Pore Structure Characteristics of Baking-Free Slag-Sludge Bricks and Its Correlations to Mechanical Properties

In order to explore the relationship between the macroscopic properties and pore structure characteristics of baking-free slag-sludge bricks,the compressive strength and water absorption rate using aluminum industrial slag and sludge of different substitution rates were tested.Optical instruments and image analysis software were used to measure the parameters of the pore structure.Specifically,a fractal model was built based on the fractal theory,in which the fractal dimension was used as the characteristic index of the pore structure to analyze the correlation and interaction mechanism between the fractal dimension and the macroscopic mechanical properties.Based on this study,conclusions were drawn as follows:(1)The plane pore structure of baking-free bricks shows good fractal characteristics.With the increase of the aluminum industrial slag content,the fractal dimension becomes smaller and the pore structure develops well;with the increase of the sludge content,the fractal dimension becomes larger and the pore structure becomes worse;(2)As the fractal dimension of the plane pore structure increases,the compressive strength of baking-free bricks falls,and the porosity and water absorption rise;(3)The optimum content of baking-free slag-sludge bricks is aluminum industrial slag 30%and sludge 10%.After 7 days of curing,baking-free bricks boast higher performance,and fully meet the performance requirements of solid concrete bricks(MU40),which can reduce time costs,and enhance enterprise revenue.

Fabrication of Baking-Free Bricks Using Gold Tailings and Cemented Materials with Low Alkalinity

The purpose of this paper was using gold mine tailings and cemented materials with low alkalinity to fabricate baking-free bricks.The obtained baking-free brick samples were evaluated by unconfined compressive strength(UCS),water absorption percentage,freezing-thawing cycle,and drying-wetting cycle.The microstructures of the baking-free brick samples were analyzed using X-ray diffraction(XRD)and scanning electron microscope(SEM)techniques.The baking-free brick specimens cured for 28 days with the addition of 10%mixing water consumption and 1:6 cement/tailing ratio tended to obtain favorable comprehensive properties such as a high compressive strength of 15.15 MPa,a low water absorption percentage of 11.8%,excellent freezing-thawing resistance with a 8.9%UCS loss rate after 15 freezing-thawing cycles and good drying-wetting resistance with a 11%UCS loss rate after 10 drying-wetting cycles.The XRD and SEM test results verified that different kinds of hydrate products including C-S-H and C-S-A-H gels,and ettringite were produced during hydration process,which were responsible for good physical,mechanical properties,and durability of the obtained baking-free bricks.Therefore,the experimental results showed that it was practical and reasonable to utilize the homemade cementitious materials in our laboratory to stabilize the gold tailings for production of baking-free bricks,which still met the requirements of major regional construction standards in some countries.

Study on Mechanical Properties and Action Mechanism of Leather Industrial Sludge Aggregate Baking-Free Bricks

Taking an industrial sludge and its preparation of sludge wrap shell aggregates(WSAs)instead of sand to prepare baking-free brick as the research object,the development law of mechanical properties and the influence mechanism of macro and micro characteristic parameters of the bricks under different sludge and WSAs replacement rates were studied through the macroscopic mechanical properties test,with the help of nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR),transmission electron microscopy-energy spectrum and other testing technology and pores and cracks analysis system(PCAS)software.The results showed that the compressive strength of each sample decreased with the increase of sludge content.When the sludge content was less than 30%,it was mainly affected by the water-binder ratio.When the sludge content was more than 30%,it was mainly affected by the sludge content.At the age of 7 days,with the increase in replacement rate of WSAs,the compressive strength of the S10 and S30 groups was higher than that of the control group.The compressive strength of the S50 experimental group was 30.38 MPa,and the loss of compressive strength was slight compared with the control group.The water absorption rate of the 28 days S100 experimental group increased by 10.71%compared with the control group.When the content of WSAs was less than 50%,the holes above 0.1μm in the brick can be reduced and transformed into smaller holes,with a decreasing trend of the plane porosity of the brick.The microscopic results of the baking-free brick showed that the three-phase system of WSAs-interface transition area-mortar was poorly bonded and delaminated compared with the gravel aggregate-interface transition area-mortar system,and damage was more likely to occur in the WSAs and interface transition area.The above results show that it is feasible to use sludge and WSAs instead of sand for the preparation of baking-free bricks.This technology not only solves the problem of sludge disposal,but also protects the over-exploitation of mineral resources,and the technology has a broad application prospect and market value.