improvement in increasing the durability of the structure because of the steel corrosion and maintain their fitness for use. The objective of this research is to reduce the permeability of the precast tiles, and analyzing their influence in the durability of the concrete face of the aggressiveness classes constants in the NBR 9062/2006, that establish the a/c ratio up to 0,45 and minimum compressive strength characteristic of 40 MPa, positioning themselves as a class of environmental aggressiveness II - Urban. For this, were selected a few mineral admixture from Curitiba/Paraná and a waterproof internal admixture, comparing with the concrete mix pre-existing in production line. The concrete dosages were defined by packing particles and were analysed for mechanical compressive strength, water absorption by immersion and by capillarity and water penetration under pressure, in addition to tests of mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP), carbonation and chloride ion penetration. About the mechanical compressive strength, the dosage reference showed the best results (due to lower water / cement ratio and higher cement consumption), followed by concrete with waterproofing admixture and metakaolin. For water absorption, all measurements fall as durable concrete, especially the metakaolin additive and filler + waterproofing. For the water absorption, all dosages presented low permeability. For the water penetration under pressure all fall as impervious to several conditions, especially with metakaolin and waterproofing admixture. The MIP test shows that the dosage with filler has a higher concentration of pores and the dosage with metakaolin has the smallest maximum diameter of pores, with a tendency towards refinement in smaller diameters. When analyzing the carbonation, the metakaolin showed the best results, allowing a smaller reinforcement cover for a lifetime of 50 years. As the penetration of chlorides ions, the metakaolin, showed a greater reduction comparing with other dosages for its pozzolanic activity, contributing to the concrete durability. In general, it is possible to improve the concrete impermeability with the addition of 8% of metakaolin by weight of cement, with 5,2% of cement reduction, showing good results also using 1% of waterproofing admixture. As for durability, the optimizing of aggregates granulometric curve and the use of metakaolin enables the use of prefabricated tiles in regions of class of environmental aggressiveness III - Industrial or Marine, observing the minimum concrete cover of reinforcement.

O cimento Portland (CP) é um produto industrializado que não é só consumidor de energia e de matérias-primas, mas também responsável por grandes emissões de CO2. Além do impacto ambiental, a presença de alguns compostos hidratados que em contato com os sulfatos, produzem fases expansivas que reduzem a vida útil das estruturas. Adições minerais, como as escórias de alto-forno, têm sido adicionadas para reduzir o clínquer e aumentar a resistência aos sulfatos, porém nem todas as escórias conferem empregabilidade como adição devido a sua composição química. Cimentos com adições apresentam ganho de resistência muito lento nas primeiras idades, tornando-se desinteressante para a cadeia produtiva da construção civil. Assim, as limitações que o CP apresenta, somada ao aumento dos resíduos, incentivaram a busca por aglomerantes isentos de clínquer. A álcali ativação proporcionou a possibilidade de reaproveitamento de diversos subprodutos, pois a cinética de reação é similar ao CP, devido à semelhança química e liberação de calor. Pesquisas ligadas à durabilidade dos cimentos álcali ativados (CAT) ainda são bastante reduzidas, principalmente a eficácia dos métodos empregados para avaliação da resistência aos sulfatos em ambientais laboratoriais. Portanto, este trabalho teve como objetivo investigar o comportamento das pastas de escórias ativadas com 5% de NaOH e CP resistente a sulfatos (CPIV-RS) em ambientes sulfatados através do método NIST e comparar com o método acelerado em argamassas proposto pela NBR 13583:2014. As avaliações incluíram as análises microestruturais (DRX/MEV/DTG) e macroestrutural através de inspeções visuais, variação dimensional, variação de massa e resistência à compressão. Os resultados indicaram que nas condições ensaiadas, os métodos acelerados de avaliação da resistência aos sulfatos não apresentaram diferenças significativas entre as pastas e argamassas. Os CATs apresentaram desempenho superior antes e depois da exposição ao Na2SO4 comparados aos CPIV-RS, favorecendo a hidratação e a resistência à compressão. Por outro lado, a formação da gipsita parece ser o principal produto de degradação dos CATs na solução de MgSO4, originado pela descalcificação do C-S-H, afetando fortemente as propriedades físicas, químicas e mecânicas dos cimentos álcali ativados.
Portland cement (PC) is an industrialized product that is not so consuming of energy and raw materials, but also responsible for large CO2 emissions. Besides the environmental impact, the presence of some hydrated compounds that in contact with the sulfates, produce expansive phases that reduce the useful life of the structures. Minerals additions, such as blast furnace slag, have been added to reduce clinker and increase resistance to sulphates, but not all slags confer employability as addition because of their chemical composition. Cements with additions show very low resistance gain in the early ages, making it uninteresting for the productive chain of civil construction. Thus, the limitations that PC presents, together with the increase of residues, have encouraged the search for clinker-free binders. Alkali-activation provided the possibility of reuse of several by-products, because the reaction kinetics is similar to PC, due to chemical similarity and heat release. Researches related to the durability of alkaliactivated cements (AAC) are still very low, mainly the efficacy of the methods used to evaluate the resistance to sulfates in laboratory environments. Therefore, the objective of this work was to investigate the behavior of slag pastes activated with 5% NaOH and sulfate resistant PC (PCIV-SR) in sulphated environments using the NIST method and to compare with the accelerated mortar method proposed by NBR 13583:2014. The evaluations included microstructural analysis (XRD/SEM/DTG) and macrostructural analysis through visual inspection, dimensional variation, mass variation and compressive strength. The results indicated that under the conditions tested, the accelerated methods of sulfate resistance evaluation did not present significant differences between pastes and mortars. The AACs presented better performance before and after exposure to Na2SO4 compared to PCPIV-SR, favoring hydration and compressive strength. On the other hand, the formation of gypsum appears to be the main degradation product of the AACs in the MgSO4 solution, caused by the C-S-H decalcification, strongly affecting the physical, chemical and mechanical properties of the activated alkali cements.

