{"title":"Introductory Chapter: Properties and Applications of Cement- Based Materials","authors":"H. M. Saleh, Rehab O. Abdel Rahman","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.73784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.73784","url":null,"abstract":"Cement-based materials have been used to support human civilizations many decades ago. With the increasing advancement of human activities, these materials were modified to maintain their roles in our lives. The main function of cement is to act as hydraulic binder, which increases the bond between fragmented particles, so it can enable their use in different fields. The resulted material will have different physical and mechanical properties from the initial materials. These changed properties are attributed to the exothermic hydration reactions that are initiated upon mixing the binder with water. The liberated localized heat will lead irreversible rearrangement of water molecules within the framework microstructure [1–3]. Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) is the most widely used cement. It is prepared by crushing, milling, and mixing calcium, iron, silica, alumina, and sulfate sources with certain amounts. Then, hydraulic cement is passed to the kiln to produce clinker, which is subsequently cooled and pulverized. Portland cement is categorized into eight subgroups according to the ASTM C150, namely normal (type I), moderate sulfate resistance (type II), high early strength (type III), low heat of hydration (type IV), high sulfate resistance (type V), normal, moderate sulfate resistance, and high early resistance with air entraining (types IA, IIA, IIIA), respectively [4]. There are four principal unhydrated phases present in all OPC types, namely tricalcium silicate (Ca3SiO5), dicalcium silicate (Ca2SiO4), tricalcium aluminate (Ca3Al2O5), and calcium aluminoferrite (Ca4AlnFe2-nO7). The formula of each of these minerals can be broken down into the basic calcium, silicon, aluminum, and iron oxides (Table 1). Cement chemists use abbreviated nomenclature based on oxides of various elements to indicate chemical formulae of relevant species, that is, C = CaO, S = SiO2, A = Al2O3, and F = Fe2O3. Hence, traditional cement nomenclature abbreviates each oxide as shown in Table 1 [1].","PeriodicalId":100028,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Cement Based Materials","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83851826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Heat Integration in a Cement Production","authors":"Stanislav Boldyryev","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.75820","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.75820","url":null,"abstract":"The cement industry sector is an energy- intensive industrial sector ; cement is the most widely used material for construction and modern infrastructure needs. The cement industry is one of the largest consumers of carbon-containing primary energy sources and one of the primary polluters of the environment. Energy consumption represents the largest part of the production cost for cement factories and has a significant influence on product prices. The potential of waste heat utilization of cement production was determined and a recovery potential accounting site wide in demand is defined by the process integration technique. The author has analyzed the energy consumption of a cement factory to obtain minimum energy needs of production and proposed the options to improve energy efficiency by the process integration approach. The authors conclude that the energy consumption of the cement factory can be reduced by 30%. The results help to the cement plant’s profitability and reduce environmental impact of the cement industry as well as sustainability. Given that it is realized in modern society that infrastructural projects lead to a higher level of economy and sustainability for countries, reducing the production cost in the cement industry is a very important problem.","PeriodicalId":100028,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Cement Based Materials","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84342426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cement Microstructure: Fostering Photocatalysis","authors":"E. Cerro-Prada","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.74365","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.74365","url":null,"abstract":"The singularities and the qualities of the hydrated cement microstructure have been identified by researchers as enhancers to promote photocatalytic processes, mediated by titanium dioxide, to create environment-friendly cement. In this chapter, we intend to expose the microstructural characteristics of cement and those aspects that make it possible for the promotion of photocatalytic activity. Within the inherent complexity of the cement microstructure, we describe a framework of two key elements in the microstructure of this material that affects the promotion of TiO 2 photocatalysis, to offer a more comprehensive view of the physical-chemical processes involved. These elements are: the porosity and the nanostructure of the C-S-H. This framework is also a starting point for future studies that seek to improve the photocatalytic response of titanium dioxide inserted in the cement matrix, as well as to provide implications for the application of photocatalytic cement technology in the construction materials industry.","PeriodicalId":100028,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Cement Based Materials","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85830769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tire-Derived Aggregate Cementitious Materials: A Review of Mechanical Properties","authors":"F. M. Tehrani, Nathan M. Miller","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.74313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.74313","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter presents an overview of tire-derived aggregate concrete, also known as rubberized concrete, a cementitious-based material with some or all of its mineral aggregates replaced with rubber particles. Typical source of rubber materials is scrap tire. Tire- derived aggregate concrete has practical applications as safety barriers, sound barriers, and architectural features among others. General observed trends include a decrease in compression strength, a decrease in flexural strength, and an increase in energy absorption and damping capacities with an increase of rubber content. These characteristics are modifiable by application of lightweight