Evaluation of the mechanical properties of class-F fly ash.
Coal-burning power plants in the United States (US) generate more than 70 million tons of fly ash as a by-product annually. Recycling large volumes of fly ash in geotechnical applications may offer an attractive alternative to the disposal problem as most of it is currently dumped in ponds or landfills. Class-F fly ash, resulting from burning of bituminous or anthracite coals, is the most common type of fly ash in the US. In the present study, the mechanical characteristics (compaction response, compressibility, and shear strength) of class-F fly ash were investigated by performing various laboratory tests (compaction test, one-dimensional compression test, direct shear test and consolidated-drained triaxial compression test) on fly ash samples collected from three power plants in the state of Indiana (US). Test results have shown that despite some morphological differences, class-F fly ash exhibits mechanical properties that are, in general, comparable to those observed in natural sandy soils.
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Bumjoo
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Dongguk University, Department of Civil and Environmental System Engineering, 3-26 Pil-dong, Chung-gu, Seoul 100-715, South Korea. mprezzi@ecn.purdue.edu
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Monica
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D002244:Carbon; D060729:Coal Ash; D019563:Mechanics; D010316:Particle Size; D052638:Particulate Matter; D014481:United States; D014867:Water
D060729:Coal Ash; D052638:Particulate Matter; D014867:Water; D002244:Carbon