Properties of artificial aggregates fabricated with various heating conditions

The artificial aggregates were fabricated by using the inorganic wastes, dredged soil produced at a dredging work. The input temperature ($800{\sim}1000^{\circ}C$), output temperature ($1100{\sim}1200^{\circ}C$) and heating rate ($5{\sim}10^{\circ}C$/min) in sintering process were controlled to fabricate the aggregates with various value of density and water absorption, and their properties were analyzed as a function of those factors. The specimens sintered at the lower input temperature showed the higher density and the lower water absorption while those with higher input temperature had many pores inside of the aggregates, lower density and higher water absorption. Also increasing the input temperature accelerated the black core phenomenon in the aggregates. The bloating phenomena which the gigantic pores were generated inside the aggregates were improved as increasing the output temperature, but its effect was lower than that of input temperature. It could be realized that the bloating tendency was improved from the results that the density was increased and water absorption was decreased with increasing heating rate from 5 to $10^{\circ}C$/min. It was found that the artificial aggregates of light or heavy weight with various value of density and water absorption could be fabricated by using dredged soils naturally involving gas and fluxing components by controlling the sintering conditions.

다양한 승온조건으로 제조된 인공골재의 특성

준설작업 시 발생되는 무기성 폐기물인 준설토를 이용하여 인공골재를 제조하였다. 소성조건에 따른 다양한 비중과 흡수율의 골재를 제조하기 위하여, 투입온도($800{\sim}1000^{\circ}C$), 배출온도($1100{\sim}1200^{\circ}C$) 및 승온속도($5{\sim}10^{\circ}C$/min)를 변화시켜 소성하였으며, 그에 따른 인공골재의 물성변화를 관찰하였다. 투입온도가 낮을 경우 골재의 비중은 높고 흡수율은 낮은 특성을 나타냈으며, 투입온도가 높아지면 골재 내부에 기공이 다량 형성되고 비중은 낮아지고 흡수율은 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 더불어 투입온도 증가에 따라 골재 내부의 블랙코어(black core) 현상도 두드러졌다. 한편 배출온도가 높아질수록 골재 내부에 거대기공이 발생하는 발포특성이 향상되기는 하나, 그 효과는 투입온도에 비해 크지 않았다. 승온속도가 $5^{\circ}C$/min에서 $10^{\circ}C$/min로 증가하면, 골재의 비중은 낮아지고, 흡수율이 높아져 골재의 경량화 특성이 향상됨을 알 수 있었다. 연구결과 자체적으로 가스성분과 융제성분을 포함하고 있는 준설토는 소성조건에 따라 경량부터 중량의 다양한 비중과 흡수율의 인공골재 제조가 가능함을 알았다.