Editors: | Kongoli F, Havlik T, Pagnanelli F |
Publisher: | Flogen Star OUTREACH |
Publication Year: | 2015 |
Pages: | 410 pages |
ISBN: | 978-1-987820-34-8 |
ISSN: | 2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series) |
Thin-walled cement-based elements reinforced with alkali-resistant glass fibres combine a range of very advantageous qualities, esp. high flexural and impact strength. They have a lot of benefits, among others they minimize production, transport and assembly costs and save the environment as well. Due to utilization of various kinds of waste materials from different sources of industry, e.g. fly ash, furnace slag or furnace clinker, it is possible to reduce also raw materials costs and save natural resources of raw materials, which are used for concrete production nowadays. Considering initiative analyses, there was a set of various waste materials selected for utilization in fibre-cement composites with technological, ecological and economical aspects. These waste materials were added to dry mixtures in several amounts as a substitution of cement, aggregates and fine admixtures. A set of tests was carried out, including durability within accelerated ageing.