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Roeplal, R.N. (author), Pang, Y. (author), Adema, Allert (author), van der Stel, Jan (author), Schott, D.L. (author)Bed permeability is a crucial factor in blast furnace efficiency and stability. The Discrete Element Method (DEM) has been used extensively to model material flow in different parts of the furnace and holds great potential for optimizing the permeability. The inherent computational load is the main bottleneck in using this method to provide...review 2023
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van Rijswijk, Tom (author)Alkali activated concrete is seen as possible contender to alleviate the environmental footprint of the concrete industry. The goal of this research is to evaluate the extend to which ground granulated blast furnace slag and calcined clay-based alkali activated concrete can be utilized in concrete revetment applications with equal performance in...master thesis 2022
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Muhammad Dzikri Ahira Soefihara, S (author)<br/>master thesis 2022
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Bauer, Yorrick (author)A loss of vacuum accident in the hyperloop tunnel will likely occur during its operation, and it may have a severe impact on its operational safety. Nevertheless, the hyperloop tube breach has only been researched superficially.<br/><br/>Two aerodynamic phenomena due to the breach are identified: a (quasi-)steady underexpanded jet and an...master thesis 2022
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Kraaijenbrink, Lennart (author)With the rise of hydrogen as a green alternative for fossil fuels, the demand for storage capacity of hydrogen increases significantly. Due to the high risk of explosions in urban environments it brings along, the blast analysis of buildings within in range of the explosions becomes more relevant.<br/><br/>The goal of this research is to develop...master thesis 2022
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Li, Wei (author), Yi, Liming (author), Jiang, Wen (author), Dong, H. (author), Zhang, Yong (author)This paper presents experimental investigations into the effects of ultrafine blast furnace slag on microstructure improvements against chloride penetration in saturated and unsaturated cementitious systems exposed to cyclic drying–wetting conditions. The hydration kinetics of ultrafine slag powders and pore solution chemistry in slag-blended...journal article 2022
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Hage, J. L.T. (author), van der Stel, J. (author), Yang, Y. (author)Silicon [Si] in hot metal is an impurity acting in the steel shop as an energy source that is released by oxidation during oxygen blowing in the converter. Preferred silicon concentration in hot steel is typically 0.4 wt-% (± 0.1 wt-%), helping predictable and low-cost processing. In practice, the Si concentration is difficult to control and...journal article 2022
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Zhang, Hongzhi (author), He, Yanchen (author), Wang, Chuan (author), Guan, Yanhua (author), Ge, Zhi (author), Sun, Renjuan (author), Ling, Yifeng (author), Šavija, B. (author)Carbide residue activated blast furnace slag is a relatively new kind of eco-friendly construction materials. This work addresses the design of foamed lightweight concrete as road embankment material using such material. A statistical mixture design approach was adopted to assess the influence of each ingredient as well as the interaction...journal article 2022
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Zhang, Y. (author), Saravanakumar, Karthikeyan (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)Because the essential quality metrics of blast furnace slag are based on its oxide composition, the determination of chemical compositions of unhydrated slag grains in an aged concrete could be useful for understanding its past performance and in predicting the remaining service life of existing slag-bearing concrete. In this research, the...journal article 2022
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Hashimoto, Y. (author), Masuda, Ryosuke (author), Mulder, Max (author), van Paassen, M.M. (author)To achieve the automation of blast furnace operation, an automatic control system for hot metal temperature (HMT) was developed. Nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) which predicts up to ten-hour-ahead HMT and calculates appropriate control actions of pulverized coal rate (PCR) was constructed. Simulation validation showed that the NMPC...journal article 2022
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Sun, Yubo (author), Liu, Zhiyuan (author), Ghorbani, Saeid (author), Ye, G. (author), De Schutter, Geert (author)The present study explores the possibility of replacing blast furnace slag (BFS) with coal fly ash (FA) to produce alkali-activated material (AAM) concrete with hybrid precursors. With an increased FA replacement ratio, the reaction kinetics, fresh and hardened properties of AAM mixtures have been investigated. The retardation effect on the...journal article 2022
