Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Source of Publication
MATEC Web of Conferences
Publication Date
8-9-2017
Abstract
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017. The Arabian Gulf environment has an adverse impact on concrete structures because of the high ambient temperature, humidity, salt contaminated dust, sea water and underground salts. As an innovative solution, reinforced modified sulfur concrete (MSC) pipes are recognized as a durable and economical solution for deterioration of pipelines. This work describes the manufacture and characterization of new MSC based on a cost effective sulfur modification process. Bitumen, a by-product from crude oil refining process was used to modify elemental sulfur and enhance its physical, mechanical properties, and mostly to increase its corrosive resistivity. The study has focused on optimizing the proportions of an offered MSC mixes that are composed of modified sulfur (MS) as a binder, crushed sand, dune sand and ladle furnace (LF) slag as aggregates, and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGFBS) as a filler. To maximize the physical and mechanical properties of MSC sewer pipes, different mixtures were prepared and investigated. The optimum mix of MSC has a maximum compressive strength of 64 MPa, maximum splitting tensile strength of 4.5 MPa, maximum flexural strength of 21 MP, with a high corrosion resistance in acidic and salty environments.
DOI Link
ISSN
Publisher
EDP Sciences
Volume
120
First Page
3013
Disciplines
Life Sciences
Keywords
Blast furnaces, Byproducts, Characterization, Compressive strength, Concretes, Corrosion resistance, Crude oil, Mechanical properties, Seawater, Sewers, Slags, Sulfur, Sustainable development, Tensile strength, Crude oil refining, Ground granulated blast furnace slag, Innovative solutions, Maximum compressive strengths, Physical and mechanical properties, Salty environments, Splitting tensile strength, Sulfur modifications, Cost effectiveness
Scopus ID
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
El Gamal, Maisa; El-Dieb, Amr; El-Sawy, Khaled; Sweedan, Amr; and Mohamed, Abdel Mohsen, "Production of durable and cost effective sewer pipes using petroleum and industrial waste by-products" (2017). All Works. 2818.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/2818
Indexed in Scopus
yes
Open Access
yes
Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series