The influence of ashes from the combustion of municipal sewage sludge on the strength properties of concrete containing recycled ceramic aggregate

openaccess, Vol. 616 (12) 2023 / piątek, 22 grudnia, 2023

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DOI: 10.15199/33.2023.12.09

Szulej Jacek, Ogrodnik Paweł, Powęzka Aleksandra, Sumorek Andrzej. 2023. The influence of ashes from the combustion of municipal sewage sludge on the strength properties of concrete containing recycled ceramic aggregate. Volume 616. Issue 12. Pages 42-46. Article in PDF file

Accepted for publication: 16.12.2023 r.

The ecological awareness of society and, above all, the need to base the country's economy on sustainable development mean that the issue of impact on the natural environment is an issue that is increasingly discussed by concrete technologists.At the same time, it fits into the broadly understood trend of a closed-loop economy, in which the possibility of generating waste, also in construction, is minimized. Numerous studies are being undertaken to reduce the energy consumption of solutions for the construction sector and to reduce the amount of waste generated. The article presents selected results of tests on the mechanical properties of concrete containing waste ceramic aggregate and fly ash from the combustion of sewage sludge. The influence of increased temperatures of 300, 450 and 600°C on the strength properties of concrete was also determined. The conducted research clearly demonstrated the possibility of using recycled aggregate from the crushing of fine ceramics and fly ash from the combustion of sewage sludge in construction concrete.
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dr inż. Jacek Szulej, Politechnika Lubelska, Wydział Budownictwa i Architektury ORCID: 0000-0002-1411-3204
dr hab. inż. Paweł Ogrodnik, prof. SGGW, Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego, Wydział Budownictwa i Inżynierii Środowiska ORCID: 0000-0003-3515-8505
dr inż. Aleksandra Powęzka, Akademia Pożarnicza, Wydział Inżynierii Bezpieczeństwa i Ochrony Ludności ORCID: 0000-0002-5749-8618
dr inż. Andrzej Sumorek, Politechnika Lubelska, Wydział Budownictwa i Architektury ORCID: 0000-0002-7521-6709

dr inż. Jacek Szulej, Politechnika Lubelska, Wydział Budownictwa i Architektury ORCID: 0000-0002-1411-3204

j.szulej@pollub.pl

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