Development and performance evaluation of sustainable lightweight cement composites utilizing fly ash and waste soil

• Autorzy: Zhang Chen , Zhang Yue , Zhu Zhiduo , Liu Fa , Yang Yang , Wan Yu , Huo Wangwen , Yang Liu

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DOI

10.1007/s43452-024-00931-8

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Foam lightweight soil (LS) is a cement composite with excellent lightness, but the excessive use of cement causes some negative impacts on the surrounding environment. This study aims to develop a sustainable cement composite by utilizing fly ash and waste soil in LS, providing a practical reference for green construction of road engineering. The physico-mechanical properties of cement composites with different mixing ratios were comparatively evaluated using geotechnical tests, and the micro-mechanisms were investigated using microscopic tests. The testing results showed that the utilization of fly ash and waste soil was unfavorable to improve the mechanical strength and the damage resistance of LS, but significantly decreased the use of cement. The comprehensive performance of cement composite reached the optimum when the replacement rates of fly ash and waste soil were 10% and 20%. Fly ash reacted with the hydration products of cement producing more cementitious gels to make the internal structure of cement composite denser, while waste soil not involved in its chemical reaction. The life cycle assessment indicated that the potential environmental impact of LS was improved after utilizing fly ash and waste soil, and the proposed sustainable cement composite had good feasibility in engineering.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

lightweight cement composite; fly ash; waste soil; physico-mechanical properties; micromechanism; life cycle assessment

PL

kompozyt cementowy; popiół lotny; grunt odpadowy; ocena cyklu życia

• Wydawca: Springer ; Wrocław University of Science and Technology
• Czasopismo: Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 24, no. 2
• Strony: art. no. e113, 2024
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 38 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Zhang Chen

• Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon and Sustainable Geotechnical Engineering, School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu Province, China

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2543-0608

autor

Zhang Yue

• Shandong Provincial Communications Planning and Design Institute Group Co., Ltd, Jinan 250000, Shandong Province, China

autor

Zhu Zhiduo

• Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon and Sustainable Geotechnical Engineering, School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu Province, China

autor

Liu Fa

• Jiangsu Traffic Engineering Construction Bureau, Nanjing 210004, Jiangsu Province, China

autor

Yang Yang

• Jiangsu Traffic Engineering Construction Bureau, Nanjing 210004, Jiangsu Province, China

autor

Wan Yu

• Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon and Sustainable Geotechnical Engineering, School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu Province, China

autor

Huo Wangwen

• Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon and Sustainable Geotechnical Engineering, School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu Province, China

autor

Yang Liu

• Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon and Sustainable Geotechnical Engineering, School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu Province, China

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).