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Geo-Tiles: Manufacturing tiles from copper mine tailings using geopolymerisation - MSc Thesis appendices

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posted on 2025-01-16, 14:00 authored by Karabo MakoleKarabo Makole

Spreadsheets containing data and calculations referred to in the MSc thesis titled Geo-Tiles: Manufacturing tiles from copper mine tailings using geopolymerisation.

Information pertaining to methodology can be found in the main thesis text as well as the first sheets of each workbook:
Appendix A: Density bottle test results for geo-tiles
Appendix B: Commercial tile properties database
Appendix D: Design chart and MOR test results

Appendix E: Abrasion standard calculations
Appendix F: Tile curing duration & oven power calc results

Appendix G: Mastersizer laser diffraction analysis results and PSD curves
Appendix H: Water absorption test data for geo-tiles
Appendix I: SEM & EDS analysis data
Appendix J: ICP-MS and XRF for oxides and heavy metal data including Si/Al ratio calculation

Funding

John Davidson Educational Trust

Klaus Jurgen Bathe | Massachusetts Institute Technology - Estados Unidos

São Paulo Research Foundation

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Anglo Gold Ashanti

History

Department/Unit

University of Cape Town, Engineering and the Built Environment, Civil Engineering, Future Water