Investigation of the effect of consolidation on cement flow behaviour

Djamel Turki; Messaoud Saidani; El-Habib Belarbi; Nouria Fatah

doi:10.1680/jadcr.17.00178

Investigation of the effect of consolidation on cement flow behaviour

Djamel Turki, Messaoud Saidani, El-Habib Belarbi, Nouria Fatah

School of Energy, Construction and Environment

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One of the main problems affecting the flow of cement bulk powder is the formation of cohesive arching at the outlet of the hopper, causing blockage of the silo opening and bridge formation. A simple concept is established which outlines these complications. In this context, the interactions of particles lead to a high degree of consolidation of the cement powder and an increase of adhesion force due to the small size and the large surface area of the cement particles. The results from the consolidation test and the flow properties (cohesion) show that the cement powder flow is mainly controlled by internal forces (Van der Waals and adhesion forces) and external forces. These forces have a direct influence on the powder structure, leading to a variable packing behaviour. Since the problem is attributable mainly to interparticle forces, before storage of the cement powder in the silo, the powder should be fluidised with air at a high velocity to disintegrate the cohesive structure and to overcome this undesirable property of cement flow.

Original language	English
Article number	ACR-D-17-00178R2
Pages (from-to)	315-322
Number of pages	8
Journal	Advances in Cement Research
Volume	32
Issue number	7
Early online date	20 Dec 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1680/jadcr.17.00178
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2020

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compressive strength
modellingrheological
rheological properties

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Building and Construction
General Materials Science

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