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The effect of fly ash on the properties of cement mortars.
Bayer, Petr ; Brandštetr, Jiří (referee) ; Šiler, Pavel (advisor)
The consumption of the cement for construction industries is increased every year. That is associated with greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide CO2. Reduction of greenshouse gas emissions can be achieved by maximisation of the use of cementitious and pozzolanic by-products. As by-product could be used blast furnace slag and fly ash. My bachelor’s thesis is focused on the possibility of the partical replacement of the cement by fly ash. High temperature and fluidized fly ashes will be tested. The goal is to examine the behavior of the cement mortars in compensation of 10, 20, 40 and 60 % by weight of cement by fly ash. The compressive and flexural strength and isoperibolic calorimetry measurement were performed.
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Polymer-cement composites of increased refractoriness
Žůrová, Marcela ; Mončeková, Miroslava (referee) ; Šoukal, František (advisor)
The subject of the barchelor thesis is the preparation of high-strength polymer – cement composites based on the calcium aluminate cement and polyvinylalcohol. For macrodefect–free (MDF) composites are characterized by low porosity and the absence of microcracks. The main problem of the MDF composites is decreased resistance to water or moisture, with a decrease in strength. These compounds are interesting with its mechanical properties, which are greater than the strength of common materials (wood, glass, PMMA,…). Represent perspective type of material that could be used for construction purposes. The thermal degradation of the polymer, however, there are changes in the structure of the composite and to the deterioration of mechanical properties. This thesis is focused on characterization of the effect of temperature change on the structure, material composition and mechanical properties. The MDF composites were prepared based on calcium aluminate cement, which was gradually replaced by refractory additives. During the work was carried out tests of bending strength at various temperatures. Changes in the composition and structure were characterized by TG – DTA, XRD and SEM analysis.
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Possibilities of utilization of solid residues from fluidized bed combustion for preparation of composite Portland cements
Beranová, Denisa ; Šiler, Pavel (referee) ; Opravil, Tomáš (advisor)
The bachelor thesis deals with possibilities of utilization of solid residues from fluidized bed combustion of coal, bed and filter ash, to be used in the production of composite Portland cements. 6 ash types were investigated, of which 3 were bed ash (finely ground) and 3 were filter ash colected from Ledvice, Tisová and Poříčí K8 power plants. The chemical composition of the ash collected was determined and the progress of a hydration reaction monitored, and then samples mixed with Portland clinker were prepared. Their respective compressive strength and flexural strength were then analysed and observations made on the hydration and composition of products of the hydration reaction. Finally the results of selected mixtures were verified with prepared standardized mortars.
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Latexes modified cementitious materials
Vinter, Václav ; Krátký, Josef (referee) ; Šoukal, František (advisor)
In this thesis, the development of mechanical properties and structure of latex modified cementious materials during hydration was studied. Latex modified materials are composites of inorganic cement (portland cement) and organic polymer latex. Preparation, processing and fabrication of the polymer cement material based on portland cement was optimized with aim to reach the most compact structure of the product with the finest mechanical characters. The experimental part was pointed to observe influence of the type and amount of polymer latex with focus on mechanical characters and hydration kinetics with given filling as well as without it. In presented work, the possibility of compaction of the material by high-shear mixing within twin-roll mixer (the prototype for production of MDF composite) was verified. The second part of the labor was aimed to analysis of prepared polymer-cementitious material. For determination of influence of batching of added polymer latex on hydration of cement paste the thermal analysis (DTA/TGA) and infrared spectroscopy of composite was done. At last the microscopic observation by optical microscope was carried.
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Preparation of Mg-Al-Ti bulk materials via powder metallurgy
Brescher, Roman ; Doskočil, Leoš (referee) ; Březina, Matěj (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with research and preparation of bulk materials based on the Mg–Al–Ti system. The theoretical part summarizes the basic knowledge about magnesium alloys, focusing mainly on Mg–Al and Mg–Ti systems. Furthermore, basic information on powder metallurgy methods was included here, from the production of powder materials, through their compaction, to heat treatment and spark plasma sintering (SPS). The theoretical part ends with literature review on the current research of the Mg–Al–Ti system. In the experimental part, bulk materials based on the Mg–Al–Ti system was prepared using traditional methods of powder metallurgy, as well as using the SPS method. The microstructure of the material, elemental and phase composition was examined in this thesis. Subsequently, Vickers hardness and flexural strength were measured, and fractographic observation of the fracture surface was performed. It was found that the aluminum was completely dissolved during the heat treatment, but the titanium particles remained almost intact in the material and worked as a particulate reinforcement. Materials prepared by methods of conventional powder metallurgy showed increased porosity compared to materials prepared by the SPS, resulting in lower hardness and flexural strength. The hardness increased with increasing the amount of aluminum and titanium and with the amount of magnesium phase . Fractographic observation of the fracture surface suggests that a diffuse connection between the reinforcement and the matrix may have occurred after the sintering process.