Programa de mestrado interinstitucional UTFPR/IFAM - MINTER/MANAUS
Na construção civil tem-se procurado mecanismos por meio de novas técnicas que possibilitem viabilizar a sustentabilidade dessa atividade produtiva, espeitando às questões ambientais e a tendência de escassez dos recursos naturais. A indústria da construção civil tem buscado na reciclagem dos resíduos de construção e demolição (RCD) uma forma de atenuar o impacto ambiental e buscar uma fonte alternativa de matéria-prima. Associado a essa preocupação, grandes centros consumidores da região Amazônica, como Manaus, utilizam agregados para produção de concretos e argamassas minerados dos leitos dos rios e trazidos de grandes distâncias. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo estudar a obtenção de blocos de argamassa celular para alvenarias, utilizando agregados de RCD em substituição aos agregados convencionais. Os blocos de argamassa celular são largamente utilizados na Europa como elementos de alvenaria devido à capacidade de isolamento térmico e acústico, parâmetros esse de grande relevância para um elemento construtivo também em regiões de clima quente. Em Manaus existem empresas que constroem habitações com argamassa celular monolítica, ou seja, todas as alvenarias da residência são moldadas em uma única etapa. Assim, após obtenção e caracterização da fração cinza de RCD, foi utilizada uma composição comercial de argamassa celular para analisar a substituição dos agregados alternativos pelo RCD. Com isso buscou-se também obter uma dosagem mais econômica, com resistência mecânica exigida pela norma brasileira para blocos e minimizar o impacto ambiental de argamassas celulares convencionais. Os resultados técnicos foram favoráveis, com potencial para consumir agregados de RCD, contribuindo assim na gestão ambiental desse resíduo da construção civil.
In building construction, we have searched for mechanisms through new technologies which enable the sustainability of this productive activity, respecting the environmental issues and the shortage of natural products. Civil construction industry has searched for construction and demolition recycling (RCD) as a way of mitigating the environmental impact and a way of seeking for an alternative source of raw material. Associated with this concern, large consumer centers in the Amazon region, such as Manaus, have been using aggregates to produce concrete and mortar mined from the riverbeds and brought from great distances. This work aims to study the acquisition of blocks of masonry mortar cell, using clusters of RCD as a substitute for conventional aggregate. The blocks of mortar cell are widely used in Europe as masonry units due to their thermal and acoustic isolation abilities, which constitute very important parameters for building elements in warm climates. In Manaus, there are companies that build houses with mortar and monolithic cells, i.e., all the walls of the residence are molded in a single step. Thus, after obtaining and characterizing the ash fraction of RCD, we used a commercial composition of mortar cell to analyze the substitution of the alternative aggregates by RCD. With this procedure we searched to obtain a more economic dosage with the strength required by the Brazilian standard blocks and minimize the environmental impact of conventional mortar cells. The technique results were positive, with the potential of consuming RCD aggregates, thus contributing to the environmental management of this civil construction waste.

A dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master Technology: Quality in the Faculty of Engineering at the Cape Penisula University of Technology
Uneven surfaces on national roads that often lead to difficulty and even danger can be extremely hazardous when wet, due to mud and cracks, and also create dust pollution for motorists, pedestrians, residents and business. The continuing use of low quality raw materials in producing hot mix asphalt for national roads, leads to regular maintenance at a very high cost. The quality aggregates (stone that is used to produce asphalt), and the quality of bitumen are often inadequate for the correct composition of hot mix asphalt. The mst important factors affecting initial and long term performance of the highways is the inferior pavement structure and condition, due to poor aggregates (raw material)from suppliers. The performance of asphalt i s largely determined by the characteristics of its constituents, the asphalt binder and aggregates.

Trabalho desenvolvido através do projeto de mestrado interinstitucional - MINTER - entre a UTFPR e o IFAM - Manaus, financiado pela CAPES e pela SUFRAMA.
Financiado pela CAPES e pela SUFRAMA.
No estado do Amazonas a questão do gerenciamento dos Resíduos de Construção e Demolição (RCD) merece atenção e soluções que sejam sustentáveis dos pontos de vista ambiental, econômico e social. O RCD gerado, bem como o Poliestireno Expandido (EPS), ainda são descartados ou conduzidos às lixeiras com os agravantes da inexistência de um projeto de gestão, visto haverem problemas com inundações, poluição dos mananciais e, significativa ocupação nos lixões controlados pelo poder público, dentre outros. Outro aspecto relevante refere-se ao uso, pela construção civil, de agregados como o seixo rolado e granito, o primeiro extraído de rios e transportado em balsas percorrendo distâncias superiores a 700 km e o segundo explorado a distâncias superiores a 150 km da cidade de Manaus, causando alto impacto ambiental e elevado custo de logística. Neste contexto, o objetivo desse trabalho foi estudar a viabilidade técnica da produção de concreto alternativo utilizando RCD e EPSR(Poliestireno Expandido Reciclado) obtido após processo de extrusão e moagem na forma de agregado graúdo ou miúdo. Os RCDs (de concreto) selecionados em obras e britados, bem como, o EPSR foram analisados granulometricamente com a finalidade de serem incorporados à concretos aplicados a fabricação de blocos de alvenaria. Os blocos produzidos foram analisados quanto a resistência mecânica e também quanto à absorção de água. O EPSR possui baixa densidade e contribui para a obtenção de blocos mais leves.
