Waste Mineral Filler Recycling in New Pavement Solutions

Solouki, Abbas (2022) Waste Mineral Filler Recycling in New Pavement Solutions, [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Ingegneria civile, chimica, ambientale e dei materiali, 34 Ciclo. DOI 10.48676/unibo/amsdottorato/10394.
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Abstract

Società Azionaria Prodotti Asfaltico Bituminosi Affini (S.A.P.A.B.A. s.r.l.) is an asphalt/aggregate production plant located in Bologna, Italy. The resulting dirt and mud from the washing process is stored at specific sedimentation lakes close to the plant and are referred to as waste silt. The initiative and motivation of the current research follows the 12th objective of the sustainable development goals proposed by the United Nations. As a result, the overall aim of the current study was to reduce the impact of waste mineral fillers through recycling in new paving solutions. Considering three paving types of cement-bound, geopolymer-bound and asphalt pavements the following objectives were set: 1) To investigate the possibility of recycling waste silt in cement-bound paving solution; 2) To explore the feasibility of producing geopolymer-bound paving solutions containing waste silt; 3) To study the potential of using waste silt as fillers in different asphalt pavements. The first objective was achieved by utilizing waste silt into cement-bound materials. For this purpose, the by-product was introduced to cement mortars and was partially replaced (20%) with the natural sand. Moreover, statistical models were used to produce concrete paving blocks. The second objective was pursued by studying the feasibility of using the waste silt as a filler in geopolymer cement products. Following a comprehensive review, the silt was thermally calcined and used as filler in geopolymer cement and paving blocks. The third objective was achieved by evaluating the rheological and mechanical performance of hot mix, porous and semi-flexible asphalt containing waste silt. The limestone filler of a hot mix asphalt was replaced with thermally and untreated waste silt. To sum up, different paving blocks and asphalt pavements mixtures containing waste silt were proposed that presented acceptable performance when compared to different national and European standards.

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Tipologia del documento
Tesi di dottorato
Autore
Solouki, Abbas
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Co-supervisore
Dottorato di ricerca
Ciclo
34
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Parole chiave
Geopolymer cement, waste silt, thermal calcination, semi-flexible pavement, paving bricks, DOE, leaching
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10.48676/unibo/amsdottorato/10394
Data di discussione
16 Giugno 2022
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