aggregates, fiber-reinforcement, admixtures, and other common techniques. The chapter also includes discussions on handling, design, and analysis of tire-derived aggregate concrete.","PeriodicalId":100028,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Cement Based Materials","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73196658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Processing/property/structure interactions in a calcium aluminate-phenol resin composite","authors":"J.A. Walberer, A.J. McHugh","doi":"10.1016/S1065-7355(98)00011-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1065-7355(98)00011-X","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Relationships among mixing conditions, extensional viscosities of the formed paste, and the morphology and flexural strength of hardened composites have been studied for a calcium aluminate cement-phenol resin composite. Mixing torque was monitored as a function of temperature and resin pH. The behavior of the torque time curves as well as <sup>13</sup>C nuclear magnetic resonance and differential scanning calorimetry measurements suggest that paste formation is characterized by an induction period of flat torque, corresponding to dissolution of cement ions followed by a styffening period of rapid torque rise, corresponding to an ionic interaction between the resin and cement particles. The viscoelastic nature of the paste was studied using a biaxial squeeze flow device. The steady biaxial extensional viscosity trends with extension rate are consistent with the formation of an increasingly cross-linked bulk organic phase in the paste. Flexural strengths of hardened material processed under varying degrees of resin pH suggest that an optimal structure forms when the resin is allowed to simultaneously polymerize and ionically interact with cement particles. This conclusion is supported by evidence of scanning electron microscopy, which shows structure formation for a given cut of missing conditions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100028,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Cement Based Materials","volume":"8 3","pages":"Pages 91-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1065-7355(98)00011-X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72622970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Subject index to volume 8","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1065-7355(98)80004-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S1065-7355(98)80004-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100028,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Cement Based Materials","volume":"8 3","pages":"Pages 146-148"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1065-7355(98)80004-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137410141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exchange rates of ethanol with water in water-saturated cement pastes probed by NMR","authors":"Hans C. Gran , Eddy W. Hansen","doi":"10.1016/S1065-7355(98)00013-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1065-7355(98)00013-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Diffusion of ethanol into water-saturated white cement pastes has been investigated by carbon and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The diffusion of ethanol was shown to be Fickian, assuming one-dimensional diffusion under perfect sink boundary conditions. Derived diffusion coefficients were found to increase with increasing water/cement (w/c) ratio from (2.7 ± 0.5) 10<sup>−8</sup> cm<sup>2</sup>/s at w/c = 0.30 to (59 ± 5) 10<sup>−8</sup> cm<sup>2</sup>/s at w/c = 1.0. At the end of the exchange process, only a fraction of the total volume of water is exchanged with ethanol, varying from 60% for samples containing mainly micro- and mesopores to about 80% for samples where additional capillary pores are present. Time needed to reach 90% and 95% exchange of the total intrudable amount of ethanol in cylindrical samples with diameter of 5.5 mm varied from 1 day to nearly 3 weeks. This has importance for exchange in larger samples with typical diameters of 10 mm or more (as used in mercury intrusion porosimetry), which may require on the order of months for 90% exchange to take place. The mole fraction of ethanol and water in the pore system was determined from sampled carbon and proton NMR spectra vs. exchange time by comparing H<sub>2</sub>O-saturated and D<sub>2</sub>O-saturated samples. At the end of the exchange process, water was found to occupy the remaining volume not accessible to ethanol. In the tested w/c ratio range, the water content in all samples is below the value where damage to the pore structure normally occurs due to internal tension when exposed to drying. An empirical relationship between chemical shift of the CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>OH/H<sub>2</sub>O peak and mole fraction of ethanol is derived, enabling the mole fraction of ethanol from the NMR peak to be estimated.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100028,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Cement Based Materials","volume":"8 3","pages":"Pages 108-117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1065-7355(98)00013-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87004001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relationship between differences in silica fume additives and fine-scale microstructural evolution in cement based materials","authors":"Andrew J. Allen , Richard A. Livingston","doi":"10.1016/S1065-7355(98)00015-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1065-7355(98)00015-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The effects on the microstructural development of adding silica fume to cements and concretes during cement hydration have been studied using small-angle neutron scattering and ultrasmall-angle X-ray scattering. A previously developed fractal based microstructural model has been applied to extract representative microstructural parameters from the small-angle scattering data. A link has been established between the existence of coarse or agglomerated particles in the silica fume particle size distribution and possible deleterious microstructural evolution during cement hydration.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100028,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Cement Based Materials","volume":"8 3","pages":"Pages 118-131"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1065-7355(98)00015-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75830467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}