This document summarizes a study on the evolution of curvature in porcelain tiles during the firing process. It finds that significant positive curvature can develop between 930-1200°C, leading to permanent planarity defects. The composition of both the tile body and engobe can significantly affect curvature evolution. Thermal fleximetry was used to characterize curvature changes from 25-1200°C on small test tiles, identifying temperature ranges that cause issues. Differences in composition between standard and test tiles were evaluated to reduce planarity problems.
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and TechnologyCompar...eSAT Publishing House
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IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and TechnologyCompar...eSAT Publishing House
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
Study of mechanical properties of concrete at elevated temperatures a revieweSAT Journals
Abstract Concrete, the second highest consumed material after water in the world, plays a vital role in the construction field because of the versatility in its use. Developments during the last two decades have shown a marked increase in the number of structures involving the long time heating of concrete. In recognition of its importance, many researchers have attempted to investigate the effect of elevated temperature on mechanical properties of concrete. These researchers, during their investigation, used materials with varying combination and different experimental conditions. These materials include cement, different percentages of admixtures like fly ash, silica fume, metakaolin, finely grounded pumice(FGP), group granulated blast furnace slag(GGBS), polypropylene fibre(PP fibre), palm oil fuel ash(POFA), Portland pozzolana cement(PPC), rice husk ash(RHA), different fine and coarse aggregates, super plasticisers, retarders and the conditions included a temperature range of 28oC to 1200oC . The other conditions that were varied are the shapes and sizes of test specimens, curing methods, curing conditions and test methods. The analysis of these investigations and their results are reviewed and presented in this paper. Key words: concrete, mechanical properties, elevated temperature, admixtures, curing methods
RESIDUAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF TERNARY BLENDED CONCRETE AT ELEVATED TEMPERA...Ijripublishers Ijri
The extensive use of concrete as a structural material for the high rise buildings, storage tanks, nuclear reactors and
pressure vessels increase the risk of concrete being exposed to high temperatures. This has led to a demand to improve
the understanding of the effect of temperature on concrete. The behavior of concrete exposed to high temperature is a
result of many factors including the exposed environment and constituent materials.
Concrete structures are exposed to fire when a fire accident occurs. Damage in concrete structures due to fire depends
to a great extent on the intensity and duration of fire. The distress in the concrete manifests in the form of cracking and
spalling of the concrete surface.
An Experimental Study on Durability of Concrete Using Fly Ash & GGBS for M30 ...IJERD Editor
Concrete when subjected to severe environments its durability can significantly decline due to
degradation. Degradation of concrete structures by corrosion is a serious problem and has major economic
implications. In this study, an attempt has been made to study the durability of concrete using the mineral
admixtures like Fly Ash & Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS) for M30 grade concrete.Cube
Specimens were casted and are immersed in normal water, sea water, H2SO4 of various concentrations and were
tested after 7 days, 28 days & 60 days.
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON PROPERTIES OF TERNARY BLENDED CONCRETE USING GGBS AN...AM Publications
Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) is a by-product obtained from the blast furnaces used in the iron manufacturing industry. The disposal of the marble powder obtained from marble industry constitutes one of the environmental problems around the world. One of the possible solutions for the effective use of GGBS and marble powder is to partially replace cement in concrete. This paper presents the results of an experimental study on concrete in which the cement is partially replaced by both GGBS and marble powder. In this study, different percentages of GGBS and marble powder are used for partial replacement of cement by 30%. Tests conducted includes workability of fresh concrete (Slump test), strength of hardened concrete (Compressive strength, Split tensile strength and Flexural strength) and durability properties of concrete (Chloride resistance and Sulphate resistance).
The Influence of Partial Replacement of Some Selected Pozzolans on the Drying...Scientific Review SR
Concrete is prone to cracking and one of the major causes of cracking is drying shrinkage of the hardened concrete. This research work was carried out to study the influence of partial replacement of some selected pozzolans on the drying shrinkage of concrete. Four pozzolans used in this study, were made to replace cement at various percentages resulting in various concrete mixes. Setting time test was conducted for the various cement mixes using Vicat’s apparatus and drying shrinkage test was done for the concrete test specimens. The results of the setting time indicate that partial replacement of pozzolans with ordinary Portland cement increases both the initial and final setting time of cement as the percentage replacement increases. Similarly, drying shrinkage results show that concrete made with Groundnut Shell Ash (GSA) and Locust Bean Pod Ash (LBA) at 12% replacement will have a stable and better shrinkage resistance than the control at both 56 days and 90 days. Meanwhile, the control concrete gives a better drying shrinkage at 28 days curing. In conclusion, the results show that pozzolanas [Bamboo Leaves Ash (BLA), Locust Bean Pod Ash (LBA), Sugarcane Bagasse Ash (SBA) and Groundnut Shell Ash (GSA)] can successfully replace cement up to 12% without necessarily affecting the shrinkage ability of the produced concrete. It also shows that Groundnut Shell Ash (GSA), Locust Bean Pod Ash (LBA) and Bamboo Leaves Ash (BLA) are more resistance to drying shrinkage than the control.
Fly Ash as a Partial Replacement of Cement in Concrete and Durability Study o...IJERD Editor
Cement production gives rise to CO2emissions generated by the calcinations of CaCo3 and by the
fossil, being responsible for about 5% of the Co2 emissions in the world. This can be substantially reduced if
cement replacement materials such as a fly ash are used Within the frame work of a comprehensive research
concerning this residual of coal industries, studied some durability characteristics of concretes made with Fly
ash. In this project report the results of the tests carried out on Sulphate attack on concrete cubes in water curing
along with H2SO4 solution. Also, aiming the use of fly-ash as cement replacement. The present experimental
investigation were carried on fly ash and has been chemically and physically characterized, and partially
replaced in the ratio of 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% by weight of cement in concrete. Fresh concrete tests like
compaction factor test was hardened concrete tests like compressive Strength at the age of 28 days, 60 days, 90
days was obtained and also durability aspect of fly ash concrete for sulphates attack was tested. The result
indicates that fly ash improves concrete durability.
