ABSTRACT
This work aims to characterize the mechanical resistance performance and water absorption of soil-cement blocks for masonry, after 28 days of moist curing, with the incorporation limit of the following steel co-products to partial replacement of soil: up to 20% by weight of balloon blast furnace dust powder additions, 10% of dedusting dust secondary from electric arc furnace, and 20% of granulated slag of electric arc furnace. The proposed formulations also evaluated simultaneous additions of soil-cement blocks discarded, after granulated by crushing, with partial replacement of soil in up to 20% by mass. The results suggest the potential use of steel residues in soil-cement interlocked blocks for sustainable masonry, as applying alternative to this waste. It was found that the results that stood out, comparing standard specification (water absorption < 20% and strength > 2.0 MPa), the results that stood out were using 20% powder flask along with a 10% reuse of the soil-cement block; 10% of steel slag or 20% of steel slag with 10% reuse of soil-cement block; and 2.5% dusting powder with 20% reuse of the soil-cement block.
Keywords:
Steel co-products; soil-cement; sustainable masonry; stabilization