In the Amazon State, the issue of management concerning construction and demolition waste (C&D) deserves attention and solutions that are sustainable from environmental, economical and social standpoints. The RCD produced as well as the expanded polystyrene (EPS), are still discharged in inappropriate places or taken to the dumpsters with the worsening provided by the lack of a management project such as: floods pollution of the water resources (rivers lakes and others) and significant space occupation in the landfills controlled by the city council, among others. Another aspect, related with the civil engineering sector, refers to the usage of components like the pebbles and granite, the first one extracted from rivers and transported by ferries within distances over 700 km and the second one explored within distances over 150 km from Manaus City, causing high environmental impact and high logistics cost. The goal of this research was to study the technical feasibility of producing alternative concrete using RCD and post-consumpting EPS extruded and crushed to transform it in aggregate. The RCDs (of concrete) selected in construction sites and crushed, as well as the EPSR (expanded polystyrene recycled) were analyzed in its granulometric distribution to be used as aggregate on the concrete composition features to obtain wall blocks. The produced blocks were analyzed mechanically and also regarding the water absorption level. The EPSR has low density and contributing to the production of lighter blocks.
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La fissuration d’éléments minces en béton dès le jeune âge correspond à une réalité observée sur des ouvrages en construction. Cette fissuration concerne des bétons courants de bâtiments, pour lesquels les matériaux de qualité optimale ne sont pas toujours disponibles, en particulier au niveau des granulats. Le but de cette thèse est de définir une approche expérimentale d’étude de ces phénomènes et de proposer des interprétations pour les sensibilités relatives à la fissuration en fonction de la nature des granulats et de leurs taux de saturation initiaux. La sensibilité des moyens de mesures existants conçus pour des bétons spéciaux (BAP et BHP) a d’abord dû être

vérifiée. Un nouveau dispositif expérimental a été développé dans le but de mieux décrire l’évolution de la résistance et de la capacité de

déformation en traction du béton jeune. Les indicateurs globaux (macroscopiques) apparaissent plus sensibles que les indicateurs de la microstructure pour rendre compte des différences de comportement observées. L’évolution du module élastique, du retrait plastique et endogène corrélées à l’évolution de la capacité de déformation et de la résistance en traction permettent de mieux caractériser le risque

potentiel de fissuration par retrait empêché. La fin de prise correspond à une phase critique. L’influence de la saturation des granulats est

indirecte, et résulte des variations du rapport Eau d’ajout/Ciment, à rapport Eau efficace/Ciment constant. La nature des granulats intervient au niveau des évolutions relatives de la résistance en traction et du module élastique. La méthodologie peut être appliquée à l’étude d’autres types de bétons et d’autres paramètres de formulation.
Doctorat en Sciences de l'ingénieur
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CAPES
Os agregados reciclados vêm sendo amplamente estudados e utilizados em diversos campos da engenharia civil. Dentre suas aplicações mais comuns pode-se citar: argamassas de revestimento, bases, sub-bases e subleito de pavimentos, elementos pré-moldados de concreto, obras de contenção e aterros. O principal fator que dificulta a utilização do agregado reciclado em concretos está relacionado à capa de argamassa aderida à superfície. Esta capa tem elevada porosidade e consequentemente elevada absorção de água, o que proporciona ao concreto, menor trabalhabilidade, além do aumento do consumo de superplastificantes e de água, que por sua vez aumenta o consumo de cimento a fim de garantir a resistência mecânica à compressão. Estes fatores elevam o custo do concreto. O empacotamento de partículas, entre outros aspectos, estuda a adequada distribuição granulométrica e morfologia das partículas, bem como a incorporação de aditivos e adições minerais de modo que o índice de vazios seja o menor possível e a trabalhabilidade ideal para o concreto com determinada aplicação. O ajuste adequado desses parâmetros permite um aumento da resistência mecânica à compressão do concreto com o mesmo consumo de cimento ou, mantém a resistência com redução no consumo de cimento. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho é aplicar técnicas de empacotamento em agregados reciclados de concreto, a fim de avaliar a efetividade dessa ferramenta na definição de traços de concretos secos utilizados em blocos para pavimentação com resistência mecânica à compressão maior que 35 MPa. Para isso, os agregados reciclados da construção civil, produzidos por diferentes equipamentos de 4 diferentes empresas localizadas em um raio de 100 km da cidade de Curitiba – PR, foram caracterizados quanto a: morfologia, distribuição granulométrica, massa específica, massa unitária, índice de vazios, composição mássica e visual, além de absorção de água. Em seguida, foi escolhido o agregado que apresentou características físicas mais propícias ao melhor empacotamento, com base na morfologia, na distribuição granulométrica e nos valores de: absorção de água, massa unitária e específica. Escolhido o agregado aplicou-se dois modelos de empacotamento de partículas: o de Funk e Dinger (Alfred) de 1980 e o de De Larrard de 1999, com e sem a introdução do cimento na análise granulométrica. Com as proporções ideais dos agregados foi então estudado, por meio do consistômetro “VeBe”, a quantidade de água para cada traço de concreto. As composições que apresentaram os melhores resultados foram testadas quanto à absorção de água, resistência mecânica à compressão axial e à tração por compressão diametral e análise microestrutural por Microscópio Eletrônico de Varredura. Os concretos foram moldados por meio da mesma vibrocompactadora de laboratório utilizada por Lima (2009), a qual consiste de uma mesa vibratória e cilindros de aço aplicados sobre os moldes, para simular a força de compactação de vibrocompactadoras industriais. Dentro do desvio padrão considerado, o modelo de empacotamento de Funk e Dinger com a introdução do cimento na análise granulométrica apresentou os melhores resultados em relação a resistência à compressão aos 28 dias e em relação a absorção de água. Um tempo de vibrocompactação em laboratório equivalente ao de máquinas industriais foi determinado. Além disso, com o mesmo consumo de cimento, concretos com agregados reciclados alcançaram resistências mecânicas dentro do desvio padrão de concretos produzidos com agregados naturais, utilizados por indústrias de pré-moldados.
