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The Green Cement for 3D Printing in the Construction Industry

  • Park, Joochan;Jung, Euntae;Jang, Changsun;Oh, Chaewoon;Shin, Kyung Nam
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.50-56
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    • 2020
  • Currently, 3D printing technology is a new revolutionary additive manufacturing process that can be used for making three dimensional solid objects from digital films. In 2019, this 3D printing technology spreading vigorously in production parts (57%), bridge production (39%), tooling, fixtures, jigs (37%), repair, and maintenance (38%). The applications of 3D printing are expanding to the defense, aerospace, medical field, and automobile industry. The raw materials are playing a key role in 3D printing. Various additive materials such as plastics, polymers, resins, steel, and metals are used for 3D printing to create a variety of designs. The main advantage of the green cement for 3D printing is to enhance the mechanical properties, and durability to meet the high-quality material using in construction. There are several advantages with 3D printing is a limited waste generation, eco-friendly process, economy, 20 times faster, and less time-consuming. This research article reveals that the role of green cement as an additive material for 3D printing.

Fundamental Properties of Limestone Powder Added Cement Environment-friendly Concrete for Concrete Pavement (석회석미분말을 함유한 친환경 시멘트콘크리트의 도로포장 적용을 위한 기초 연구)

  • Choi, Woo-Hyeon;Park, Cheol-Woo;Jung, Won-Kyong;Kim, Ki-Heon
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.37-49
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    • 2012
  • PURPOSES : This study is to investigate the fundamental properties of limestone added cement concrete for application of pavement. METHODS : As the production of Portland cement causes environmental problems, engineers have sought more environment-friendly concrete construction materials. Limestone powder can be used for concrete as a partial replacement of Portland cement. One of the great applications of limestone powder added cement concrete might be a cement concrete pavement since the concrete pavement consumes massive quantity of Portland cement. Experimental variables were different replacement level of limestone powder by 0% to 25% with 5% increment. Before hardening of fresh concrete, setting time and plastic shrinkage characteristics were investigated in addition to other basic properties. Properties of hardened concrete included compressive, tensile and flexural strength as well as drying shrinkage. RESULTS : The addition of limestone powder did not significantly affect the properties of fresh concrete. Strength deceased as the replacement ratio increased and when the replacement ratio was greater than 10% decrease rate increased. CONCLUSIONS : It was found that the partial replacement of the limestone powder to cement in pavement materials can be positively considered as its mechanical properties show comparable performance to those normal concrete.

Analysis of Possibilities of Rapid Appraisal of Blast Furnace Slag Cement Fineness Quality Using the Hydrometer Method (Hydrometer법을 이용한 고로슬래그 시멘트의 분말도 신속 품질 평가 가능성 분석)

  • Lee, Jae-Jin;Kim, Min-Sang;Moon, Byeong-Yong;Han, In-Deok;Han, Min-Cheol;Han, Cheon-Goo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2017.05a
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    • pp.169-170
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    • 2017
  • Recently in the construction industry there has been an increasing use of increasing replacement of cement with blast furnace slag cement(BS), an industrial by-product, to reduce environment load and production costs, and other increasing uses of BS cement. However in the case of BS being delivered in RMC factories, only score reports submitted when the are delivered are relied upon and ways to test the quality of fineness is inadequate. Therefore this study gave many changes to various cements and BS fineness to test the variations of BS as a cement, then used the correlation between this and the density value in the Hydrometer method to test the possibility for rapid appraisal of quality fineness of BS cement. Results showed that if the one fifth graph of the density and fineness correlation were to be used, a rapid appraisal of BS cement fineness quality would be possible.

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A software-assisted comparative assessment of the effect of cement type on concrete carbonation and chloride ingress

  • Demis, S.;Papadakis, V.G.
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.391-407
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    • 2012
  • Utilization of supplementary cementing materials (SCM) by the cement industry, as a highly promising solution of sustainable cement development aiming to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, necessitates a more thorough evaluation of these types of materials on concrete durability. In this study a comparative assessment of the effect of SCM on concrete durability, of every cement type as defined in the European Standard EN 197-1 is taking place, using a software tool, based on proven predictive models (according to performance-related methods for assessing durability) developed and wide-validated for the estimation of concrete service life when designing for durability under harsh environments. The effect of Type II additives (fly ash, silica fume) on CEM I type of cement, as well as the effect of every Portland-composite type of cement (and others) are evaluated in terms of their performance in carbonation and chloride exposure, for a service life of 50 years. The main aim is to portray a unified and comprehensive evaluation of the efficiency of SCM in order to create the basis for future consideration of more types of cement to enter the production line in industry.

Utilization of Waste Concrete Powder from the Viewpoint of LCA CO2 (LCA CO2 관점에서의 콘크리트 폐석분의 활용방안)

  • Song, Hun;Shin, Hyeon-Uk;Chu, Yong-Sik;Lee, Jong-Kyu;Park, Dong-Cheon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2012.11a
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    • pp.209-210
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    • 2012
  • Cement is an essential material for social infrastructure. Cement production process for cement itself is energy-intensive and requires a large amount of natural resources for fuel and raw materials. This study is to development of recycled cement from waste concrete powder in manufacturing process of recycled aggregate concrete. Recycled cement is low carbon and green growth materials concept for eco friendly construction environment. From the test results, waste concrete powder is same chemical proportion regardless of manufacturing process of recycled aggregate concrete.

