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Kosovo fly ash: utilization in concrete as partial cement substituent and the environmental impact
Qafleshi, Mevlan1, Misini, Misin2, Kryeziu, Driton R3, Aliko, Lulezime4.
In Kosovo, except electrical energy, thermal power plants (TPP) annually produce more
than 1.5 Mt of solid waste: Fly Ash (FA) and Bottom Ash (BA). Kosovo’s construction sector
annually consumes around 1 Mt of cement. The environmental impact from cement
production (consumption) is the emission of around 1 Mt of CO2. The focus of this study is
the utilization of FA in concrete as cement replacement, which will indirectly mitigate the
CO2 emissions from cement production. The properties of concrete with FA were
investigated. For determining the optimum quantity of FA in concrete, four concrete mixes
with different content of class C FA were tested. Density and consistence tests of FA fresh
concrete, as well as tests of mechanical properties: compressive, tensile and splitting
strength of FA hardened concrete specimens were performed. Concrete resistance to
permeability was tested by measuring the depth of water penetration under hydrostatic
pressure. The correlation between test results of concrete specimens with FA to reference
concrete without FA was done. A 30% cement replacement by fly ash showed
experimentally to be reasonable. The environmental benefit would be twofold: indirect
decrease of 300,000 t of CO2 and removal of 125,000 m3 of industrial waste (FA).
Affiliation:
- University of Prishtina, Romania
- University of Prishtina, Romania
- University of Tirana, Romania
- University of Prishtina, Romania
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