Sustainable Waste Utilization in Bricks, Concrete, and Cementitious Materials: Characteristics, Properties, Performance, and Applications

✍ Scribed by Aeslina Abdul Kadir, Noor Amira Sarani, Shahiron Shahidan

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 300
• Series: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 129
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book highlights the current research, conceptual and practical utilization of waste in building materials. It examines the production of industrial and agricultural wastes that have been generated worldwide and have significant environmental impact. The book discusses how to incorporate these wastes effectively with greener technology and how to address its environmental impact in order to produce environmentally friendly and sustainable green products. This book also will capitalize on its practical application, properties, performance and economic advantages. The topics covered include the physical, mechanical and environmental properties, leaching behaviour, gas emissions and performance of sustainable construction materials. This book offers a valuable reference for researchers, industries and interested stakeholders in sustainable construction or any allied fields.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Contents
Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
Configuration of Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Fly Ash and Bottom Ash Replacement in Self-compacting Concrete (SCC)
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Method
2.1 Material
2.2 Method
3 Result and Discussion
3.1 Physical Characteristic of FA and BA Incorporated in SCC
3.2 Mechanical Characteristic of FA and BA Incorporated in SCC
4 Conclusion
References
Toxicity Characteristics and Heavy Metals Leachability of Self Compacted Concrete Containing Fly Ash and Bottom Ash as Partial Cement and Sand Replacement
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Method
2.1 Study Location
3 Result and Discussion
3.1 Effect on pH for Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) and Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure (SPLP) Tests
3.2 Comparison of Leachability of Heavy Metals Using TCLP and SPLP Method
4 Conclusion
References
Technological Properties of Fly Ash-Based Lightweight Geopolymer Brick
1 Introduction
2 Brick
3 Lightweight Brick
4 Geopolymer
4.1 Geopolymerization Process
4.2 Lightweight Geopolymer
5 Factors Affecting Properties of Lightweight Geopolymer Brick
5.1 Concentration of Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) Solution
5.2 Mix Design
6 Mechanical and Microstructure Properties of Fly Ash-Based Lightweight Geopolymer Bricks at Different Conditions
6.1 Compressive Strength of Fly Ash-Based Lightweight Geopolymer Brick with Different NaOH Concentration
6.2 Water Absorption of Fly Ash-Based Lightweight Geopolymer Brick with Different NaOH Concentration
6.3 Density of Fly Ash-Based Lightweight Geopolymer Brick with Different NaOH Concentration
6.4 Microstructure of Fly Ash-Based Lightweight Geopolymer Brick with Different NaOH Concentration
6.5 Compressive Strength of Fly Ash-Based Lightweight Geopolymer Brick with Different Foaming Agent/Water Ratio and Foam/Geopolymer Paste Ratio
6.6 Water Absorption of Fly Ash-Based Lightweight Geopolymer Brick with Different Foaming Agent/Water Ratio and Foam/Geopolymer Paste Ratio
6.7 Density of Fly Ash-Based Lightweight Geopolymer Brick with Different Foaming Agent/Water Ratio and Foam/Geopolymer Paste Ratio
6.8 Microstructure of Fly Ash-Based Lightweight Geopolymer Brick with Different Foaming Agent/Water Ratio and Foam/Geopolymer Paste Ratio
7 Conclusion
References
Development of Ash-Based and Slag-Based Pressed Geopolymer
1 Introduction
2 Types of Pressing Method
2.1 Cold Pressing
2.2 Hot Pressing
3 Utilization of Waste Materials in Geopolymer
3.1 Fly Ash
3.2 Bottom Ash
3.3 Volcanic Ash
3.4 Blast Furnace Slag
4 Factors that Affect the Properties of Pressed Geopolymer
4.1 Geopolymer Constituents
4.2 Pressing Condition
4.3 Curing Time
5 Future Trends
6 Conclusion
References
Development of Fly Ash Concrete Using Glass Bubble for Thermal Insulation Building Application
1 Introduction
2 Characteristics of Raw Materials Fly Ash and Glass Bubble
2.1 Particle Size Analysis
2.2 Chemical Composition Analysis
2.3 Morphology Analysis
2.4 Elemental Analysis
2.5 Functional Group Identification Analysis
3 Mechanical Analysis of Geopolymer Concrete Performance with Replacement Volume Fraction of Glass Bubble
3.1 Workability
3.2 Density
3.3 Compressive Strength
3.4 Water Absorption
3.5 Morphology Analysis
3.6 Functional Group Identification Analysis
4 Thermal Insulation Analysis of Geopolymer Concrete with Substitution of Glass Bubble
4.1 Thermal Conductivity
4.2 Thermal Diffusivity
4.3 Specific Heat
