Characterization and Granulometric Correction Soil for the Production of Soil-Cement Blocks for Two Method, Particle Size and X-Ray Florescence to be Inserted in Phase Change Materials (PCMS)

Abstract

This paper presents the results of tests for characterization of soil samples collected in Mossoró-RN, UFERSA-RN Campus (5 ° 12'34 .68 "South latitude, 37 ° 19 '5.74 "west longitude), for the purpose of producing soil-cement for the manufacture of pressed blocks. Objective of improving the quality of soil-cement, and provide conditions for the use of the soil making it ideal for the production of soil-cement block. Tests of compaction, particle size analysis, plastic limit, liquid limit and correct particle size, X-ray fluorescence and morphology by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was concluded that the soil needs correction particle size, due to the high clay content. The method combined grading, sieving, sedimentation and blooming X-ray as the fastest and most accurate in correcting soil particle size.

Portland Cement/Acrocomia Aculeata Endocarp Bricks: Thermal Insulation and Mechanical Properties

“…CPII-Z 32 cement (Portland cement with pozzolana) was employed, which exhibits a compressive strength of 32 MPa at 32 days of cure. Tap water, free of organic matter, was employed, constituting 10 to 15 vol% of the total solids of the mixture [12,13].…”