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Reological properties of cement pastes modified by amorphous SiO2
Zimmermann, Štěpán ; Rovnaník, Pavel (referee) ; Vyšvařil, Martin (advisor)
The subject of this thesis are the rheological properties of cement paste with the addition of amorphous silicon dioxide. The basic rheological parameters are that describe the behavior of cement pastes in the fresh state. The work also included rheological tests including measurement principle and method of evaluation. Effect of mineral admixtures with high content of amorphous SiO2 is summarized the available scientific articles. In the experimental part, the effects of impurities with a high content of amorphous SiO2 on the rheological properties of fresh cement paste. It was tested by substitution of up to 10 % by weight of cement in the cement pastes mineral admixtures of different chemical composition, particle size and pozzolanic activity. Flow measurement was measured yield value, viscosity, and flow index. The stability of cement pastes was investigated oscillatory measurements. To complement the behavior pastes in the fresh state was determined by calorimetry. Test results were compared with those determined by reference samples and compared the effect of various ingredients.
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Thermodynamic Stability of Thaumasite
Pospíšilová, Klára ; Dvořák, Karel (referee) ; Fridrichová, Marcela (advisor)
This work deals with the resolution of the identification characteristics of the thaumasit, which falls into the same group of AFt phases as the mineral ettringit. Both of these stages have the same structural arrangement and the morphology. This work’s specific goal is the synthetic preparation of thaumasit in a variety of conditions and its evaluation.
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The influence of zinc oxide on the cement composite with silica fume.
Dobiáš, Jiří ; Koutný, Ondřej (referee) ; Šiler, Pavel (advisor)
The aim of this work was to investigate the influence of zinc oxide on the properties of blended Portland cement mixed with silica fume. On the pastes were monitored flow properties and by using of isoperibolic calorimetry process of the hydration. On the prepared samples were studied mechanical properties of obtaining values of compressive and flexural strength after 1, 7 and 28 days. By using of XRD were measured phase composition and microstructure development war observed by SEM. The elemental composition of cement leaches was measured by using of ICP-OES.
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Reduction of hexavalent chromium in cement binders
Hrubý, Petr ; Šoukal, František (referee) ; Kalina, Lukáš (advisor)
The issue of hexavalent chromium contained in cement binders and the possibilities of its reduction are very current, due to the toxicity of Cr (VI) and constantly stricter regulations of the EU. The effort of achieving a cement binder with Cr (VI) concentration lower than 2 ppm and keeping this concentration unchanged during the long term storage is a frequently studied issue which needs to be solved. Requirements are put on the low cost for industrial use and without inducing changes of final properties of cement binders. A reducing agents based on iron (II) sulphate monohydrate potentially combined with some additives were studied in this study. The efficiency of reducing agents was analysed by commonly used UV-VIS spectrophotometry technique which uses 1,5-diphenylcarbazide as an indicator. The influence of added reducing agent on the mechanical properties was noticed by compressive strength test.
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Possibilities of utilization of fly ash from SNCR technology in the production of Portland cement
Kozlová, Romana ; Šoukal, František (referee) ; Opravil, Tomáš (advisor)
The Master thesis deals with utilization possibilities of fly ash after selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) process for Portland cement preparation as a correction component to the raw material with regard to contaminated fly ash by ammonium sulphate or ammonium hydrogensulfate that is one of the products from SNCR process. Presented thesis was focused on behaviour of raw meal with ammonia hydrogensulfate contaminated fly ash after SNCR during burning of Portland clinker in simulated kiln conditions. The thesis deals with Portland clinker preparation from this kind of raw mix and it studies mainly clinker quality, clinker phases and structure. Quantitative phase composition of prepared samples of clinker was performed by optical microscopy measurements using point counting method and XRD analysis (Rietveld method). Hydration heat flow of prepared clinker was measured by Isothermal Calorimetry. TG-DTA analysis of prepared raw meal was studied due to better comparison of prepared samples and better understanding of processes during burning process.
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