Behavior of Fly Ash at Different Mix Ratios with Plastic Recycled Polymers

Fly ash is a waste produced from burning of coals in thermal power stations. The staggering increase in the production of fly ash and its disposal in an environment friendly manner is increasingly becoming a matter of global concern. Many efforts have been made to use the fly ash in various geotechnical applications viz. embankment, roadway, railway, backfill material. In this study, PRPs (plastic recycled polymers) were mixed with fly ash at different mix ratios so as to inspect its influence on the geotechnical properties of fly ash. In this regard, the laboratory study includes Atterberg limits, compaction characteristics, unconfined compressive strength, direct shear test, Triaxial shear test and X-ray fluorescence test. Tests were carried out on only fly ash and treated fly ash with PRPs. Results indicate increase in MDD (maximum dry density) and also in shear parameters of the fly ash with inclusion of PRPs.

Reliability Design of an Electronic Cam Curve for Flying Shear Machine in Short Materials Cutting

The structure and the production process for flying shear machine are introduced first.Then,a quintic polynomial is applied to the design of an electronic cam system for the rotary knife axis in short materials cutting.The dimensionless equation for a quintic polynomial cam curve is deduced.Finally,the curve is plotted with the cam constructor integrated into Siemens engineering development software SCOUT and it is tested with a laboratory platform,which consists of a motion controller SIMOTION and motor drivers SINAMICS S120.The results show that the running stability of the flying shear machine and the position control accuracy of the rotary knife can be effectively improved by using the curve designed in this paper.

Geological behavior of wet outflow deposition fly ash

The geological behaviors of wet outflow deposition fly ash were investigated, including the feature of in-situ single and even bridge cone penetration test (CPT) curves, the change of the penetration parameters and vane strength with the increase of depth and the difference of the penetration resistance on and down the water level. Drilling, CPT and vane shear test were carried out in silty clay, fine sand, and fly ash of the ash-dam. The CPT curves of the fly ash do not show a critical depth. The cone resistance (qc) of the fly ash is smaller than that of silty clay or sand; the friction resistance is smaller than that of filling silty clay, similar to that of deposition silty clay or more than that of fine sand; the friction ratio is smaller than that of filling silty clay, or more than that of deposition silty clay or much more than that of fine sand. The specific penetration resistance (ps) is similar to that of filling silty clay, or more than that of deposition silty clay. There is a clear interface effect between the deposition fly ash and the clay. Interface effect of ps-h curve at the groundwater table is clear, and ps of the fly ash reduces significantly under the table. The vane strength of the fly ash increases as the depth increases. The deposition fly ash with wet outflow is similar to silt in the geological behavior.