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF STRENGTH BEHAVIOUR ON CEMENT MORTAR Chandan Kumar.D
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF STRENGTH BEHAVIOUR ON CEMENT MORTAR BY PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF CEMENT WITH GRANITE WASTE, ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE AND FULLY REPLACEMENT OF FINE AGGREGATE BY CRUSHED STONE DUST
A Study on Groundnut Husk Ash (GHA)–Concrete under Acid AttackIJMER
This paper presents the findings of an investigation on the compressive strength of
Groundnut Husk Ash (GHA)-Concrete and its resistance to acid attack. The GHA used was obtained
by controlled burning of groundnut husk to a temperature of 600 oC and sieved through 75 µm sieve
after allowing cooingl. The compressive strength of GHA-Concrete was investigated at replacement
levels of 0, 5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 %, respectively by weight of cement. A total of ninety 150 mm cubes of
GHA-Concrete grade 20 were tested for compressive strength at 3, 7, 28, 60 and 90 days of curing and
the microstructure of GHA-Concrete samples at 0 and 10 % replacements were examined at 28 and 90
days of curing. Also, thirty six 100 mm cubes were subjected to attack from 10 % concentration of
diluted solution of sulphuric acid (H2SO4) and nitric acid (HNO3), respectively. The result of the
investigations showed that the compressive strength of concrete decreased with increase in GHA
content. However 10 % replacement with GHA was considered as optimum for structural concrete.
GHA provided a less compact microstructure of concrete at 28 and 90 days curing compared to OPC
concrete as a result of low pozzolanic activity. The use of GHA in concrete improved its resistance
against sulphuric acid, but not against nitric acid attack. The average weight loss of GHA concrete
after 28 days of subjection in sulphuric acid and nitric acid were 16.3 % and 17.3 %, respectively as
opposed to 22.4 % and 15.1 %, respectively for plain Portland cement concrete.
Methodology of some items of construction works are summarized as power point presentation under various heading as stated in summery part. The power point presentation is based on The CPWD Specifications being published by CPWD as CPWD SPECIFICATIONS (VOL. 1) and (VOL. 1) 2009. This is very comprehensive and useful in execution of works and are used as guide by a number of Engineering Departments. The power point presentations are very useful for students and engineers to understand specifications, standards and methodology for building materials, guidelines for execution of works, measurements and rates.
Study of mechanical properties of concrete at elevated temperatures a revieweSAT Journals
Abstract Concrete, the second highest consumed material after water in the world, plays a vital role in the construction field because of the versatility in its use. Developments during the last two decades have shown a marked increase in the number of structures involving the long time heating of concrete. In recognition of its importance, many researchers have attempted to investigate the effect of elevated temperature on mechanical properties of concrete. These researchers, during their investigation, used materials with varying combination and different experimental conditions. These materials include cement, different percentages of admixtures like fly ash, silica fume, metakaolin, finely grounded pumice(FGP), group granulated blast furnace slag(GGBS), polypropylene fibre(PP fibre), palm oil fuel ash(POFA), Portland pozzolana cement(PPC), rice husk ash(RHA), different fine and coarse aggregates, super plasticisers, retarders and the conditions included a temperature range of 28oC to 1200oC . The other conditions that were varied are the shapes and sizes of test specimens, curing methods, curing conditions and test methods. The analysis of these investigations and their results are reviewed and presented in this paper. Key words: concrete, mechanical properties, elevated temperature, admixtures, curing methods
RESIDUAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF TERNARY BLENDED CONCRETE AT ELEVATED TEMPERA...Ijripublishers Ijri
The extensive use of concrete as a structural material for the high rise buildings, storage tanks, nuclear reactors and
pressure vessels increase the risk of concrete being exposed to high temperatures. This has led to a demand to improve
the understanding of the effect of temperature on concrete. The behavior of concrete exposed to high temperature is a
result of many factors including the exposed environment and constituent materials.
Concrete structures are exposed to fire when a fire accident occurs. Damage in concrete structures due to fire depends
to a great extent on the intensity and duration of fire. The distress in the concrete manifests in the form of cracking and
spalling of the concrete surface.
An Experimental Study on Durability of Concrete Using Fly Ash & GGBS for M30 ...IJERD Editor
Concrete when subjected to severe environments its durability can significantly decline due to
degradation. Degradation of concrete structures by corrosion is a serious problem and has major economic
implications. In this study, an attempt has been made to study the durability of concrete using the mineral
admixtures like Fly Ash & Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS) for M30 grade concrete.Cube
Specimens were casted and are immersed in normal water, sea water, H2SO4 of various concentrations and were
tested after 7 days, 28 days & 60 days.
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON PROPERTIES OF TERNARY BLENDED CONCRETE USING GGBS AN...AM Publications
Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) is a by-product obtained from the blast furnaces used in the iron manufacturing industry. The disposal of the marble powder obtained from marble industry constitutes one of the environmental problems around the world. One of the possible solutions for the effective use of GGBS and marble powder is to partially replace cement in concrete. This paper presents the results of an experimental study on concrete in which the cement is partially replaced by both GGBS and marble powder. In this study, different percentages of GGBS and marble powder are used for partial replacement of cement by 30%. Tests conducted includes workability of fresh concrete (Slump test), strength of hardened concrete (Compressive strength, Split tensile strength and Flexural strength) and durability properties of concrete (Chloride resistance and Sulphate resistance).
