THE EFFECT OF REVERSE FLOTATION METHOD ON SILICA SAND AS WATERPROOFING MORTAR. Waterproof fabrication mortar cement by silica sand using reverse flotation (RFS) method was evaluated waterproof absorption coefficient, compressive strength test, attractive and contact angle. RFS is used to replace agent aggregate reduce cost. The aims of this experiment are know the process, ratio between with mo...

The main objective of this study is to use coconut husk produce mortar for ferrocement. Mortar mix proportions are selected per ACI codes’ recommendation and the WRD Handbook. Four types mortars: Cement River Sand (CSM), Cement, Steel fibre (CSSFM), Coconut Husk (CCHM), (60%), (40%), (CSCHSFM) used Microstructural studies like SEM, EDX, XRD, FTIR analysis on cement constituents mixes studied re...

In this work, the effect of graphene oxide nanosheet (GONS) additives on the properties of cement mortar and ultra-high strength concrete (UHSC) is reported. The resulting GONS-cement composites were easy to prepare and exhibited excellent mechanical properties. However, their fluidity decreased with increasing GONS content. The UHSC specimens were prepared with various amounts of GONSs (0-0.03...

This article presents the results of a study dealing with the utilization of sludge water from a concrete plant as a partial replacement for mixing water in the production of cement composites. The replacement of mixing water with sludge water from a concrete plant was carried out in the amounts of 20% and 50%. The following tests were carried out in order to determine the effect of the replace...

The microstructure and interfacial transition zone characteristics of Portland cement mortars prepared with a polynaphthalene sulfate (PNS) superplasticizer at relatively high dosages (0.8%, 1.5% by mass of cement) and varying sand-to-cement ratios (0.5, 1.0, 1.5) were investigated, using AC impedance spectroscopy, mercury intrusion porosimetry, helium pycnometry and two electrical conductance ...

In the last few years, an increase in interest has been given to the use of cellulose fibers as alternatives for conventional reinforcements in composites. The development of commercially viable environmentally friendly and healthy materials based on natural resources is on the rise. In this sense, cellulosic fibers as reinforcements for cement mortar composites constitute a very interesting op...

Neural networks have recently been broadly used in civil engineering applications due to their versatile capability as a simulator for the complex behavior of many problems (Adeli 2001). Compressive strength of cement mortar is mainly affected by water/cement ratio and aggregate/cement ratio. Recently, high performance concrete has been actively studied, however it is more difficult to predict ...

This study aims at determining the effect of the cement composition and mortar age on the optimum content of sulphates using maximization of compressive strength as a criterion. Extensive experimentation has been performed to achieve this purpose by utilizing four cement types and measuring the strength at ages ranging from 2 days up to 63 months. Strength is correlated with the ratio of sulpha...

Commercial wheat straw soda lignin was used to develop an alkali-O2 oxidation method to produce a ready-to-use solution for concrete plasticizing (cement dispersing). Lignin characterization was done directly from the solution. Depending on conditions, oxidation primarily induced either condensation or degradation of lignin. Thus, both the negative charge and the molar mass of the lignin were c...

In water conservancy and transportation engineering, self-healing cement has been widely used. This paper researches the optimal water-cement ratio of mortar to obtain best basic performance, on this basis, occasional effect agent fibers mechanical properties mortar. addition, research shrinkage characteristics impermeability by was carried out provide basis for curing methods bacterial in proj...