The Effect of Granite Filler Grain Size on its Physical and Chemical Properties with Regard to Use in Cement Composites

Abstract:

The article deals with the use of granite filer as a concrete admixture. It examines the filter in detail not only as a whole (one component in concrete) but separates it into fractions. Since it is a filter produced during cutting, grinding and polishing of granite elements, it is granite slurry. For these reasons, the simplest method of separation - sedimentation in a flowing liquid - was applied to separate the individual fractions. After drying, the individual fractions were examined for their suitability for use in concrete. The most important physical and chemical parameters - bulk density, specific surface area, grain shape and size, chemical composition - were determined. Based on the measured values and in relation to previous in-house investigations, granite filer can be considered as a suitable admixture for cement composites.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 336)
• Pages: 165-171
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-54hum4
• Online since: August 2022
• Authors: Luboš Musil*, Roman Chylík, Jan Vodicka
• Keywords: Chemical Composition, Concrete, Filler, Granite, Optimization, Sedimentation

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