The Influence of Partial Replacement of Some Selected Pozzolans on the Drying...Scientific Review SR
Concrete is prone to cracking and one of the major causes of cracking is drying shrinkage of the hardened concrete. This research work was carried out to study the influence of partial replacement of some selected pozzolans on the drying shrinkage of concrete. Four pozzolans used in this study, were made to replace cement at various percentages resulting in various concrete mixes. Setting time test was conducted for the various cement mixes using Vicat’s apparatus and drying shrinkage test was done for the concrete test specimens. The results of the setting time indicate that partial replacement of pozzolans with ordinary Portland cement increases both the initial and final setting time of cement as the percentage replacement increases. Similarly, drying shrinkage results show that concrete made with Groundnut Shell Ash (GSA) and Locust Bean Pod Ash (LBA) at 12% replacement will have a stable and better shrinkage resistance than the control at both 56 days and 90 days. Meanwhile, the control concrete gives a better drying shrinkage at 28 days curing. In conclusion, the results show that pozzolanas [Bamboo Leaves Ash (BLA), Locust Bean Pod Ash (LBA), Sugarcane Bagasse Ash (SBA) and Groundnut Shell Ash (GSA)] can successfully replace cement up to 12% without necessarily affecting the shrinkage ability of the produced concrete. It also shows that Groundnut Shell Ash (GSA), Locust Bean Pod Ash (LBA) and Bamboo Leaves Ash (BLA) are more resistance to drying shrinkage than the control.
Fly Ash as a Partial Replacement of Cement in Concrete and Durability Study o...IJERD Editor
Cement production gives rise to CO2emissions generated by the calcinations of CaCo3 and by the
fossil, being responsible for about 5% of the Co2 emissions in the world. This can be substantially reduced if
cement replacement materials such as a fly ash are used Within the frame work of a comprehensive research
concerning this residual of coal industries, studied some durability characteristics of concretes made with Fly
ash. In this project report the results of the tests carried out on Sulphate attack on concrete cubes in water curing
along with H2SO4 solution. Also, aiming the use of fly-ash as cement replacement. The present experimental
investigation were carried on fly ash and has been chemically and physically characterized, and partially
replaced in the ratio of 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% by weight of cement in concrete. Fresh concrete tests like
compaction factor test was hardened concrete tests like compressive Strength at the age of 28 days, 60 days, 90
days was obtained and also durability aspect of fly ash concrete for sulphates attack was tested. The result
indicates that fly ash improves concrete durability.
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF STRENGTH BEHAVIOUR ON CEMENT MORTAR Chandan Kumar.D
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF STRENGTH BEHAVIOUR ON CEMENT MORTAR BY PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF CEMENT WITH GRANITE WASTE, ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE AND FULLY REPLACEMENT OF FINE AGGREGATE BY CRUSHED STONE DUST
A Study on Groundnut Husk Ash (GHA)–Concrete under Acid AttackIJMER
This paper presents the findings of an investigation on the compressive strength of
Groundnut Husk Ash (GHA)-Concrete and its resistance to acid attack. The GHA used was obtained
by controlled burning of groundnut husk to a temperature of 600 oC and sieved through 75 µm sieve
after allowing cooingl. The compressive strength of GHA-Concrete was investigated at replacement
levels of 0, 5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 %, respectively by weight of cement. A total of ninety 150 mm cubes of
GHA-Concrete grade 20 were tested for compressive strength at 3, 7, 28, 60 and 90 days of curing and
the microstructure of GHA-Concrete samples at 0 and 10 % replacements were examined at 28 and 90
days of curing. Also, thirty six 100 mm cubes were subjected to attack from 10 % concentration of
diluted solution of sulphuric acid (H2SO4) and nitric acid (HNO3), respectively. The result of the
investigations showed that the compressive strength of concrete decreased with increase in GHA
content. However 10 % replacement with GHA was considered as optimum for structural concrete.
GHA provided a less compact microstructure of concrete at 28 and 90 days curing compared to OPC
concrete as a result of low pozzolanic activity. The use of GHA in concrete improved its resistance
against sulphuric acid, but not against nitric acid attack. The average weight loss of GHA concrete
after 28 days of subjection in sulphuric acid and nitric acid were 16.3 % and 17.3 %, respectively as
opposed to 22.4 % and 15.1 %, respectively for plain Portland cement concrete.
Methodology of some items of construction works are summarized as power point presentation under various heading as stated in summery part. The power point presentation is based on The CPWD Specifications being published by CPWD as CPWD SPECIFICATIONS (VOL. 1) and (VOL. 1) 2009. This is very comprehensive and useful in execution of works and are used as guide by a number of Engineering Departments. The power point presentations are very useful for students and engineers to understand specifications, standards and methodology for building materials, guidelines for execution of works, measurements and rates.
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON PROPERTIES OF GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE WITH GGBS AND FLY ASHIAEME Publication
Objective: This paper manages the quality properties of geopolymer concrete. The primary point of this anticipate is to utilize ground granulated impact heater slag and fly fiery remains set up of common Portland concrete, keeping in mind the end goal to decrease carbon dioxide emanation. Method: From this, we can look at the properties of geopolymer concrete with bond concrete. The fixings utilized as a part of this anticipate are GGBS and Fly cinder. Sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate are utilized as basic activators. The molarity of sodium hydroxide is 8M and 10M. The proportion of soluble activators is 1:2. Calcium silicate is framed when GGBS gets responded with sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate. This calcium silicate goes about as a cover for coarse total and fine total. Findings: The response is said to be exothermic since the warmth is developed when calcium silicate is framed. Henceforth, the underlying warmth is not required to begin the polymerization procedure. The fly fiery remains and GGBS are supplanted in 5 distinctive extents (100% GGBS, 75% GGBS &25% Fly cider, half GGBS &50% Fly slag, 25% GGBS&75% Fly powder,). The curing is finished by putting examples at room temperature. Application: The examples are tried at 7 years old and 28 days, the test incorporates compressive quality, split elasticity, and flexure quality to contrast the outcomes and bond concrete.