Recycled aggregates have been widely studied and used in some areas of civil engineering. Among its most common applications can include: revetment mortar, bases, sub-bases, and subgrade pavements, precast concrete elements, containment works and landfills. The main factor that hinders the use of recycled aggregate in concrete is related to the mortar layer adhered to the surface. This layer has high porosity and therefore high water absorption, which gives the concrete, lower workability, and increased content of superplasticizers and water, which in turn increases the consumption of cement in order to ensure the compressive strength. These factors increase the cost of the concrete. The particles packing, among other things, studying the proper particle size distribution and particle morphology, as well as the incorporation of additives and mineral additions such that the voids content is minimized and optimum workability to concrete with particular application. Proper adjustment of these parameters allows an increase mechanical strength of the concrete with the same cement content or, maintains the strength with reduction in the cement content. Thus, the objective of this work is to apply particles packing techniques in recycled concrete aggregates in order to evaluate the effectiveness of this tool in the dry concrete compositions used in paving blocks with compression mechanical strength to greater than 35 MPa. For this, the recycled concrete aggregates produced by different equipment of 4 different companies located within a radius of 100 km from the city of Curitiba - PR, were characterized for: morphology, particle size distribution, density, bulk density, void ratio, mass and visual composition and water absorption. Then, it was chosen the aggregate more favorable physical characteristics to the best packing, on the basis of morphology and the particle size analysis and the values of: water absorption, density and bulk density. Chosen the aggregate particles was applied to two packing packing models: Funk and Dinger (Alfred) of 1980 and De Larrard of 1999, with and without the introduction of cement in particle size distribution. With the ideal proportions of aggregates were then studied by means of consistometer "VeBe", the amount of water for each concrete mix. The compositions that showed the best results were tested for water absorption, mechanical resistance to axial compression, tensile strength by diametrical compression and microstructural analysis by Scanning Electron Microscope. The concrete was cast by the same laboratory vibro-compression machine used by Lima (2009), which consists of a vibrating table and steel rollers applied on the molds, to simulate the compaction force of industrial vibro-compression machine. Within the standard deviation considered the packing packing model of Funk and Dinger with the introduction of cement particle size analysis showed the best results with respect to compression strength at 28 days and for the absorption of water. A lab equivalent time of vibro-compression to industrial machines can be found and this time becomes greater when using recycled aggregates. Moreover, with the same consumption of cement concrete with recycled aggregates achieved mechanical strength within the standard deviation of concretes produced with natural aggregates used by precast industries.

In this era of increasing standard of living and rapid growth of civil engineering construction, environmental issues pertaining to natural resources depletion, global warming, energy crisis, waste pollution and greenhouse gas emission have been major issues of concern throughout the world and most especially in the construction industry. This research was conducted to investigate the applicability of recycled wastepaper as lightweight building materials with focus on contributing to sustainability in the creation of the built environment. The major aim was to develop an eco-friendly lightweight non-loadbearing block from recycled wastepaper without the use of cement as binder. This study specifically addressed the drawback of low strength development that usually occur with increasing wastepaper content in the existing cement-based-wastepaper blocks. It also indirectly addresses; the environmental impacts associated with the construction industry (including; high consumption of natural resources, greenhouse gas emission, high energy consumption and so on), the environmental pollution resulting from unsustainable waste generation, and the generic drawback of high water absorption that plagues wastepaper-based blocks. To achieve this, research methods including; laboratory experimentation and simulation modelling were employed. The research outcome is an eco-friendly block unit designated as Cement-less Wastepaper-based Lightweight Block (CWLB) which contains 75% waste content and exhibiting properties that satisfy the requirements for application as non-loadbearing lightweight blocks in building construction. CWLB displayed compressive strength that far outweighs those recorded for the existing cement-based wastepaper blocks available in the literature. The properties recorded for the optimal CWLB includes; 2.71 MPa average compressive strength, 901.5 kg/m3 average density, 0.19 W/m.k thermal conductivity, 989.9 m/s ultrasonic pulse velocity, 0.0026 g/m2.S0.5 average coefficient of capillary water absorption and 883.38 MPa estimated elastic modulus. The approximate compressive strength of 2.38 MPa and 1.58 MPa were respectively predicted and recorded for the solid and hollow finite element model samples of CWLB. The impressive satisfactory properties of CWLB for the intended application and its eco-friendliness in terms of natural resources conservation and improved compressive strength suggests that CWLB shall indeed serve as a more sustainable alternative to the reigning/existing cement-based-wastepaper blocks and to the conventional masonry blocks of the same category. Amongst other things, future work will address the validation of the approximate compressive strength predicted for the solid and hollow CWLB insitu samples in order to take further the subject matter.

