Mechanical properties of autoclaved shell-aggregate

Waste solid propylene oxide sludge (POS) and fly ash were used as main raw material to prepare propylene oxide sludge aggregate (POSA) under the condition of autoclaved (180 °C, 1.0 MPa) curing. Three different test methods namely cylinder compressive strength (CCS), individual aggregate compressive strength (IACS) and strength contribution rate (SCR) proposed were used to characterize the mechanical properties of the autoclaved POSA. POS shell-aggregate with SCR of 94% were prepared under the hydrothermal synthesis and autoclaved curing. The experimental results indicate that CCS and IACS have good consistency in characterizing mechanical properties of POSA. It is suggested that SCR not only can characterize the strength of POSA core, but also can reflect the effect of shell on the performance of POSA. By means of least square method, relationships between CCS and IACS, CCS and SCR, IACS and SCR were deduced.