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Angelides, S. C. (author), Talbot, J. P. (author), Overend, M. (author)Laminated glass panels are increasingly installed in glazed façades to enhance the blast protection of buildings. These ductile panels offer residual bending resistance following the fracture of the glass layers, due to the composite action of the attached glass fragments in compression and the interlayer in tension. Three-point bending tests...journal article 2022
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Andrade, Carmen (author), De Belie, Nele (author), Ducman, Vilma (author), Frederickx, Lander (author), Lothenbach, Barbara (author), Medina Martinez, César (author), Vollpracht, Anya (author), Wu, B. (author), Gruyaert, Elke (author)Many (inter)national standards exist to evaluate the resistance of mortar and concrete to carbonation. When a carbonation coefficient is used for performance comparison of mixtures or service life prediction, the applied boundary conditions during curing, preconditioning and carbonation play a crucial role, specifically when using latent...journal article 2022
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Sun, Yubo (author), Zhang, Shizhe (author), Rahul, A. V. (author), Tao, Yaxin (author), Van Bockstaele, Filip (author), Dewettinck, Koen (author), Ye, G. (author), De Schutter, Geert (author)This study aims to interpret the early-stage rheology of alkali-activated slag (AAS) paste from microstructure perspectives. The microstructures visualized by cryogenic scanning electron microscopy (cryo-SEM) revealed the essential distinction between hydroxide and silicate-activated slag pastes. The hydroxide-based mixture showed typical...journal article 2022
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Nguyen, Thi Nhan (author), Phung, Quoc Tri (author), Frederickx, Lander (author), Jacques, Diederik (author), Dauzeres, Alexandre (author), Elsen, Jan (author), Pontikes, Yiannis (author)This work investigates the water permeability of alkali-activated materials (AAMs), which is one of the key transport properties beside the diffusivity to assess the material durability. The AAMs were produced from granulate blast furnaces slag (BFS) and metakaolin (MK) with various water/binder ratios of 0.35, 0.45, 0.55, and 0.75, 0.85, 0.95...conference paper 2021
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Klerkx, Sean (author)Open-pit mining blast patterns are designed to safely break rock mass at desired boundaries and to produce uniformly sized fragments that lead to the optimal performance of subsequent mining operations. An issue that is often overlooked, however, is the deviation of drillhole locations with respect to their coordinates as designed in the...master thesis 2021
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Angelides, S. C. (author), Talbot, J. P. (author), Overend, M. (author)To enhance the resilience of buildings, laminated glass panels are increasingly used in glazed façades. These ductile panels provide a superior blast resistance to that provided by monolithic glass panels, due to the improved residual capacity offered by the polymer interlayer following the fracture of the glass layers. The complex...journal article 2021
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Ardila Rodriguez, L.A. (author), Boshuizen, B. (author), Rans, C.D. (author), Poulis, J.A. (author)In this study, different surface pretreatments were applied to clean and activate titanium alloy surfaces. The samples were subjected to grit blasting treatments using two different pressures and afterwards, a UV/Ozone treatment was applied at different times to study the wettability and surface oxidation of the titanium samples. Scanning...journal article 2021
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Colombo, Matteo (author), Martinelli, Paolo (author), Arano, Assis (author), Øverli, Jan Arve (author), Hendriks, M.A.N. (author), Kanstad, Terje (author), di Prisco, Marco (author)Reinforced concrete (RC) submerged floating tunnels (SFTs) represent a possible solution for crossing wide, deep fjords, and is considered for the E39 highway route along the Norwegian west coast. With regard to SFTs, the specific accidental scenario that is under investigation is the combined action of fire and subsequent internal explosion,...journal article 2021
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Kong, Xiangshao (author), Zhou, Hu (author), Kuang, Zheng (author), Zheng, Cheng (author), Li, X. (author), Wu, Weiguo (author), Guan, Zhongwei (author)Test on a small scaled model is an effective approach to predict the dynamic response of full scale structure under blast loadings. However, the geometric dimensions of specimens cannot simply comply with complete geometrical similarity due to manufacture or test restrictions. It would result in the difference structural performance between...journal article 2021