Modernization has brought about steady increase in the consumption of goods and services by human societies across the globe, which mostly driven by both population growth and the change of individual living standards. This, of course, leads to an ever-increasing waste production that ends up in landfills and very often as a source of pollution on natural ecosystems, especially in the low and middle-income countries where waste management is almost inexistent. The management of waste streams is a huge challenge for developed countries as well, where societal and environmental impacts are visible despite massive investments in waste management. One of the most problematic waste materials is plastic, which can remain in nature for over 100 years without degradation, leading to serious environmental concerns. As one of the most significant innovations of the 20th century, plastic is a widely used and cost-effective material for many applications. After their useful lifetimes, their management is problematic. Thus, robust and innovative approaches of managing such waste material are needed in order to mitigate the problem. One of the innovative approaches of tackling the menace cause by plastic waste is through its incorporation into the construction materials. This thesis seeks to address this problem by exploring the use of melted plastic wastes (High Density Poly Ethylene, HDPE and Low Density Poly Ethylene, LDPE) as binder in developing new construction materials (mortar with melted plastic as the only binder, MPB and Plastic Waste Crete, PWC) as an alternative to partially replace traditional concrete and mortar, or finding other engineering uses for this type of waste. Worldwide, about 190 m3 of concrete is poured every second, which translates to 6 billion m3 per year and making it, one of the most widely used manufactured materials. However, the production of concrete requires water and cement. Cement is expensive, and its production contributes to the emission of environmentally polluting gases. Replacing this binding element with recycled plastic derivatives would have significant economic and environmental benefits. In addition to the elimination of cement cost, this will result in water savings, which is especially important for areas without fresh water scarcity. Some researchers have used plastics in concrete and mortars as additives and/or replacement for fine and coarse aggregates. In addition, different types of plastics have been used in bitumen as an additive to reduce construction cost and improve sustainability by adding value to wastes materials. However, there is paucity of technical information about the use of the melted HDPE and LDPE plastic wastes as the only binding phase in concrete- or mortar-like materials. Moreover, many parameters such as preparation conditions, field variables, constituent elements, and final applications have impacts on the performance of construction materials Thus, the key objective of this PhD research is to develop the mortar with plastic binder (MPB) and PlasticWasteCrete (PWC) by using molten HDPE and LDPE plastic wastes as the only binder as well as to investigate the engineering properties of these new types of construction materials. The plastic contents of 45%, 50%, 60% and 65% and HDPE to LDPE ratios of 40/60, 50/50, and 60/40 were selected for the experimental tests. Clean river sand was used as the only aggregate for the MPB, while both sand and gravel were used for the PWC. Various tests were then performed on prepared MPB and PWC samples at different curing times from early to advanced ages to assess their engineering properties. These tests were conducted in accordance with the ASTM standards to evaluate the mechanical properties (compressive strength and splitting tensile strength), permeability and density of the MPB and PWC materials. Additional tests were carried out to analyze the products at the microstructural level (optical microscope, SEM, MIP and thermogravimetric analysis) to gain an insight into the microstructural properties of the developed materials and how that affect their engineering properties. The compressive strength tests revealed the optimal plastic content for the MPB and PWC with the best strength performance. The average compressive strength values for various optimal formulations after 28 days were found to be in the range of 9 to 18 MPa. The splitting tensile strength for the new materials from 1 to 28 days of curing time, were found to be between 1 and 5 MPa. The average hardened density of the MPB and PWC is about 2 g/cm3, which makes them lightweight material according to RILEM classification. In addition, various absorption tests (capillary and immersion) were performed on different MPB and PWC samples, and the obtained results showed that they are porous materials having lower rate of absorption than the traditional cementitious materials (mortar, concrete). This observation was supported by the results from both MIP and SEM analyses. Finally, thermogravimetric analysis provided interesting details on the thermal decomposition of the new materials, with significant changes or mass loss for these products being observed only at temperatures higher than 300°C. The findings from this study suggest MPB and PWC made with melted plastic waste as the only binder have a promising potentials for use in construction. The research conducted in this PhD study offers a good understanding of the engineering properties of the materials as well as the optimal formulations that yield best performance in terms of strength and durability. In summary, it provides useful technical information and tools on the MPB and PWC that will contribute in setting guidelines on the optimal applications of these products in the field of construction in order to have safe, durable and cost-effective structures. Résumé Avec la modernisation de nos sociétés, les habitudes ont considérablement changé, ainsi, on observe une forte consommation des biens et services, due à l’augmentation de la population et l’amélioration de leurs conditions de vie. Ce qui conduit à une augmentation considérable des quantités des déchets qui terminent leurs cycles au niveau des décharges ou dans les océans/fleuves devenant ainsi une source de source de pollution des écosystèmes naturels, surtout dans les pays à revenu faible et intermédiaire avec des systèmes défaillants ou moins performants de gestion des déchets. La gestion des flux de déchets est aussi un défi pour certains pays développés, où les impacts sociaux et environnementaux sont visibles en dépit des investissements massifs dans ce secteur. Parmi ces déchets, nous avons les plastiques, l’une des innovations du 20e siècle avec des qualités versatiles et coût faible, se trouve partout dans nos vies quotidiennes. Après leur utilisation, les plastiques deviennent des déchets qui peuvent rester dans la nature plus de 100 ans sans aucune