Fundamentals, synthesis and applications of Al2O3-ZrO2 compositesTANDRA MOHANTA
When the word “Ceramic” comes to our mind, we usually associate them with plates, saucers, cups and mugs. But, the word “Ceramic” encompasses more than just the word “plates” or “saucers”. Indeed, ceramic materials are hard and inherently brittle, but this is just the tip of the iceberg. They have multifarious properties and have acquired a status of high technical importance in the field of scientific research. Ceramics are the soul of the modern day’s structural applications owing to their high mechanical and thermal stability under different challenging conditions. They exhibit remarkable properties such as high hardness, high wear resistance, high corrosion resistance, high elastic modulus, high melting point and the ability to retain high strength at elevated temperatures. Alumina (Al2O3) is one such remarkable ceramic material known for its unique optical, mechanical and electrical properties. But the brittle nature of Al2O3 limits its use in certain engineering applications. Therefore, the strength of Al2O3 and Al2O3- based ceramics can be enhanced by tailoring the microstructural design through the application of strategic techniques that may involve secondary phase particle inclusion (such as Zirconia, ZrO2)
The notable demand for the want of cement in our time has stimulated increment in cement production and increment in manufacturers to be had in our day. These in turn amongst others have brought about failure of buildings and other construction members. As a result, the need to ensure the quality of available cement in circulation is of utmost paramount. This research work studies the available Portland lime cement of grade 42.5 only, in Nigeria from such company as company A, company B, and company C. The qualities and properties of the Portland lime cement from every of the above-named companies were investigated and as compared. Properties like Fineness, Setting Time, Chemical composition, Specific gravity, Consistency, Loss of ignition, Strength (compressive strength, and flexural strength), Micro structural analysis were determined according to relevant BS EN 197-1 (2011) and (ASTMC) 150-92 standards. These tests were carried out with the usage of scanning electron microscope, X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, Vicat apparatus, compressive strength machine, consistency apparatus and Chatelier flask, among others. The results showed that the chemical composition mostly of CaO, SiO2, AL2O3 and MgO in the cement +are within the acceptable limit of 60.0-67.0, 17.0-25.0, 3.0-8.0 and 0.1-4.0 respectively in the BS 4550: Part 3 (1979). The results of the compressive strength acquired for all the cement have been a way beneath the standardized result expected for grade 42.5. These could partly be traced to the cement micro-structure as Company C with the best morphology exhibits better compressive strength than others. Improvement on the cement morphology by the manufacturers could lead to compressive strength improvement. It was also discovered that one of the important factors that would have contributed to the low compressive strength was excessive amount of silt/clay content material inside the sand used.
Optimization of ceramic shell mold materials in investment castingeSAT Journals
Abstract Ceramic shell investment casting process is used to produce high quality casting products with relatively close dimensional tolerance. The refractory material use as primary coat on shell mold of investment casting play a very important role to form surface finish. Zircon flour though costly, is being used as a primary slurry material in the ceramic shell investment casting process. To reduce the cost of primary slurry material, some alternate refractory material like, alumina, silica, used with zircon to enhance properties. The hardness test of the casted samples and micro-examination under binocular metallurgical microscope has been done to study the micro-characteristic evaluation. The result reveals that the ceramic shell contains 100% zircon primary refractory gives the best results. Keywords: shell mold, refractory, slurry, investment casting
Modeling and finite element analysis for a casting defect in thin wall struct...Dr.Vikas Deulgaonkar
The casting of pump impeller blades is a difficult operation due to its thin wall structure. In the casting process for thin wall impeller structure, the prediction of shrinkage defect is a one of the important issue and failure of such thin wall structure is a commonly encountered problem. The non-uniform heat transfer rate is the main cause of such failure. The uniformity of heat transfer rate may enhance by placing the runner at appropriate position and riser based on the geometrical attributes. The flow of liquid metal and its solidification has time based temperature variation, shrinkages and porosity distributions in such structures. An attempt is made for the analysis of optimization in the placement of runner and riser through this experimentation. The experiment contains the analysis of finite element simulation of fluid flow and solidification of metal execution at various temperatures, prediction of shrinkages based on the geometry of the casting and flow curvature and porosity distribution. This work also focuses on the prediction of casting defects in aluminum thin wall pump impeller structure using commercially available software (ANSYS-FLUENT). The experimental validation of the simulation result is also done to confirm the same.
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF HIGH VOLUME FLY ASH CONCRETE SUBJECTED TO ELEVATED ...Umer Farooq
Fly ash is a finely divided waste product resulting from the combustion of pulverized coal in power plants.
It contains large amounts of silica, alumina and small amount of unburned carbon, which pollutes environment.
It is grey in colour and alkaline in nature.
The particle size ranges between 5-120 microns
Online aptitude test management system project report.pdfKamal Acharya
The purpose of on-line aptitude test system is to take online test in an efficient manner and no time wasting for checking the paper. The main objective of on-line aptitude test system is to efficiently evaluate the candidate thoroughly through a fully automated system that not only saves lot of time but also gives fast results. For students they give papers according to their convenience and time and there is no need of using extra thing like paper, pen etc. This can be used in educational institutions as well as in corporate world. Can be used anywhere any time as it is a web based application (user Location doesn’t matter). No restriction that examiner has to be present when the candidate takes the test.
