Fluvial Sediments as SCMs: Characterization, Pozzolanic Performance, and Optimization of Equivalent Binder
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 34, Issue 2
Abstract
This paper presents an assessment of recycling of thermally treated fluvial sediments as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM). Different calcination treatments were conducted with temperatures ranging between 450°C and 950°C. For each calcined sediment, a detailed characterization was carried out. Subsequently, blended cements containing 25% calcined sediments (CS) were prepared and tested, including portlandite consumption, hydration kinetics, and compressive strength development (41 and 52 MPa at 7 and 90 days, respectively). The results showed that blended cement based on CS at 750°C provided the most favorable hydration kinetics and the highest compressive strength. An optimization design of experiment was followed to maximize the substitution rate of CS. The resulting multivariable function suggests a replacement rate up to 20% to produce a blended cement equivalent to CEM II 52.5 N, and up to 30% to produce a cement equivalent to CEM II 42.5 N. The reported technoenvironmental findings corroborate the use of CS as SCMs and motivate future research on their effect on concrete properties.
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All data, models, and code generated or used during the study appear in the published article. Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
This work was funded by IMT Lille Douai, grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and by the Fonds de Recherche Nature et Technologies du Québec (FRQNT). R. Snellings acknowledges the support provided by the European Commission through the Interreg FWVl V project VALSE. The authors thank Guillaume Poitier and Johanna Caboche for their help in the laboratory testing. A. Bouchikhi and A. M. Safhi are equally responsible for the conceptualization, data curation, formal analysis, methodology, visualization, and writing of the original draft. P. Rivard is responsible for the funding acquisition, project administration, supervision, validation, and reviewing and editing. R. Snellings is responsible for the methodology, validation, and reviewing and editing. N.-E. Abriak is responsible for the funding acquisition, project administration, resources, and supervision.
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