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Mechanical properties of the mortar by replacing the fine aggregate in mud flat with cement mortar (시멘트 모르타르에서 잔골재를 갯벌로 대체한 모르타르의 특성)

  • Kang, Yun-Young;Lee, Seul-Bi;Yang, Seong-Hwan
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2016.10a
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    • pp.87-88
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    • 2016
  • In the current construction market usage cement and aggregate is increasing continuously. This is progressing serious environmental pollution due to the carbon dioxide generated during cement production. Further, by using a large amount of aggregate, they tend to have even reduced natural resources. As a result, the reduction of carbon dioxide through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the energy saving has been positioned as a global trend. Therefore, in this study, instead of fine aggregate fix the cement, by the use to increase the proportion of the tidal flats, to try to reduce the amount of cement and fine aggregate. Accordingly, according to increasing the proportion of the mud flat be analyzed for properties the compressive strength, tensile strength, flow, chloride test, workability of the mortar.

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Characterization of Two Urease-Producing and Calcifying Bacillus spp. Isolated from Cement

  • Achal, Varenyam;Mukherjee, Abhijit;Reddy, M. Sudhakara
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.20 no.11
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    • pp.1571-1576
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    • 2010
  • Two bacterial strains designated as CT2 and CT5 were isolated from highly alkaline cement samples using the enrichment culture technique. On the basis of various physiological tests and 16S rRNA sequence analysis, the bacteria were identified as Bacillus species. The urease production was 575.87 U/ml and 670.71 U/ml for CT2 and CT5, respectively. Calcite constituted 27.6% and 31% of the total weight of sand samples plugged by CT2 and CT5, respectively. Scanning electron micrography analysis revealed the direct involvement of these isolates in calcite precipitation. This is the first report of the isolation and identification of Bacillus species from cement. Based on the ability of these bacteria to tolerate the extreme environment of cement, they have potential to be used in remediating the cracks and fissures in various building or concrete structures.

Fly ash-Slag-Cement Composite

  • Bang, Wan-Keun;Lee, Seung-Kyou;Lee, Seung-Heun;Kim, Chang-Eun
    • The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.286-290
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    • 2000
  • The hydration behavior of fly ash and slag on cement paste were investigated. Early stage of hydration reaction was delayed by mixing fly ash and/or slag with cement, but production of C-S-H hydrates by pozzolanic reaction densified the microstructure. The Ca/Si ratio of C-S-H hydrates in OPC and blended cement of fly ash 50%, slag 50%, fly ash+slag 50% were 2.24, 1.80, 1.82 and 1.97, respectively. The C-S-H gel with low Ca/Si ratio showed rather reticulate than needle-like structure.

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Investigating the performance of polymer cement resistance in football stadium construction

  • Yangguang Zhang
    • Advances in concrete construction
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.203-213
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    • 2023
  • New techniques, technologies, and materials should be used to design and build sports stadiums. Since this century, much progress has been made in covering the roofs of sports stadiums, and the possibility of accurate computer calculation has been provided for stadiums, so by choosing a new structure, we can double the beauty and resistance of these stadiums. A stadium has an excellent and valuable design when its structure, shell, building, materials, and joinery follow a high architectural idea at all levels and scales. This article examines the mechanical performance of polymer cement strength in the construction of football stadiums, along with their structural knowledge in the form of the best examples in the world. Portland cement is one of the most used materials for constructing football stadiums. However, its production requires spending a lot of money, wasting energy, and damaging the environment. Considering the disadvantages in the production and consumption of concrete in different environments, it is necessary to find alternative materials. It should be used with cheaper, simpler technology, abundant primary resources, energy saving, less environmental damage, and better chemical and physical properties in concrete. High-strength concrete technology is considered a new development in the construction industry of concrete structures. In hardened concrete, strength and durability are two main factors, and as the compressive strength of concrete increases, concrete becomes more brittle. As a result, its tensile strength does not increase in proportion to the increase in compressive strength and has less strain tolerance. For this reason, the need to use is evident from the fibers in high-strength concrete. Fibers are used in concrete to increase tensile strength, prevent crack propagation, and significantly increase softness. The increase with the change of these resistances depends on the strength of concrete without fibers, the shape of fibers, and the percentage of fibers. This cement is obtained from the wastes of chemical and petrochemical industries and the wastes from coal combustion, which have the properties mentioned as substitutes for Portland cement.

The Evaluation of Adiabatic Temperature rise in Concrete by Using Blended Cement Hydration Model (혼합시멘트 수화모델을 이용한 콘크리트의 단열온도상승 예측에 관한 연구)

  • Wang, Xiaoyong;Cho, Hyeong-Kyu;Lee, Han-Seung
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2011.11a
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    • pp.31-32
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    • 2011
  • Granulated slag from metal industries and fly ash from the combustion of coal are industrial by-products that have been widely used as mineral admixtures in normal and high strength concrete. Due to the reaction between calcium hydroxide and fly ash or slag, the hydration of concrete containing fly ash or slag is much more complex compared with that of Portland cement. In this paper, the production of calcium hydroxide in cement hydration and its consumption in the reaction of mineral admixtures is considered in order to develop a numerical model that simulates the hydration of concrete containing fly ash or slag. The heat evolution rates of fly ash- or slag-blended concrete is determined by the contribution of both cement hydration and the reaction of the mineral admixtures. Furthermore, the temperature distribution and temperature history in hardening blended concrete are evaluated based on the degree of hydration of the cement and the mineral admixtures. The proposed model is verified through experimental data on concrete with different water-to-cement ratios and mineral admixture substitution ratios.

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