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Modern Inorganic Building Materials Free of Portland Cement
Sadílek, Jakub ; Opravil, Tomáš (referee) ; Zmrzlý, Martin (advisor)
This bachelor’s thesis is focused on properties of modern construction inorganic ma-terials – geopolymeric concretes. In introductional part of work it is described basic theoretical background, as properties of binders, principles of setting and hardening. For preparation of geopolymer matrix was used secondary or waste materials of energetic and metallurgical industry – fly ashes and slags. In laboratory were prepared four com-positions of geopolymeric concretes combined from geopolymeric matrix with constant compostition and variable composition of aggregates. As aggregates these materials were used: three fractions of quartz sand, steel furnace slag and in one composition also crystals of mineral wollastonit. It was discovered that the use of steel furnace slag as aggregate in geopolymeric concrete has positive influence mainly to compressive strength, but the addition of wollastonite mineral do not evocate expectable increase of mechanical properties of samples.
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Polymer-cement composites for refractory aplications
Zbončák, Marek ; Ptáček, Petr (referee) ; Šoukal, František (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with preparation of high-strength polymer-cement composites based on the calcium aluminate cement and polyvinylalcohol. MDF composites are interesting because of their mechanical properties which exceed strengths of the common materials based on the cement and inorganic binders. So they represent perspective kind of material which could be used for construction purposes. Thermal degradation of the polymer leads to structure changes of the composite and reduction of mechanical properties. Therefore thesis is aimed to characterize the influence of the temperature on mechanical properties, structural changes and material composition. Temperature dependence of flexural strength was examined during the work. Changes of composition and structure were characterized by XRD, DTA-TGA in combination with EGA, SEM and EDS analyses. Due to requirement of the material refractoriness there were also tested options of preparation of MDF composites based on phosphates binders which are used in refractory manufacture.
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Posouzení využitelnosti vybraných listnatých dřev pro výrobu kompozitu na bázi dřeva
Mišičák, Patrik
The bachelor thesis deals with the assessment of the usability of alder and aspen wood for the production of wood-based composite, specifically the production of OSB. It uses the experimental analysis carried out to evaluate the applicability for sheating materials of timber frame structures. First section reviews particleboard with a focus on OSB. It summarises the importance, use and production of OSB panels and focuses on alternative raw material types for the production of wood-based composites. Describes the various technological processes involved in the production of OSB. The second part focuses on the individual production operations and shows the measurement procedures carried out. It also illustrates the determined data and the statistical methods applied to them. Based on the statistically processed data of selected physical and mechanical properties of the manufactured boards, it compares and evaluates the determined values with the requirements specified in standard ČSN EN 300, corresponding to the given application.
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Stanovení pružnostních a pevnostních charakteristik dřeva v čerstvém stavu
Ressler, Ondřej
The topic of this bachelor's thesis was the determination of the mechanical properties of wood in its fresh state. The investigated mechanical properties of the wood were investigated on summer oak wood (Quercus robur L.). For the experiments, three oak trunks were secured from which samples were made. Determination of elasticity and strength characteristics was determined by a destructive method with the help of a universal ZWICK Z050 machine. Destructive methods included tests in compression, tension and bending. Physical properties (density and moisture), strength limits and elastic moduli were determined for these tests. The investigated mechanical properties of oak were determined for two moisture conditions. It has been verified by statistical tests that heartwood has greater strength than sapwood. As a result, a correlation between moisture content and ultimate strength and flexural modulus of in bending.
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Influence of short para-aramid fibers addition on the properties of ultra-high performance cement composite
Tandlich, Dávid ; Šoukal, František (referee) ; Bocian, Luboš (advisor)
In this bachelor's thesis, the use of p-aramid fibers in ultra-high performance cementitious composites was investigated. These fibers were used as a separate reinforcement, but also as a hybrid reinforcement in combination with steel fibers. The surface of both types of fibers was analyzed by SEM. In addition to the composite with p-aramid fibers and the hybrid composite, a reference composite with steel fibers and a matrix without fibers were also prepared. The prepared objects were tested in compressive strength and flexural tensile strength. Furthermore, the fracture surface on the selected bodies was analyzed by SEM. It turned out that it is not possible to clearly determine the composite with the best mechanical properties, as the standard deviations of hybrid and reference composite overlap. However, based on average values, the hybrid composite showed the best mechanical properties. The composite that contained only p-aramid fibers showed significantly lower compressive and flexural strength both compared to the reference composite. Results showed that p-aramid fibers alone did not exceed the effect of steel fibers. A problem was the tendency of p-aramid fibers to decrease a spillage and to form clusters in the matrix, which negatively affected the resulting properties of the composite. However, the use of p-aramid fibers in combination with steel fibers appeared to be advantageous, as it was found out that thanks to p-aramid fibers there was a slight reinforcement of the matrix and an improvement of the mechanical properties within the standard deviations.
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