Fly ash

Kosmas Sideris*, Harald Justnes, Marios Soutsos, Tongbo Sui

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Fly ash is an industrial by-product deriving from electricity generating plants. It is the by-product of burning coal or lignite. Fly ash is one of the first artificial admixtures used for the production of concrete since the first decades of the 20th century. Its chemical and mineralogical composition mainly depends on the relevant properties of the raw material used as well as on the type of furnace and the way it is collected. Fly ash may have beneficial effects on both the fresh and hardened properties of concrete mixtures. This chapter provides an extensive report on the use of fly ash in concrete. Reference is made to the regulatory framework governing the application of fly ash, mainly in Europe and America, to factors affecting the quality of the product and to the effects of different fly ashes on fresh and hardened characteristics of concrete.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProperties of Fresh and Hardened Concrete Containing Supplementary Cementitious Materials. State-of-the-Art Report of the RILEM Technical Committee 238-SCM, Working Group 4
EditorsNele De Belie, Marios Soutsos, Elke Gruyaert
PublisherSpringer Netherlands
Chapter2
Pages55-98
Number of pages44
Volume25
ISBN (Electronic)9783319706061
ISBN (Print)9783319706054
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 09 Dec 2017

Publication series

NameRILEM State-of-the-Art Reports
Volume25
ISSN (Print)2213-204X
ISSN (Electronic)2213-2031

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© RILEM 2018.

Keywords

  • Fly ash
  • Pozzolans
  • Supplementary cementitious materials
  • Sustainability
  • Transport properties

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)

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