Alcali activated materials in civil engineering - BMEEOEMDTV1

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name	Dr. Kopecskó Katalin
academic rank	Associate professor
email	kopecsko.katalin@emk.bme.hu

Department of Construction Materials and Technologies

english

1 September 2022

During the last decades, alkali-activated cements and concretes have attracted strong interests all over the world due to their advantages of low energy cost, high strength and good durability compared to portland cements. A major incentive for further development of such cement is generated by the annual output of fly ashes from power plants and other by-product materials, which is so enormous that there is a constant need to find new uses for them. Approximately 49% of the utility wastes are simply landfilled, 41% are contained in surface impoundments, and about 10% are disposed of by discharging into old quarry operations.
Although much of the development of alkali-activated or alkaline cements has been based on activated slags, there is great potential for the utilization of other by-products, instead of using ordinary Portland cement.
Within the framework of the course, students get acquainted with the basics of the alkali-activated materials in civil engineering applications.

lectures and individual learning, review making and a short presentation by the PhD student.

Alkali-activated materials in Civil Engineering practice, examples (geotechnics, prefabrication, etc.)

Hét	Előadások és gyakorlatok témaköre
1.	Introduction. Important terms: precursors and activator materials. Production and properties of some commonly used chemical activators. Liquid and solid activators.
2.	Precursors. Production and properties of cementing components used in alkali-activated cement and concrete - I.
3.	Precursors. Production and properties of cementing components used in alkali-activated cement and concrete - II.
4.	From binder to concrete 1. Hydration and microstructure of alkali-activated slag cement - I.
5.	From binder to concrete 1. Hydration and microstructure of alkali-activated slag cement - II.
6.	From binder to concrete 2. Properties of alkali-activated slag cement pastes and mortars - I.
7.	From binder to concrete 2. Properties of alkali-activated slag cement pastes and mortars - II.
8.	From binder to concrete 3. Properties of alkali-activated slag cement concrete - I.
9.	From binder to concrete 3. Properties of alkali-activated slag cement concrete -II.
10.	Durability of alkali-activated cements and concrete.
11.	Durability of alkali-activated cements and concrete.
12.	Other types of alkali-activated cementitious systems. Alkali-activated materials versus geopolymer.
13.	Geopolymers. Standardization.

The above programme is tentative and subject to changes due to calendar variations and other reasons specific to the actual semester. Consult the effective detailed course schedule of the course on the subject website.

Inactive courses

The assessment of the learning outcomes is specified in clause 2.2. above and the evaluation of student performance occurs via exams and homework. The homework will be presented in a short (10 minutes) presentation to the class.

Teljesítményértékelés neve (típus)	Jele	Értékelt tanulási eredmények
Exam	E	A.1-A.12; B.1-B.2; C.1-C.2
Homework (+presentation)	H	A.1-A.12; B.1-B.2; C.1-C.3; D.1-D.3

The dates of deadlines of assignments/homework can be found in the detailed course schedule on the subject’s website.

Possible in the examination period (see in the Neptun system).

1 September 2022

Inactive courses