5 Conclusion
References
Characteristic of One-Part Geopolymer as Building Materials
1 Introduction
2 Precursor for One-Part Geopolymer
3 Alkali Activators for One-Part Geopolymer
4 Water Content in One-Part Geopolymer
5 Additives Addition in One-Part Geopolymer
6 Thermal Treatment of One-Part Geopolymer
7 Durability Performances of One-Part Geopolymer
8 Future Trends
9 Conclusion
References
Performance on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Fired Clay Brick Incorporated with Palm Kernel Shell for Lightweight Building Materials
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Methods
2.1 Raw Materials and Their Preparation
2.2 Chemical and Geotechnical Properties
2.3 Methods for the Preparation of Brick Samples
2.4 Properties of Manufactured Brick
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Properties of Raw Materials
3.2 Microstructure and Thermogravimetric of Raw Materials
4 Geotechnical Properties of Raw Materials
4.1 Atterberg Limit of Clay Soil
4.2 Particle Density of Raw Materials
5 Physical and Mechanical Properties of Manufactured Brick
5.1 Firing Shrinkage of Manufactured Brick
5.2 Dry Density of Manufactured Brick
5.3 Initial Rate of Absorption of Manufactured Brick
5.4 Water Absorption of Manufactured Brick
5.5 Compressive Strength of Manufactured Brick
6 Conclusion
References
Characterization of Petroleum Sludge Prior to Be Treated in Cement Plants
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Method
2.1 Samples Collection
2.2 Physical Characteristics
2.3 Chemical Characteristics
2.4 Minerals Characteristics
2.5 Calorific Analysis
3 Results and Discussions
3.1 Physical Characteristic
3.2 Chemical Characteristic
3.3 Mineralogical Characteristics
3.4 Gas Emission
3.5 Calorific Analysis
4 Conclusion
References
Fabrication of Lightweight Ceramic Materials Using Geopolymer Technology
1 Introduction
2 Ceramics
2.1 Ceramics Fabrication
2.2 Ceramics Binder
2.3 Lightweight Ceramics
3 Geopolymer for Lightweight Ceramic Material Applications
3.1 Constituents of Geopolymer for Lightweight Ceramic Material Applications
3.2 Geopolymer Ceramics for Lightweight Applications
3.3 Lightweight Geopolymer Ceramics Properties
4 Conclusion
References
Performance of Sintered Pozzolanic Artificial Aggregates as Coarse Aggregate Replacement in Concrete
1 Introduction
2 Geopolymer
3 The Production Process of Sintered Artificial Lightweight Aggregates
3.1 Raw Materials
3.2 Mixing, Palletizing, and Sintering Process
4 Physical Properties of Sintered Artificial Lightweight Aggregates
4.1 Shape and Texture
4.2 Specific Gravity
4.3 Water Absorption
5 Mechanical Properties of Sintered Artificial Lightweight Aggregates
5.1 Aggregate Crushing Value (ACV)
5.2 Aggregate Impact Value (AIV)
6 Techniques Used for Improving the Performance of Sintered Artificial Lightweight Aggregate
6.1 Incorporation of Additives and Alkali Activators
6.2 Surface Treatment
6.3 Curing Methods
7 Performance of Sintered Artificial Lightweight Aggregate in Concrete
7.1 Workability of Concrete
7.2 Density of Concrete
7.3 Water Absorption of Concrete
7.4 Compressive Strength of Concrete
8 Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ) in Concrete
9 Conclusion
References
Density, Compressive Strength and Water Absorption Properties of Sand Cement Brick Containing Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) and Crumb Rubber (CR) as Partial Sand Replacement Materials
1 Introduction
2 Experimental
2.1 Procedure for Making Sand Brick Specimen
3 Result and Discussion
3.1 Sieve Analysis
3.2 Density Test
3.3 Compressive Strength Test
3.4 Water Absorption Test
3.5 Relationship Between Density, Compressive Strength and Water Absorption
4 Conclusion
References
Performance of Concrete Containing Synthetic Wire Waste as Fiber Materials
1 Introduction
2 Experimental
2.1 Mixtures Proportion of Concrete
2.2 Experiment Test
3 Result and Discussion
3.1 Slump Test
3.2 Density Test
3.3 Performance of Compressive Strength
3.4 Performance of Tensile Strength
3.5 Relationship Between Compressive Strength and Tensile Strength of Concrete Containing Synthetic Wire Waste as Fiber Materials
4 Conclusion
References
Environment Acceptability as Building Material from Organic Contaminants Leaching Behavior in Sludge
1 Introduction
2 Organic Contaminants in Sludge
3 Solidification and Stabilization of Organic Contaminants in Sludge
4 Environment Acceptability of Sludge as Building Material
5 Conclusion
References
The Effect of Metakaolin in Production of Low Thermal Conductivity Cement Sand Brick
1 Introduction
2 Overview of Metakaolin
3 Material and Method
4 Results and Discussions
4.1 Particle Size Distribution
4.2 Specific Gravity
4.3 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Image
4.4 Compressive Strength Test
4.5 Water Absorption Test
4.6 Thermal Conductivity Test
5 Conclusion
References