Every time when lecturers/professors need to conduct examinations they have to sit down think about the questions and then create a whole new set of questions for each and every exam. In some cases the professor may want to give an open book online exam that is the student can take the exam any time anywhere, but the student might have to answer the questions in a limited time period. The professor may want to change the sequence of questions for every student. The problem that a student has is whenever a date for the exam is declared the student has to take it and there is no way he can take it at some other time. This project will create an interface for the examiner to create and store questions in a repository. It will also create an interface for the student to take examinations at his convenience and the questions and/or exams may be timed. Thereby creating an application which can be used by examiners and examinee’s simultaneously.
Examination System is very useful for Teachers/Professors. As in the teaching profession, you are responsible for writing question papers. In the conventional method, you write the question paper on paper, keep question papers separate from answers and all this information you have to keep in a locker to avoid unauthorized access. Using the Examination System you can create a question paper and everything will be written to a single exam file in encrypted format. You can set the General and Administrator password to avoid unauthorized access to your question paper. Every time you start the examination, the program shuffles all the questions and selects them randomly from the database, which reduces the chances of memorizing the questions.
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A review on techniques and modelling methodologies used for checking electrom...nooriasukmaningtyas
The proper function of the integrated circuit (IC) in an inhibiting electromagnetic environment has always been a serious concern throughout the decades of revolution in the world of electronics, from disjunct devices to today’s integrated circuit technology, where billions of transistors are combined on a single chip. The automotive industry and smart vehicles in particular, are confronting design issues such as being prone to electromagnetic interference (EMI). Electronic control devices calculate incorrect outputs because of EMI and sensors give misleading values which can prove fatal in case of automotives. In this paper, the authors have non exhaustively tried to review research work concerned with the investigation of EMI in ICs and prediction of this EMI using various modelling methodologies and measurement setups.
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1. CURVATURE EVOLUTION IN PORCELAIN TILE DURING FIRING
P. Henrique1,2
, A. Wanderlind1
, A. De Noni Jr1*
.
1
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais– PPGCEM
* Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense - UNESC
Av. Universitária, 1105 - Bairro Universitário, 88806-000, Criciúma (SC)
e-mail: agenordenoni@unesc.net
2
Cerâmica Elizabeth, Rod.Luiz Rosso, km 7, 88803-470, Criciúma - SC
agenordenoni@unesc.net
ABSTRACT
Planarity is one of indispensable attribute of a ceramic tile quality. During the firing
changes on curvature may be permanent causing damage on quality and
productivity. The objective was to evaluate curvature evolution on porcelain tile
during heating stage of firing. Effects of engobe and glaze coating were evaluated.
The performance of two compositions of porcelain tile was studied on industrial
(1000 mm x 500 mm x 10 mm) and laboratorial (100 mm x 50 mm x 6 mm) scale.
Industrial test pieces were fired at 950 and 1200 o
C. Final curvature was measured
by conventional dial indicator. Curvature evolution of laboratorial test pieces was
evaluated by thermal fleximetry from 25 to 1200 o
C. This characterization was
capable to identify very significant positive curvature deflection on temperature range
from 930 to 1200 o
C, directly associated to permanent planarity defects. Differences
on composition affect significantly the curvature evolution.
Keywords: Firing, Thermal properties, Traditional ceramics, Structural applications.
INTRODUCTION
Ceramic tiles are applied in floors and wall of industrial, commercial, home
and public places environments. Macroeconomic factors are favoring the growth of
the concurrence and world production of this class of products, being constant the
search for technological advancement in product and process(1,2)
. They are made
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2. mainly of three layers of ceramic materials with distinct properties and behaviors: the
body, that is the base of the tile and the thicker part (>90% of total thickness), the
engobe and the glaze.
One indispensable quality attribute of a ceramic tile is its planarity. The lack of
planarity causes seating problems, making it more vulnerable to impact fractures(3)
. It
may also cause undesired accumulation of water and also interfere in the aesthetic
performance of the product.
The increase in the level of consumers needs contributing to make planarity,
in many products, the higher motivation of complains. One example is rectified
glazed products where the seating joints are smaller than 2 mm. This proximity
between the ceramic plates allows easy visual perception on planarity imperfections.
The problem is greater for ceramic plates of large sizes and small thickness, which
has been the world trend in recent years(1)
. The problems caused by curvature
problems may be present in several ways. The most common are concave or convex
pieces, curvatures on corners or edges. Figure 1 illustrates some of the most typical
problems(4)
.
a b
c d
e f
g h
a b
c d
e f
g h
Figure 1. Typical problems of planarity in ceramic tiles(4)
During the manufacture process of ceramic plates, there are several factors
that may affect their planarity. This is due to the nature of the body, engobe and
glaze as well as to the operations that they are submitted to(5)
. During firing, the
ceramic plates pass through a succession of phenomena that generate geometric
changes in relation to the crude product. Thermal expansion, fusion and sintering are
the most relevant ones(6,7)
. The resulting final curvature depends on the
characteristics of the firing cycle and on the dynamic with which those phenomena
manifest themselves and match with the properties of each component of the
plate(8)
.
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3. In order to reduce planarity defects some techniques are well known: (i)
Thermal expansion coefficients mismatch between glaze and body during the
elastic-rigid state(9,10)
; (ii) Firing shrinkage mismatch between engobe layer during
the heating phase(11)
; (iii) Furnace temperature mismatch between the upper and
lower parts of the pieces during heating stage of firing(4,5,12)
. Delayed curvatures is a
another kind of planarity defects observed large ceramic tiles after firing but not well
understood yet(13)
.
