In the article there was considered a possibility of off-grade materials utilization for making fine concrete with a multicomponent complex additive applied. Use of fine sands as raw material for fine concretes is actual for many regions in Russia because of deficiency of sands of necessary fineness modulus. There was considered the issue of utilization of fine sand and stale cement for reducing cost (loss), widening materials’ assortment for low-rise building, and energy- and resource-saving. To achieve the assigned purpose a multicomponent complex additive was applied. The research was carried out in full correspondence with the adopted design of the fractional factorial experiment. The acquired results were subject to a preliminary analysis and processing, and consequently dependences of strength properties upon varying factors were obtained. The obtained dependences made it possible to select optimal ingredients’ proportion of the complex modifying additive in order to increase strength properties of fine concrete based on off-grade materials. It was established that the use of optimal consumption of the complex additive components allows increase strength properties by 25-30% in comparison with the reference composition.

Keywords: fine concrete, fine sand, stale cement, complex additive, fractional factorial experiment, strength

There has been studied the influence of gypsum-cement-pozzolana binding agent composition on its key strength properties. The study was aimed on the definition of such consumption of gypsum-cement-pozzolana binding agent components, which could allow maximum ultimate compression strength with minimum consumption of Portland cement provided. As the components of gypsum-cement-pozzolana binding agent, there have been used plaster, Portland cement, and the most wide-spread in the region pozzolana additive. An experiment design was developed to fulfil the work. The research was held in correspondence with the design, and the acquired results made it possible to estimate and analyze descriptive statistics, and expose the influence of components on strength properties of gypsum-cement-pozzolana binding agent. In the course of the analysis it was specified that pozzolana additive consumption factor, and interaction of consumptions of plaster and Portland cement exert a positive influence on strength properties of gypsum-cement-pozzolana binding agent. There have been acquired mathematical models of the influence of gypsum-cement-pozzolana binding agent components consumption on ultimate compression and bending strength of gypsum-cement-pozzolana binding agent. The said model allow forecasting gypsum-cement-pozzolana binding agent composition to have a desired ultimate compression strength. An optimization was carried out and there was acquired a composition of gypsum-cement-pozzolana binding agent with maximum ultimate compression strength with minimum consumption of Portland cement provided.

Keywords: gypsum-cement-pozzolana binding agent, optimization of composition, ultimate strength, experiment design, descriptive statistics, superposed diagram, correlogram, ternar chart

The possibility and expediency of switching from qualitative regulation of heat supply to quantitative in centralized heat supply systems for the existing network from the district boiler house No. 1364 of Volgograd is substantiated. The main advantages and disadvantages of each method of regulating heat supply to consumers are considered. The basic formulas for determining the thermal loads required depending on the outside air temperature, the hydraulic calibration calculation of the existing network from boiler house No. 1364 are described. Volgograd, determination of the internal hydraulic characteristics of the resistance of the heat network and determination of the required hydraulic regime for consumers of the microdistrict No. 1364, depending on the change in coolant flow due to the regulation of the speed of rotation of the pump impeller. As a result, the implementation of the transition from a qualitative to a quantitative method of regulating heat release is possible without serious hydraulic interventions.

Keywords: heat supply, control methods, heat carrier temperature, heat carrier consumption, boiler room, heat network, pump, frequency-controlled drive, hydraulic modes, thermal energy saving