dégradation, avec des conséquences néfastes sur l’Homme et l’environnement. Ainsi, une approche robuste et innovante de gestion de ces déchets est nécessaire afin d'atténuer leurs impacts. L'une des approches innovantes pour réduire l’impact causé par les déchets plastiques consiste à les incorporer dans les matériaux de construction. Ainsi, le problème est abordé dans cette thèse en développant des technologies permettant de recycler les plastiques fondus comme liant dans les nouveaux matériaux de construction (MPB et PWC), afin d’offrir une alternative pour remplacer partiellement le béton / mortier traditionnel. Le béton est l’un des matériaux les plus utilisés au monde, avec environ 190 m3 coulés chaque seconde, correspondant à 6 milliards de m3 par an. Cependant, la production de béton nécessite de l'eau et du ciment. Le ciment coûte cher et sa production contribue à l'émission de gaz polluants l'environnement. Le remplacement d'une partie du béton traditionnel par un matériau à base des déchets plastique aura des avantages économiques, sociaux et environnementaux importants. Allant dans ce sens, certains chercheurs ont utilisé les plastiques dans le béton et le mortier comme additifs et / ou substituts des matériaux granulaires tels que le sable et le gravier. Aussi, différents types de plastiques ont été utilisé dans le bitume comme additif pour réduire les coûts de construction et améliorer la durabilité, ainsi contribuer à donner de la valeur aux déchets. Cependant, jusqu'à présent, il existe peu d’informations techniques sur l'utilisation de déchets plastiques (HDPE et LDPE) fondus comme seuls liants pour développer de nouveaux types de matériaux de construction. En plus, plusieurs facteurs (les conditions de préparation, les éléments constitutifs, les applications finales, etc.) ont un impact sur les caractéristiques des matériaux de construction. Ainsi, l'objectif de cette recherche doctorale est de développer des nouveaux matériaux de construction (MPB et PWC) en utilisant les déchets plastiques fondus (HDPE et LDPE) comme seul liant, puis déterminer les propriétés caractéristiques de ces matériaux afin de trouver la formulation optimale conduisant à la meilleure résistance. En plus de l'élimination du coût du ciment, cette technologie permet aussi de faire des économies d'eau, bénéfique surtout pour les zones avec des difficultés d'accès à l’eau potable. Cela contribuera à la réduction des coûts de la construction en utilisant les produits innovants comme alternative au béton / mortier conventionnel. Un vaste programme expérimental, comprenant des tests à petite et grande échelle, a été développé afin d'atteindre les objectifs de cette étude de doctorat. La campagne expérimentale a comporté différentes étapes comprenant la sélection des matériaux, la détermination de la formulation optimale et les conditions appropriées pour la préparation des matériaux susmentionnés. Par la suite, pour une meilleure compréhension du comportement technique et des propriétés du produit final, divers tests ont été effectué sur les matériaux préparés à différents temps de durcissement. Ces tests ont été menés conformément aux normes ASTM pour évaluer les propriétés mécaniques (résistance à la compression et à la traction), la perméabilité et la densité des nouveaux matériaux. Les expériences ont été approfondies en analysant les produits au niveau microstructural (microscope optique, SEM, MIP et analyse thermique) pour avoir un aperçu des propriétés microstructurales des matériaux développés et essayer de comprendre les relations avec leur comportement mécanique. Les essais de compression ont permis de trouver la teneur en plastique optimale pour les matériaux (MPB et PWC) avec les meilleures valeurs de résistance. Les résistances moyennes à la compression à 28 jours pour diverses formulations étaient comprises entre 9 et 18 MPa. La résistance à la traction par fendage des nouveaux matériaux entre 1 et 28 jours se situait entre 1 et 5 MPa. La densité moyenne du béton et mortier écologique est proche de 2 g / cm3, ils peuvent donc être considérés comme des matériaux légers selon la classification RILEM. De plus, divers tests d'absorption (capillaire et par immersion) ont été réalisé sur différents échantillons de MPB et PWC, les résultats obtenus ont montré qu'il s'agit de matériaux poreux ayant un taux d'absorption plus faible que les matériaux traditionnels contenant du ciment. Plusieurs analyses microstructurales ont été réalisées sur différents échantillons des nouveaux produits (MPB et PWC) et les matériaux cimentaires traditionnels ont été utilisés pour renforcer notre compréhension. Enfin, l'analyse thermique a fourni des détails intéressants sur la décomposition thermique de ces nouveaux matériaux ; des changements significatifs avec une perte de masse considérable ont été observés seulement pour des températures supérieures à 300 ° C. Les résultats de ces essais permettent d'acquérir une bonne compréhension des propriétés techniques des nouveaux matériaux (MPB et PWC) ainsi que de déterminer les teneurs optimales en plastique conduisant aux meilleures performances en termes de résistance et de durabilité. Ainsi, les recherches menées dans cette étude de doctorat fournissent des informations techniques et des outils utiles sur le MPB et le PWC; et contribueront à installer des bases pour guider les applications optimales de ces nouveaux produits dans le domaine de la construction afin d'avoir des structures sûres, durables et rentables.

A reação álcali-agregado afeta a durabilidade e a resistência mecânica das estruturas de concreto, provocando trincas nos elementos estruturais. Apesar das manifestações patológicas provocadas, não se pode afirmar que, embora a reação seja lenta, o estado limite de ruptura não possa ser atingido. A ocorrência desse fenômeno em blocos de fundação é raramente descrita na literatura. Recentemente foi identificada em fundações de edifícios na Região Metropolitana do Recife, constituindo um problema que vem chamando a atenção da comunidade técnica e do setor produtivo da construção civil. Os blocos de coroamento afetados pela RAA devem sofrer intervenções com técnicas de recuperação adequadas a cada situação. Dentro desse enfoque, este trabalho apresenta os resultados do acompanhamento dos serviços de injeção de microcimento em fissuras nos blocos de uma obra em processo de recuperação. Apresenta ainda a proposta de reforço para as peças de infra-estrutura afetadas pela reação expansiva. Foram realizadas extrações de testemunhos, limpeza e fechamento superficial das fissuras com uma mistura de epóxi e caulim, aplicação do microcimento no interior das trincas e extração de testemunhos após a injeção para verificação da efetividade do preenchimento das fissuras com o material injetado. Os resultados poderão fornecer importantes subsídios para reparo de blocos de coroamento danificados pela ação da RAA.