Even so, there are a fell works in literature about alterations in the curvature
during the heating stage, especially during the viscous-plastic regime and correlating
with the mass composition of the ceramic tile components. Despite being transitory
those curvatures may generate permanent deformations in the material. During
bending, the piece may reach the rolls with an angle able to transfer mechanical
deformation energy instead of just supporting and moving the material. Normally this
problem is softened by temperature adjustments in the lower and upper parts of the
kiln or change glaze and engobes composition by trial and error. Despite all those
efforts, many times the defect continues to be visible in the finished product. The
photo in Figure 2 is glazed porcelain installed in a Shopping Center. A repetitive
pattern of undulation may be seen along one direction concentrated in two of the
piece’s four edges.
Figure. 2 Photography of esthetical effect caused by defects by edge curvatures.
From the geometric point of view, the intensity of planarity loss itself is
normally small and difficult to quantify by conventional methods. On the other hand,
the defect becomes more evident due to variations in the aesthetic standard of the
glazed surface. Low brightness glaze types are normally the ones who evidence the
problem.
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4. The justification of this work is due to the relevance and complexity of
planarity defects in ceramic tile industry. The main objective of this work was to
evaluate the curvature evolution during heating stage of firing process using thermal
fleximetry. Effetcs of composition, engobe and glaze coating as also investigated.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Materials
The study was based in two products: standard (P1) and test (P2). A glazed
porcelain tile was selected as a standard product. Its size was 1000 mm x 500 mm x
10 mm (length x width x thickness) and had planarity problems similar to type A
(Figure 1). Changes were made in the composition of both body and engobe in order
to significantly attenuate the problem. The glaze composition was not changed in
order to not mischaracterize the aesthetic attributes of the product. The pieces were
industrially produced by wet milling route. Table 1 and Table 2 show the body’s (S1
and S2) and engobe’s (G1 and G2) composition, respectively, as well as the
chemical composition (measured by FRX, Philips PW 2400, The Netherlands) and
linear thermal expansion coefficient at 325o
C (325) measured by contact dilatometry
(Netzsch DIL 402 C, Germany) of each raw materials, individually. The chemical
composition and 325 at 325o
C of the compositions was determined by weighted
mean.
Table 1. Composition and thermal expansion of standard (S1) and test (S2) bodies.
Raw
materials
Mixture
(% w/w)
325
(x 10-6 o
C-1
)
Chemical Composition (%w/w)
S1 S2 SiO2 Al2O3 K2O Na2O CaO MgO Fe2O3 Others L.O.I
Clay 1 25 25 71.5 61.5 24.9 1.3 1.2 2.7 0.5 1.5 0.5 5.9
Clay 2 50 35 67.8 72.1 15.6 2.4 0.2 0.2 1.0 2.9 0.6 5
Feldspar 1 10 10 109.0 56.4 22.7 5.5 10.5 0.5 0.1 2.2 0.5 1.6
Feldspar 2 10 25 69.6 74.4 15.6 5.1 1.1 0.1 0.1 1.3 ~0 2.3
Talc 5 5 120.0 64.4 7 0.5 0.1 0.6 18.2 2.9 0.7 5.6
Standard body (S1) 74.4 67.7 18.2 67.7 18.2 2.6 1.6 0.9 1.6 2.3
Test body S2 74.7 68.1 18.2 68.1 18.2 3 1.7 0.9 1.4 2.1
linear thermal expansion coefficient at 325 o
C.
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5. Table 2. Chemical composition and thermal expansion coefficient of standard (G1)
and test (G2) engobes;
Raw
Materials
Mixture
(% w/w)
325
(x 10-6 o
C-1
)
Chemical Composition (%w/w)
G1 G2 SiO2 Al2O3 K2O Na2O CaO MgO TiO2 Fe2O3 ZrO2 PF
Frit 15 35 63.2 47.3 14.5 4.0 5.0 4.5 2.3 21.8 0.2 0.0 0.4
Zircon 11 11 40.0 33.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 65.2 1.1
Clay 3 23 23 61.5 69 20.2 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.0 8.4
Kaolin 9 9 40.0 46.8 38.2 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.0 13.1
Quartz 19 19 120.0 99.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Feldspar 3 20 70.0 74.8 14.8 1.0 7.3 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.9
Standard Engobe (G1) 70.5 64.6 13.3 1.0 2.2 0.9 0.4 3.5 0.3 7.2 3.5
Test Engobe (G2) 69.1 59.1 13.2 1.6 1.8 1.6 0.9 7.8 0.3 7.2 3.4
From the economic point of view the test product (P2) increased the raw
materials cost in approximately 5%. In the support composition the main change was
the reduction in the amount of Clay 2 from 50% to 35%, in its place it was increased
the amount of Feldspar 2 from 10% to 25%. In test engobe Feldspar 3 was replaced
by Frit 1 from 15% to 35%.
Clay 2 has good sinterability due to the amount of potassium oxide in its
composition due to the presence of illite. The substitution of Feldspar 2,
predominantly potassium, was proposed in order to delay the beginning by the liquid
phase formation, but keeping the water absorption value below 0.5% without
significant alteration in the firing temperature. The change in engobe composition,
was made in order to reduce the engobe viscosity, since feldspar fuses around
1100o
C(7)
, above the glass transition temperature of the frit, at around 660o
C.
