Abstract
According to the National Energy Balance (base year 2013), the national wood consumption was 79.29 million tons. It is estimated an ash generation in the order of 3% during this process, causing storage and disposal problems. Thus, the potential transformation of such waste into a source of raw material for construction elements is presented as an opportunity for the preservation of the environment and to reduce the cost of construction materials. The paper aims, therefore, to evaluate the feasibility of this reuse, through analyses of the properties of mortars in the fresh state, including rheology, using eucalyptus ash levels with 10%, 20% and 30% replacement, in weight, to Portland cement. Through the performed experiments it was found that the use of eucalyptus ash as partial replacement of cement does not significantly alter the properties of fresh mortars, presenting itself as a possible alternative.
Keywords:
Eucalyptus ash; Mortar; Rheology; AAR; Properties
