Advanced materials and sustainability in civil engineering / / Kiran Kumar Poloju

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910743383003321
• Autore: Poloju Kiran Kumar
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• ISBN: 981-16-5949-4; 981-16-5948-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (64 pages)
• Collana: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
• Classificazione: UXG
• Disciplina: 620.136
• Soggetti: Concrete; Concrete - Environmental aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Concrete -- 1.1 Introduction to Concrete -- 1.2 Constituents of Concrete -- 1.2.1 Importance of the Ingredients in Concrete -- 1.3 Characteristics of Concrete -- 1.3.1 Fresh Concrete -- 1.3.2 Hardened Concrete -- 1.3.3 Workability of Concrete -- 1.3.4 Stability of Concrete -- 1.3.5 Segregation of Concrete -- 1.3.6 Bleeding of Concrete -- 1.3.7 Curing of Concrete -- 1.4 Cement -- 1.4.1 Manufacturing Process of Cement -- 1.4.2 Bogues Compounds and Their Significance -- 1.5 Tests on Cement -- 1.5.1 Colour Test -- 1.5.2 Lumps Test -- 1.5.3 Floating Test -- 1.6 Aggregate -- 1.6.1 Coarse Aggregate -- 1.6.2 Fine Aggregate -- 1.7 Water -- 2 Admixtures -- 2.1 Mineral Admixture -- 2.2 Chemical Admixtures -- 3 Tests on Hardened Concrete -- 3.1 Mechanical Properties of Concrete Are -- 3.1.1 Compressive Strength -- 3.1.2 Split Tensile Strength -- 3.1.3 Flexural Strength -- 3.2 Durability Properties of Concrete -- 3.2.1 Acid Attack -- 3.2.2 Preparation of 5% HCL: (An Example Shown on How to Prepare Solution) -- 3.2.3 Sorptivity Study -- 4 Industrial Wastes as a Cement Substitute in Concrete Production -- 4.1 How Global Warming Relates to the Manufacturing Process of Cement -- 4.2 Various Supplementary Cementitious Materials Used in Concrete -- 5 Hypo Sludge as Partial Replacement ; of Cement -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Formation of Hypo Sludge Concrete -- 5.3 Chemical Composition of Hypo Sludge -- 5.4 Solid Waste Produced by the Paper Industry -- 5.5 The Significance of Using Hypo Sludge in Concrete -- 5.6 Conclusions -- Reference -- 6 Marble Powder as Partial Replacement of Cement -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Illustration-2-Determination of Strength Properties of Concrete Using Marble Powder as a Partial Replacement as Cement in Concrete -- 6.3 Materials Used.; 6.4 Methodology -- 6.5 Significance of Using Marble Powder in Concrete -- 6.6 Conclusion -- 7 Ceramic Powder as Partial Replacement of Cement -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Significance of Using Ceramic Powder in Concrete -- 7.3 Illustration-3-Advancement of Ceramic Powder in Concrete -- 7.4 Materials That Are Used -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Seashell as Partial Replacement of Cement -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Illustration-4-Advancement of Physical Properties of Concrete Using Seashell as a Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate in Concrete -- 8.3 Ingredients Used in Seashell Concrete -- 8.4 Conclusion -- 9 Geopolymer Concrete -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Formation of Geopolymer Concrete -- 9.3 Ingredients Present in Geopolymer Concrete -- 9.3.1 Fly Ash -- 9.4 Polymerization (Geopolymerization) -- 9.5 Advantages of Geopolymer Concrete -- 9.6 High Strength Concrete -- 9.7 Creep and Low Shrinkage -- 9.8 Resistance to Heat and Cold -- 9.9 Resistance to Chemicals -- 9.10 Geopolymer Concrete's Economic Viability -- 9.11 Geopolymer Concrete Applications -- Bibliography.