Industrial Procedures
Three different types of industrial pieces were produced: body only (S), with a
mass of 20 kg/m2
; body+engobe (S+G) with a mass of 21 kg/m2
;
body+engobe+glaze (S+G+V or P) with a mass of 22 kg/m2
. Pieces were fired in the
usual process condition of 1200o
C in industrial roller kiln (Sacmi, Ímola Italy, 221 m
of length) and cold-to-cold time of 55 min. The kiln was properly regulated for the
best planarity result. Some pieces were also fired at 950o
C. This temperature was
chosen because could give some additional information about pieces behavior and
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6. also because it is the temperature where the kiln stays during maintenance operation
for rolls replacement. The pieces were characterized by: water absorption, after
boiling during 2 h; apparent density by thrust in water; firing shrinkage, with caliper.
The planarity was visually evaluated and quantified from the measurement of the
curvature deflection (digital dial indicator) in six points along the two edges
transversal to the kiln movement direction, as illustrated in Figure 3.
y4
y5
y6
y1
y2
y3
Figure 3. Illustration of planarity measurement points.
Laboratorial procedures
Spray-dryer powder of both supports was collected and test-pieces conformed with
approximately 10 kg/m2
and dimensions of 100 mm x 50 mm x 4 mm under the
same humidity conditions (6% w/w dry base) and pressure (40 MPa) like industrial
process. Samples were dried at 110o
C±5o
C by 24h. Engobe and glaze were
industrially applied via bell waterfall under industrial conditions (1.0 kg/m2
engobe
and 1.0 kg/m2
glaze). They were dried at 110±5o
C and characterized by thermal
fleximetry.
To perform the thermal fleximetry a device was built as illustrated in Figure 4.
The apparatus consists in: (1) one laboratorial electric kiln (ML 1300, Fortlab, Brazil);
(2) a system of refractory silica rod, identical to the ones used in contact
dilatometers; (3) the samples; (4) cleavers for support of cordierite and (5) digital dial
indicator (Digimess, China). As the samples heats, the variations in the curvature
deflection are transmitted to the rod that displaces the dial indicator. The figure
illustrated convex curvature, in the positive direction of (7.00±0.01) mm. The
measurement was made under heating rate of 20o
C/min from 25 to 1200o
C or until
the indicator showed a displacement of -2.00 mm. The engobed or glazed face
was turned up. To eliminate effects caused by the thermal expansion a baseline was
determined from thermal fleximetry of a cordierite plate with same dimension. The
weight of the set rod plus dial indicator is approximately 0.30 N, distributed over an
alumina plate of 17 mm x 8 mm x 1mm.
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7. 7,00
1
3 2
4
5
+
-
Fig. 4. Illustration of the device used to thermal fleximetry.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Firing Shrinkage
Figure 5 shows the shrinkage of S1 and S2 body composition as a function of
firing temperature. It is observed that S1 and S2 had similar maximum shrinkage and
temperature, being S2 slightly more refractory. On the other hand, between 850 and
1200o
C, S1 had higher shrinkage in comparison to S2. Higher clay content of
composition S1 was responsible to anticipate firing shrinkage on that temperature
range.
-2
0
2
4
6
8
700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300
S2 S1
Shrinkage
(%)
Temperature (oC)
Fig. 5. Firing shrinkage as a function of temperature for S1 and S2 body
composition.
Industrial Procedures
Table 3 shows the results of technological characterization performed with the
industrial pieces for both kinds of products under two firing temperatures. It is
possible to see that at 1200o
C both products developed similar properties and typical
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8. of glazed porcelain, especially water absorption under 0.5%. Significant differences
were not observed for pieces without application of engobe and glaze (S1 and S2),
in both temperatures, especially on curvature deflection. This result shows that the
body itself, even with the elevated amount of liquid phase at 1200o
C is not able to
generate planarity problems. Pieces with engobe and glaze applications (S+G+V)
had more intense curvatures being higher for P1 fired at 950o
C and lower to P2 fired
at 1200o
C. The more intense curvatures were measured for lower temperatures,
suggesting that the phenomena that generates planarity effects manifest when
engobe and glaze viscosities are higher. Despite those observation, the absolute
values of curvature are considered small and do not cause declassification of
products due to planarity problems. On the other hand, the aesthetic problems were
clearly observed on standard product (P1) and not significant observed on test
product (P2).
Table 3. Industrial results of standard (P1) versus test (P2) condition
P1 P2
Firing temperature (o
C) 950 1200 950 1200
Firing shrinkage (%) 1.8±0.1 6.2±0.1 1.5±0.1 6.2±0.1
Apparent density (kg/m3
) 2040±10 2320±12 2000±11 2340±10
Water absorption (%) 15.2±0.1 0.3±0.1 15.7±0.1 0.3±0.1
Curvature deflection S (mm) 0.05±0.02 0.06±0.02 0.05±0.02 0.05±0.02
Curvature deflection S+E (mm) 0.05±0.02 -0.40±0.02 0.05±0.02 -0.30±0.02
Curvature deflection S+E+G (mm) 1.50±0.02 0.80±0.02 0.50±0.02 0.10±0.02
Laboratorial procedures
Figure 6a shows the thermal fleximetry result of probes S1 and S2, without
application of engobe and glaze. From 900o
C negative curvature is observed due to
formation of liquid phase together with the action of gravity. This result is comparable
to measurement of pyroplastic deformation(14)
. Therefore, from this temperature the
material are under viscous-plastic regime that coincides with the beginning of
sintering showed in Figure 5 by the firing shrinkage. Both support composition had
similar behavior.
