The idea of sustainable development assumes that natural resources must be treated as limited goods and that waste must be managed rationally. This idea and the constant striving to reduce production costs make the use of waste materials as substitutes for traditionally used raw materials from non-renewable sources increasingly popular. In cement concrete technology, there are many possibilities to use waste as components of mortars and concretes. The subject of this paper is a fine-grained material, obtained as a by-product during the preparation of aggregate for mineral-asphalt mixtures. The aim of the research was to test the suitability of the selected type of powder, namely limestone powder, as a component of cement composites. The paper presents an evaluation of the potential of using the limestone powder as a substitute for the fine aggregate, focusing on the impact of such a modification on aspects of durability. The sulfate degradation and chloride ion diffusion in concrete were investigated. The overall desirability function has been determined. It was demonstrated that the satisfactory value of the general desirability can be attributed to most of the investigated concretes. Positive test results support the potential of replacing part of natural fine aggregate with the tested waste limestone dust without a negative impact on the durability of concrete.
The preliminary stage of asphalt mixture production involves the drying and dedusting of coarse aggregates. The most common types of coarse aggregates used are limestone and basalt. In the process of drying and dedusting the dryer filter accumulates large quantities of waste in the form of mineral powder. This paper introduces an investigation into limestone powder waste as a potential microfiller of polymer composites. Physical characteristics such as the granulation the of powder collected from the filter -in terms of the season of its collection and the type of input materials used -were analysed. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used for the investigation described within this paper. The obtained results were compared against those of other materials which can be used as polymer composites microfillers.
Przygotowanie kruszywa do mieszanek mineralno-asfaltowych powoduje powstawanie odpadu w postaci pyłu mineralnego w ilości ok. 5% masy kruszywa. Wła-ściwości pyłu zależą od kruszywa użytego do produkcji MMA. Problem utylizacji tego odpadu został częściowo rozwiązany poprzez wykorzystanie niewielkiej jego części, jako wypełniacza w MMA. Jednak duża ilość odpadu składowana jest na wysypiskach, bądź też używana jest w rekultywacji terenu. Opublikowane wyniki badań wskazują, że odpad ten może stanowić cenny składnik betonów cementowych. Może on być stosowany jako efektywny zamiennik części kruszywa drobnego. Rezultatem takiej modyfikacji jest doszczelnienie struktury betonu, co prowadzi do zwiększenia jego trwałości. Rezultaty badań [4,5] wskazują, że modyfikacja betonu odpadowym pyłem bazaltowym korzystnie wpływa na wytrzymałość betonu, a cechy technologiczne mieszanki betonowej nie ulegają istotnemu pogorszeniu. W artykule przedstawione zostaną wyniki badań nad głównymi aspektami trwałości betonu modyfikowanego odpadowym pyłem bazaltowym. Zbadany zostanie wpływ takiej modyfikacji na wytrzymałość, mrozoodporność, przebieg karbonatyzacji i dyfuzję jonów chlorkowych. Rezultaty badań wskazują, że zastosowanie pyłu bazaltowego, jako częściowego zamiennika kruszywa drobnego w ilości do 20%, wpływa na zwiększenie trwałości betonu.Słowa kluczowe: pył odpadowy, trwałość, mrozoodporność, karbonatyzacja, dufuzja jonów chlorkowych, zagospodarowanie odpadów 1 Autor do korespondencji/corresponding author: Magdalena Dobiszewska, Uniwersytet Technologiczno-Przyrodniczy w Bydgoszczy, Al. prof. S. Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz,
Modification of concrete with waste materials is an increasingly common process, and they are primarily used as a partial substitution for cement. In the case of inert or nearly inert additions according to EN 206, the effectiveness of such a modification mainly concerns ecological aspects and, only to a small extent, mechanical properties. This article analyses the effect of modifying cement concrete with waste limestone powder as a partial substitution for fine aggregate. The analysed waste arises as a result of the accumulation of dust produced during the initial preparation of aggregate for the production of hot mix asphalt (HMA). In order to analyse the effect of waste on compressive strength, an experimental design was prepared with variable substitution levels and variable water/cement ratios. Compressive strength tests were performed after 28 to 90 days. Statistical analysis of the results was performed. Microscopic evaluation of the fractures of the samples was carried out to clarify the mechanism of transition zone enhancement, which resulted in an increase of compressive strength of the composite.
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