20.500.12556/DiRROS-20210 An evaluation of marine sediments in terms of their usability in the brick industry case study Port of Koper A dredging process is essential for the development of harbours and ports, allowing the functional daily operation of the port. The management of dredged material represents a worldwide challenge, especially considering unwanted deposition of material. Because of their chemical, petrographic, mineralogical and homogeneity composition, marine sediments could represent an appropriate raw material for the brick industry, particularly for the production of clay blocks, roofing and ceramic tiles. In this study dredged material from Port of Koper was tested for such use, thus various analyses were carried out in order to determine if the dredged material is environmentally friendly and suitable for use in the brick industry. These included: chemical analysis, mineralogical analysis, particle size analysis, chloride content analysis and tests of firing in a gradient furnace. Furthermore, tests of mechanical properties, as well as tests of the frost-resistance of the samples were carried out. On the basis of the primary analyses and samples prepared in a laboratory, it was confirmed that marine sediments from the Port of Koper, without any additives are only conditionally suitable as a source material for producing brick products, because without additives they exhibit too much shrinkage on drying and firing, as well as high water absorption, this can be improved by the incorporation of suitable additives, for example, virgin clay or other suitable waste material. The approach described herewith can also be followed to assess sediments from other ports and rivers regarding its potential use in clay brick sector. dredge marine sediment recycling clay bricks mechanical properties chemical analysis morski sediment reciklaža opeka mehanske lastnosti kemijske analize true false true SDEWES Centre Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2024-08-14 12:24:47 2024-08-14 12:30:15 2024-08-16 03:57:04 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2018 0 0 str. 78-88 iss. 1 Vol. 6 2018 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 620.1/.2 1848-9257 10.13044/j.sdewes.d5.0183 2323047 http://dx.doi.org/10.13044/j.sdewes.d5.0183 0 b10a0577-5a16-11ef-b487-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=28293 RAZ_Baksa_Patrik_2018.pdf RAZ_Baksa_Patrik_2018.pdf 1 AC6516EBF26D0A075F87E5BBDBBCFE91 d1e7bde3b2092e38595032aa9e10d73fd7599b971f096a4919576a846b42668f 6cb74264-5a17-11ef-b487-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=28295 Zavod za gradbeništvo Slovenije 0 0 0