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The admixtures which are influencing setting time of portland cement
Hlaváček, Jaroslav ; Kalina, Lukáš (referee) ; Opravil, Tomáš (advisor)
During the production of concrete is important the careful selection of raw materials. Nowadays, we are trying in the production to minimize the economic burden and to maximize the use of secondary raw materials. This work is focused on the use of secondary raw materials from the energy industry in construction for the preparation of hydraulic binders. As the main raw materials were used different power plant fly ash from fluidized combustion. The composition of these secondary materials is quite different from conventional high-temperature ash, due to mixing with water they solidify and harden. Experiments were performed with three lodge fly ash from electrostatic precipitators of the fluidized combustion and one high-temperature fly ash. This work is focused on the possibility of monitoring the use of these secondary materials in construction, especially when tests were evaluated characteristics of strength and speed of setting and hardening.
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The possibilities of using of foundry filter ash
Solik, Jaroslav ; Šoukal, František (referee) ; Opravil, Tomáš (advisor)
This thesis explores the posibility of using of foundry filter ash for production of inorganic composite materials, that could be used primary in the construction industry. The thesis is divided into theoretical and experimental section, where theoretical section contain literature review of used materials and the experimental section summarizes the results of laboratory tests performed on tested mixture based on portland and alumina cement with various content of foundry filter ash. For comparison was also used another foundry waste - foundry sand. Prepared test bodies with dimension of 40 x 40x 160 mm was subjected to mechanical strength tests and the influence of amount of foundry waste on the strenght of the prepared mixtures was monitored. Next the thesis deals with possibilities of alkaline activation of foundry waste, where sodium water glass, sodium hydroxide and commercially supplied baucis L 160 component B were used as alkaline activator. These test mixtures were also subjected to mechanical strenght tests and the influence of amount of foundry waste on the strenght was observed too. The analysis of input materials were performed by XRF, TG – DTA – EGA and XRD powder diffraction methods. All strength tests were tested by testing equipment desttest 4310.
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Possibilities of hexavalent chromium reduction within portland cement hydration
Mončeková, Miroslava ; Koplík, Jan (referee) ; Šoukal, František (advisor)
The issue of Hexavalent chromium toxicity to Portland cement hydration is a very actual these days. It takes much effort to obtain a cement containing Cr(VI) less than 2 ppm. The primary objective of this diploma theses is to find appropriate reducing substances and specify their efficiency, as well as to make an attempt to optimize their dosage. As reducing substances there were plumbed sulphites and tin(II) salts. The influence of reducing substances applied to the hydration and cement properties were validated by strenght tests, the calorimetric measurement and the volume-variation measurement. And also the changes in hydration products microstructure of Portland clinker after the gypsum replacement by sulphite ions were plumbed. The study of microstructure is based on SEM and XRD methods.
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Study of the influence of compositon on the mechanical properties of high performance concrete
Veleba, Ondřej ; Šoukal, František (referee) ; Krátký, Josef (advisor)
This work is devoted to study the influence of the composition on mechanical properties of high performance concret based on portland cement. 29 samples of high performance concrete (HPC) warying in composition were prepared. The constituents used for HPC preparation were: cement Aalborg White, silica fume, finelly ground blast furnace slag, finelly ground silica, calcinated bauxite and polycarboxylate based superplasticizer. The mechanical parameters (flexural and compressive strength) of the samples were observed after 7 and 28 days of moist curing. Compressive strength values after 28 days were in the range of 92 to 194 MPa and the flexural strength values were in the range of 7 to 23 MPa (without using of fiber reinforcement). The graphs showing mechanical parameters depending on the mixture composition were constructed and consequently evaluated.
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Preparation of WDXRF analysis cement tablets
Kozlová, Romana ; Lerch, Jiří (referee) ; Svěrák, Tomáš (advisor)
This bachelor's thesis is focused on the sample preparation for the X-ray fluorescent analysis (XRF) of cement. The thesis aims to contribute to finding optimal method of the sample preparation of cement in the form of tablets, which would then provide the most accurate XRF analysis. This activity is related with finding a method of the sample preparation with an appropriate granulometry and homogeneity of the powder material, and also is related with creating the conditions of pressing of this material in the form of compact tablets, which are not prone to fracture. Selected problem was solved by adjusting twenty possible parameters of the mill and press. The milling was evaluated by granulometric composition of the sample, which was determined by a laser diffraction. For the smallest sample the repeatability of measurement was performed. Sieve distribution was used to achieve a finer sample, followed by XRF analysis. Tests of strength of samples pressed into ringlets were performed using a three-point tensile strength in bending, for samples with the finest and most coarse composition. The chemical composition of the finest and most coarse sample, which was prepared by milling and also the sample after milling and sieve distribution, was verified with the XRF analysis. By combining the 20 parameters during the sample preparation, maximum accuracy of the XRF analysis was achieved. The final setting meet the granulometric requirements and also abrasive and strength tests of tablets after pressing the sample. The contribution of this work is an increase in accuracy of the XRF analysis to a better level than ever before. As a result the negative impacts, which directly affect he accuracy and reproducibility of the sample preparation for the XRF analysis, were minimized. The resulting sample preparation was applied to the laboratory of quality and quality control at Českomoravský cement a.s., Mokrá plant, for which this work has been performed.
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The influence of aggregate on the properties of high performance concrete.
Bezděk, Ondřej ; Krátký, Josef (referee) ; Šiler, Pavel (advisor)
This bachelor thesis is focused on the influence of aggregates on the mechanical properties of high-performance concrete. The flexural strenght and the compressive strenght were observed after 1, 7 and 28 days. The process of hydratation was monitored using isoperibolic calorimetry. Laser particle size analysis of aggregates was also performed. As materials were used: Portland cement CEM I 42,5 R-Sc Mokrá, finelly ground silica sand, calcinated bauxite, fine test sand ČSN EN 196-1, medium test sand ČSN EN 196-1, rough test sand ČSN EN 196-1 and polycarboxylate superplasticizer Glenium Ace 40.
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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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Methods for assesment of the lime plasters quality
Krásná, Veronika ; Másilko, Jiří (referee) ; Opravil, Tomáš (advisor)
This thesis examines the methods for assessing the quality of lime plaster. The goal is to create and test a set of basic methodological simple test for testing of lime plaster.The test will use destructive and nondestructive methods. Determining the compressive and bending strength, phase composition, XRD powder diffraction, and the amount of limestone present portlandit by TG-DTA and overflow with shake table. Measurements are used widely available commercial plaster mixture.
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The effect of boron and its compounds on setting time of portland cement
Kratochvíl, Jiří ; Švec, Jiří (referee) ; Opravil, Tomáš (advisor)
The aim of this work is to study the influence of boron and its compounds, boric acid and borax, on hydratation of portland cement. The first part describes chemical composition of portland cement and reactivity of its components. The second part deals with hydratation of portland cement. The teoretical part ends with description of retardation of portland cement using gypsum or other sulphate options. The experimental part describes preparation of samples – cement paste – modified by addition of boron, boric acid and borax in diferent concentrations. Results are obtained by evaluation of calorimetric curves, mechanical properties and phase composition. The goal is to describe kinetics of targeted slowed down process of hydratation and to find such addition which would suspend setting of boron modified system entirely. Comparison of effects of each boron-containing compound is based on its concentration and on its kind.
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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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