Reuse of sewage sludge ashes (SSA) in cement mixtures: the effect of SSA on the workability of cement mortars.
The influence of sewage sludge ash (SSA) on workability of cement mortars has been studied. The irregular morphology of SSA particles produced a decrease of mortar workability. A nonlinear reduction of workability in mortars containing SSA was observed, but when SSA content in mortars was increased the workability reduction was less significant. A superplasticizer is used in order to compensate the decrease of workability produced by SSA. When SSA sized fractions were used, only significant differences in workability for mortars prepared with high water volumes or with the presence of superplasticizer were observed.
Monzó
J
J
Department of Construction Engineering, Grupo de Investigación en Química de los Materiales (GIQUIMA), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46071 Valencia, Spain. jmmonzo@cst.upv.es
Payá
J
J
Borrachero
M V
MV
Girbés
I
I
D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003252:Construction Materials; D017745:Incineration; D008422:Materials Testing; D010968:Plasticizers; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry*
D010968:Plasticizers; D012722:Sewage