Durability of Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete in a Seawater Environment

This paper presents the results of a study on the durability of fly ash geopolymer concrete in a seawater environment. In this research, three different geopolymer mixes and a control mix were examined to determine the effective porosity, chloride ion penetration, and corrosion of steel reinforcemen...

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Main Authors: Olivia, Monita, Nikraz, Hamid
Other Authors: Not listed
Format: Conference Paper
Published: The Concrete Institute of Australia 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11351
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Nikraz, Hamid
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description This paper presents the results of a study on the durability of fly ash geopolymer concrete in a seawater environment. In this research, three different geopolymer mixes and a control mix were examined to determine the effective porosity, chloride ion penetration, and corrosion of steel reinforcement bars under open circuit potential and accelerated corrosion tests. High chloride ingress was observed on the geopolymer paste. A depassivation of the passive film of the steel reinforcement bar in fly ash geopolymer was faster than for the OPC concrete. Small corrosion activities were conversely evident in the geopolymer concrete under the accelerated corrosion test at an applied voltage of 30 V. Decreased corrosion rates were observed for the geopolymer concrete. The results obtained from these tests indicate that the nature of the geopolymer paste certainly influences its durability in the seawater environment.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-113512017-01-30T11:24:18Z Durability of Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete in a Seawater Environment Olivia, Monita Nikraz, Hamid Not listed corrosion fly ash chlorides geopolymer concrete This paper presents the results of a study on the durability of fly ash geopolymer concrete in a seawater environment. In this research, three different geopolymer mixes and a control mix were examined to determine the effective porosity, chloride ion penetration, and corrosion of steel reinforcement bars under open circuit potential and accelerated corrosion tests. High chloride ingress was observed on the geopolymer paste. A depassivation of the passive film of the steel reinforcement bar in fly ash geopolymer was faster than for the OPC concrete. Small corrosion activities were conversely evident in the geopolymer concrete under the accelerated corrosion test at an applied voltage of 30 V. Decreased corrosion rates were observed for the geopolymer concrete. The results obtained from these tests indicate that the nature of the geopolymer paste certainly influences its durability in the seawater environment. 2011 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11351 The Concrete Institute of Australia fulltext
spellingShingle corrosion
fly ash
chlorides
geopolymer
concrete
Olivia, Monita
Nikraz, Hamid
Durability of Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete in a Seawater Environment
title Durability of Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete in a Seawater Environment
title_full Durability of Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete in a Seawater Environment
title_fullStr Durability of Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete in a Seawater Environment
title_full_unstemmed Durability of Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete in a Seawater Environment
title_short Durability of Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete in a Seawater Environment
title_sort durability of fly ash geopolymer concrete in a seawater environment
topic corrosion
fly ash
chlorides
geopolymer
concrete
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11351