The alkali-aggregate reaction affects the durability and the mechanical resistance of the concrete structures, provoking cracks in the structural elements. Despite of these pathological manifestations, it cannot affirm that, even so the reaction is slow, the ultimate limit state cannot be reached. The occurrence of this phenomenon on blocks foundation is rarely described in literature. Recently was identified in foundations of buildings in the Metropolitan of Recife Region, constituting a problem that comes calling the attention of the community technique and the productive sector of civil construction. The pile caps affected by the AAR must suffer interventions with adequate techniques of recovery to each situation. Inside of that focus, this work presents the results of the attendance of the services of microcement injection in cracks in the blocks of a building in recovery process. It still presents the reinforcement proposal for the pieces of infrastructure affected by expansible reaction. To go accomplished extractions of specimens, cleaning and superficial closing of the cracks with an epoxy mixture and kaolin, application of the microcement inside the cracks and extraction of specimens after the injection for verification of the effectiveness of the fulfillment of the cracks with the injected material. The results can supply important subsidies for repair pile caps damaged for the action of AAR

In recent decades, much research has investigated the efficiency of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) in improving the thermal performance of buildings and pavements. In buildings, increasing the thermal inertia of structural elements by incorporating PCMs decreases the energy required to keep the inside temperature in the comfort range. In concrete pavements, using PCMs decreases the number of freeze/thaw cycles experienced by the pavement and thus increases service life. However, PCMs cannot be added to cementitious binders directly, because they interfere with the hydration reactions between cement and water that produce strength-bearing phases. Therefore different carriers have been proposed to indirectly incorporate PCMs in cementitious materials. Lightweight Aggregate (LWA) is one of the materials that has been proposed as PCM carrier agent. However, it was not studied in depth before. Various experiments were conducted to investigate the problems associated with incorporating LWA presoaked in PCM in cementitious media. The results show that a portion of PCM leaks out of the LWA’s structure and subsequently affects different chemical, physical, and mechanical properties of the binder. In addition, the applicability of Rice Husk Ash (RHA), a common material never before used to encapsulate PCM, as a PCM carrier agent was investigated. The results show that RHA can absorb and contain liquids in its porous structure; and regarding its compatibility with the cementitious media, it can be used as PCM carrier. Different computational simulations using Typical Meteorological Year data were conducted to evaluate the efficiency of PCMs in improving the thermal performance of buildings. Utilizing PCM-incorporated gypsum boards was shown to be a promising strategy to achieve the governmental plans of “Zero Net Energy� buildings. The results show that using a PCM with a melting point near the occupant comfort zone delays and reduces the inside peak temperature, increases the duration of time during which the inside temperature stays in the comfort zone, and decreases the cost and energy required by HVAC system to keep the inside temperature in this range. However, PCMs’ efficiency is completely dependent on the input temperature profile.

La gestion des déchets agricoles et la promotion de matériaux de construction durables offrent de nombreux avantages considérables. En intégrant des pratiques durables dans le secteur de la construction, nous avons la capacité de réduire notre empreinte écologique en limitant l'exploitation excessive des ressources naturelles.La recherche menée dans la présente étude vise à développer un béton et un mortier de ciment structurels allégés avec des agrégats organiques de grignons d’olive. Deux types d’agrégats ont été utilisés selon qu’ils soient mélangés ou non avec des margines. L'objectif principal de cette étude est l’évaluation expérimentale des propriétés mécaniques et thermiques des éprouvettes de béton et de mortier allégés par rapport aux éprouvettes de béton et de mortier ordinaires. Elles ont été préparées en utilisant des agrégats des grignons d’olive à l’état sec et saturé, avec un pourcentage de substitution de sable naturel variant de 0% à 15%. Les résultats ont montré que la formulation optimale pour la production d’un béton allégé consiste en 5% d’agrégats de grignons d’olive à l’état sec et mélangés avec les margines. Cette formulation, offre de meilleures propriétés mécanique, notamment une résistance à la compression de 25 MPa, une résistance à la traction de 4,61 MPa et un module d'élasticité dynamique de 44,39 GPa. En plus, le matériau réalisé présente une masse volumique sèche réduite entraînant une diminution d’environ 5,69% par rapport au béton de référence.Pour le mortier de ciment, les meilleurs résultats ont été obtenus avec un mélange contenant 5% d’agrégats de grignons d’olive à l’état sec et mélangés avec les margines. Les résultats ont montré un effet marginal sur la résistance à la compression (Rc), atteignant 33,50 MPa, et ce après 28 jours de durcissement. Cependant, pour le béton et le mortier, l'analyse microstructurale a révélé une faible adhérence entre les agrégats de grignons d’olive et la matrice cimentaire au niveau de la Zone de Transition Interfaciale. Les tests expérimentaux ont montré également que l'augmentation de la teneur en agrégats de grignons d'olive réduit la vitesse de propagation des ultrasons et le module d'élasticité dynamique du béton et du mortier allégé ainsi que leur maniabilité tout en augmentant leur porosité.En ce qui concerne les propriétés thermiques des matériaux élaborés, l'incorporation d'agrégats de grignons d'olive a entraîné une amélioration de la résistance thermique. Dans le cas du béton allégé avec 5% d’agrégats de grignons d’olive à l’état sec et mélangés avec les margines, la conductivité thermique (λ) est passée de 1,3 W/m.K (pour l’éprouvette témoin) à 0,86 W/m.K. Dans le cas du mortier de ciment contenant 5% d’agrégats de grignons d’olive à l’état sec et mélangés avec les margines, la conductivité thermique (λ) est passée de 1,1 W/m.K (éprouvette témoin) à 0,87 W/m.K.En conclusion, cette étude a révélé que les matériaux élaborés et testés dans les conditions de laboratoires répondent aux normes requises pour une utilisation générale dans le bâtiment