Figure 6b shows the curvature evolution for samples with engobe application
(S+G). Composition S+G 2 had almost the same behavior of the samples without
engobe (S2, Figure 6). On the other hand, the set S+G 1 was strongly influenced by
the engobe layer. The fundamental difference among both engobe is related to the
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9. presence of feldspar in G1 while G2 has only frit as a liquid phase provider. For S+G
2 the frit viscosity was low enough to cause no change in the support behavior. For
S+G 1 positive curvature was observed from approximately 1050ºC, close related to
feldspar fusion(7)
. On this stage two simultaneous phenomena could potentiate
positive curvature, the volumetric expansion due to phase transformation and the
volumetric thermal expansion coefficient of the liquid phase in relation to the
previous crystal phase. At approximately 1160o
C positive curvature reaches a
maximum value. Reduction on engobe viscosity as a function of increasing
temperature, reduce effects on support positive curvature. At 1200o
C the curvature is
almost zero.
Figure 6c has the curvature evolution for samples constituted by the three
components (S+G+V 1 and S+G+V 2). Curvature evolution changed due to glaze
layer. For set S+G+V 2 the presented positive curvature, overcoming gravity
between 950 and 1050 o
C. For S+G+V 1 it is possible to see that the presence of
glaze acted on a similar way as in the previous case. On the other hand, in the
temperature range between 950 and 1050o
C and without glaze, composition S+G 1
had negative curvature. Another important result is related with the maximum
intensity of positive curvature. Composition S+G+V 1 have maximum curvature
about 7.3 mm, much higher than the 0.9 mm for S+G+V 2. This result indicates
higher susceptibility of S+G+V 1 to planarity problems, which was verified through
industrial scale results.
-2.00
0.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
800 900 1000 1100 1200
S 1 S 2
Temperature (oC)
Curvature
(mm)
-2.00
0.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
800 900 1000 1100 1200
S+G1 S+G2
Curvature
(mm)
Temperature (oC)
-2.00
0.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
800 900 1000 1100 1200
S+G+V1
S+G+V2
Temperature (oC)
Curvature
(mm)
Figure 6. Thermal fleximetry of samples (a) S1 and S2, (b) S+G 1 and S+G 2. and
(c) S+E+G 1 and S+E+G 2.
It is possible to see that the main cause of the defect is the positive curvatures
and not the negative curvatures. The first one is caused by the mismatch between
the physical properties of ceramic tile components in viscous-plastic state.
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10. Qualitative Interpretation Using Timoshenko’s Model
Timoshenko’s model, equation (A), is the simplest model describing curvature
of a sample composed by asymmetric two layers material.
(A)
Where: c = curvature deflection (mm); L = piece length (mm); h = Piece
thickness (mm); Δv-s = (v – s), deformation mismatch between the two materials if
they are uncoupled;
The dimensionless parameter KR, equation (B), takes into account the effect of the
ratio between Young’s modulus and thicknesses of support and glaze layers.
(B)
Where: m = ev/es; n = Ev/Es; ev, es = glaze (v) and body (s) thickness ; Ev, Es =
glaze (v) and body (s) Young’s modulus.
This model is applied for materials with elastic-rigid behavior. In this study, the
curvatures were observed in viscous-plastic state. Thus, the components have no
elasticity modulus, but viscosity. Replacing Hooke’s law by viscous law, equation
(C), the parameter “n” could assumes the form presented in equation (D).
(C); n (D)
Where: = deformation; t = time; = tension; = viscosity
According to this model, the curvatures would be observed if there are
deformation mismatch between the two materials layers, either by thermal
expansion, phase transition and/or sintering. KR constant may attenuate or amplify
the effect on curvature caused by Δv-s. A piece made by two layers of different
materials with same thickness and viscosity tends to amplify the curvature effects.
As a function of thickness and/or viscosity reduction, of one of the layers (engobe
and/or glaze in this case), KR decrease and attenuate curvatures.
In this work, positive curvatures were measured. These result is possible if
support contracts faster than glaze layers due to sintering, or glaze layer expands
more than support by thermal expansion or fusion.
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11. The body composition with large amount of feldspar had lower firing shrinkage
and higher viscosities between 950 and 1150 o
C, the most critical region of the
problem. The engobe with frit in the place of feldspar became less viscous and free
of expansion caused by feldspar fusion. These effects together had significantly
reduced positive curvature of product P2 compared to P1.
CONCLUSIONS
In this work curvature evolution of porcelain tile was investigated by thermal
fleximetry. Effects of engobe and glaze phase of two compositions were considered.
Industrial experiments was carried out in order to compare with laboratorial results
and final effects on planarity of pieces.
Non glazed pieces tended to present negative curvature during thermal
fleximetry, starting at 900 o
C due to the liquid phase formation, when the material
became viscous-plastic. The negative curvatures are not the main responsible to
final planarity problems once they are relatively well supported by the kiln rolls and
short firing time.
For engobed and glazed pieces, the curvature evolution depends on
differences in mechanical behavior between layers. When positive curvatures are
observed, the material reaches a maximum positive value. The origin of some final
planarity defects is close related to level of maximum positive curvature. Changes on
curvature are observed in the temperature range where simultaneously happen
sintering, fusion, thermal expansion and viscosity reduction of liquid phase. Those
variables, associated to the fact that layers are made by different materials and
different thicknesses, made this arrangement complex. Thermal fleximetry can be a
useful method for future studies to better understanding the mechanisms and also to
development new compositions with performance improvements.
Timoshenko’s model adapted to viscous state may be used for a qualitative
analysis, but in order to really be employed it should be more properly studied. All
layers interfere in the positive curvatures. KR seems to be the key parameter to
control positive curvatures industrially, once deformation mismatch (Δv-s) is more
complex. In order to minimize the problem it would be recommendable to keep some
rigidity of the support until a temperature where engobe and glaze have enough
lower viscosity.
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12. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors would like to thank Cerâmica Elizabeth and Universidade do
Extremo Sul Catarinense by the financial support of this research.
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