Avaliação das propriedades da argamassa com substituição parcial de cimento por cinza do lodo da estação de tratamento de água da cidade de Manaus

Abstract

In this research study was conducted on the production of Portland cement mortar with the use of ash sludge from water treatment plant in the city of Manaus in the partial replacement of Portland cement. The sludge ash obtained after the process of drying, grinding and calcination temperature of 650 ° C, was used as a component in the mixture, partially replacing cement by 5%, 10% and 15% by weight. Tests were performed to obtain the physical and mechanical properties of the cementitious matrix, the influence of ash WTS (CLETO) in the array, testing X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, axial compressive strength, modulus of elasticity and absorption porosimetry. The results show that the use of CLETO and technically feasible: the compressive strength of mortar with a content of 5% and 15% ash replacing the cement had, at 28 days, statistically equal results compared to the reference mortar. The porosimetry test showed that the ash as well as providing a reduction in consumption of cement in the mix, had worked on refining the pore structure of mortar with 5% CLETO, reducing 15,64% increase in the macropores and mesopores 4% compared to the reference mortar. In capillary absorption test, the mortars had lower rates compared to the reference mortar, confirming the effect of fillers in the matrix CLETO.