Waste materials used in concrete manufacturing
Title:
Waste materials used in concrete manufacturing
Author:
Chandra, Satish, Dr. Ing.
ISBN:
9781591241676
9780815513933
9780815519515
9780080946306
Publication Information:
Westwood, N.J., U.S.A. : Noyes Publications, c1997.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxi, 651 p.) : ill.
Series:
Building materials science series
Building materials science series.
Contents:
Properties and Use of Solid Residue From Fluidized Bed Coal Combustion -- Production and Use of By-Product Gypsum in the Construction Industry -- Fly Ash In Concrete -- The Use of Rice Husk Ash in Concrete -- Blast Furnace Slag -- The Ultimate Binder -- Red Mud and Phosphogypsum and their Fields of Application -- Use of Lignin-Based Products in Concrete -- Recycling of Waste as an Alternative Raw Material and Fuel in Cement Manufacturing -- Use of Silica Fume in Concrete -- Palm Oil Shell Aggregate for Lightweight Concrete -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
One of the most critical problems we are facing today is acid rain. One of the main causes is the burning of fossil fuels, and as a result, sulfuric acid and carbon dioxide are added to the atmosphere. These gases have detrimental effects on building materials. Thus, there are two problems: (1) to decrease the gas emission, and (2) to produce construction materials more durable to the aggressive pollutant gases and acid rain. The environmental aspects involved in the production and use of cement, concrete and other building materials are of growing importance. Substitution of waste materials will conserve dwindling resources, and will avoid the environmental and ecological damages caused by quarrying and exploitation of the raw materials for making cement. To some extent, it will help to solve the problem otherwise en-countered in disposing of the wastes.
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