The management of agricultural waste and the promotion of sustainable building materials offer many considerable benefits. By integrating sustainable practices into the construction sector, we have the ability to reduce our ecological footprint by limiting the excessive exploitation of natural resources. The research conducted in this study aims to develop a lightweight structural concrete and cement mortar using organic olive pomace aggregates. Two types of aggregates were used, depending on whether they were mixed with or without olive mill wastewater. The main objective of this study is to experimentally evaluate the mechanical and thermal properties of lightened concrete and mortar specimens in comparison with ordinary concrete and mortar specimens. They were prepared using dry and saturated olive pomace aggregates, with a percentage substitution of natural sand ranging from 0% to 15%. The results showed that the optimal formulation for producing lightweight concrete consists of 5% dry olive pomace aggregates mixed with olive mill wastewater. This formulation offers better mechanical properties, including a compressive strength of 25 MPa, a tensile strength of 4.61 MPa, and a dynamic modulus of elasticity of 44.39 GPa. Additionally, the resulting material has a reduced dry bulk density, leading to a decrease of approximately 5.69% compared to the reference concrete. For cement mortar, the best results were obtained with a mixture containing 5% dry olive pomace aggregates mixed with olive mill wastewater. The results showed a marginal effect on compressive strength (Rc), reaching 33.50 MPa after 28 days of curing. However, for both concrete and mortar, microstructural analysis revealed weak adhesion between olive pomace aggregates and the cement matrix at the Interfacial Transition Zone. Experimental tests also showed that increasing the content of olive pomace aggregates reduces the ultrasound propagation velocity and the dynamic modulus of elasticity of lightweight concrete and mortar, as well as their workability, while increasing their porosity.As regards the thermal properties of the developed materials, the incorporation of olive pomace aggregates led to an improvement in thermal resistance. In the case of lightweight concrete with 5% of dry olive pomace aggregates mixed with olive mill wastewater, the thermal conductivity (λ) decreased from 1.3 W/m·K (for the control specimen) to 0.86 W/m·K. In the case of cement mortar containing 5% of dry olive pomace aggregates mixed with olive mill wastewater, the thermal conductivity (λ) decreased from 1.1 W/m·K (control specimen) to 0.87 W/m·K. In conclusion, this study revealed that the materials developed and tested under laboratory conditions meet the required standards for general use in construction

Orientador: Armando Lopes Moreno Junior
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo
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Resumo: Este trabalho trata da influência do tipo de agregado nas propriedades mecânicas do concreto não armado, quando submetido a temperaturas elevadas, avaliando as prováveis alterações na resistência à compressão, resistência à tração e no módulo de elasticidade. Apresenta-se um estudo experimental da influência dos três agregados escolhidos, argila expandida, basalto e calcário no comportamento do concreto submetido às temperaturas de 300°C e 600°C. Moldaram-se corpos-de-prova com os agregados escolhidos, utilizando misturas usuais da região de Campinas - SP, de dimensões 10cm x 20cm, onde procurou-se manter como parâmetro fixo a relação água/cimento para as três misturas. Através das propriedades mecânicas procurou-se avaliar o efeito do resfriamento rápido e lento após aquecimento, e a provável recuperação das mesmas pelo processo de reidratação do concreto. A reidratação foi feita com parte dos corpos-de-prova imersos em água, parte envolvida em filme plástico e parte exposta à temperatura e a umidade ambiente. Os ensaios para avaliar a resistência à compressão, a resistência à tração e o módulo de elasticidade, foram realizados para as idades de 7, 28, 56 e 112 dias. Os resultados obtidos, de maneira geral, comprovaram o decréscimo nas propriedades mecânicas avaliadas, indicado por normatização internacional em situação de incêndio. Foi comprovado o efeito prejudicial do resfriamento rápido e, por outro lado, foi quantificada a recuperação nas propriedades mecânicas avaliadas, provenientes da reidratação. Os resultados desta pesquisa, em sua grande maioria, são inéditos e serão de grande valia ao meio técnico nacional, carente de informações deste tipo.
Abstract: This work deals with aggregate types influence in mechanical properties of the concrete submitted to high temperatures, evaluating the probable alterations to compression and tension resistances and elasticity module. An experimental study of the three chosen aggregates influence is presented, expanded clay, basalt and limestone in the concrete behavior submitted to 300°C and 600°C temperatures. Samples were molded with the chosen aggregates, using usual mixtures in the region of Campinas -SP - Brazil with 10cm x 20cm dimensions, where it was maintained as a fixed parameter, the water-cement relation for the three mixtures. Through mechanical properties, the effect of quick and slow cooling after the heating, and their probable recuperation by the concrete re-hydratation process is evaluated. The re-hydratation was done with part of samples immersed in water, and part of it evolved in plastic and the other part exposed to room temperature and moisture. The tests to evaluate mechanical properties were accomplished for the ages of 7, 28, 56 and 112 days. The results proved the decrease in mechanical properties, tensile strength, compressive strength and modulus of elasticity, indicated in international standards to concrete behavior under fire effect. It was showed the injurious effect of cooled rapdly and on the other hand, it was evaluated the re-hydratation contribution in residual mechanical properties. The results of this study are previously unpublished and they will be important for means of technical, lacking of these informations.
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