| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2021 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Characterization of Minerals, Metals and Materials 2021
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| Presentation Title |
The Simpex-Lattice Method Application to Optimize the Design of Soil-Slag-Fly Ash Mixtures |
| Author(s) |
Mateus Henrique Ribeiro Rodrigues, Leonardo Gonçalves Pedroti, Taciano Oliveira da Silva, Heraldo Nunes Pitanga, Klaus Henrique De Paula Rodrigues, Emerson Cordeiro Lopes |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Leonardo Gonçalves Pedroti |
| Abstract Scope |
The utilization of ladle furnace slags and fly ashes as soil stabilizers in road construction is an alternative to reuse these by-products. However, there is no method grounded on experiments design to optimize the dosage of those by-products in mixtures with soil. This study applied the Simplex-Lattice Method to perform the design of experiments to optimize the design of Soil-Slag-Fly ash mixtures. The soil was geomechanically characterized and the by-products were submitted to SEM (Scanning Electronic Microscopy), XRD (X-Ray Diffraction), pozzolanic activity and specific surface area analysis. The experimental mixtures were submitted to Unconfined Compressive Strength test and the results led to a response surface and a mathematical model that described the interaction between the components and allowed the mixture design optimization. This study highlights the potential of the Simplex-Lattice method to optimize Soil-Slag-Fly ash mixtures and the technical suitability of utilizing those by-products as soil stabilizers. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |