Effect of GGBFS on setting, workability and early strength properties of fly ash geopolymer concrete cured in ambient condition

Most of the previous works on fly ash-based geopolymers were on the properties of concrete hardened by heat curing, which is considered as a limitation for cast in situ applications at low ambient temperatures. This study aimed to achieve fly ash-based geopolymers suitable for curing without elevate...

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Main Authors: Nath, Pradip, Sarker, Prabir
Format: Journal Article
Published: ELSEVIER 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13053
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Sarker, Prabir
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description Most of the previous works on fly ash-based geopolymers were on the properties of concrete hardened by heat curing, which is considered as a limitation for cast in situ applications at low ambient temperatures. This study aimed to achieve fly ash-based geopolymers suitable for curing without elevated heat. The results show that fly ash based geopolymer concrete for curing in ambient condition can be proportioned for desirable workability, setting time, and compressive strength using ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS) as a small part of the binder. Inclusion of GGBFS with Class F fly ash helped achieve setting time and compressive strength comparable to those of ordinary Portland cement (OPC).
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-130532019-02-19T05:34:46Z Effect of GGBFS on setting, workability and early strength properties of fly ash geopolymer concrete cured in ambient condition Nath, Pradip Sarker, Prabir Blast-furnace slag Workability Fly ash Setting time Ambient curing Geopolymer Compressive strength Most of the previous works on fly ash-based geopolymers were on the properties of concrete hardened by heat curing, which is considered as a limitation for cast in situ applications at low ambient temperatures. This study aimed to achieve fly ash-based geopolymers suitable for curing without elevated heat. The results show that fly ash based geopolymer concrete for curing in ambient condition can be proportioned for desirable workability, setting time, and compressive strength using ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS) as a small part of the binder. Inclusion of GGBFS with Class F fly ash helped achieve setting time and compressive strength comparable to those of ordinary Portland cement (OPC). 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13053 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.05.080 ELSEVIER fulltext
spellingShingle Blast-furnace slag
Workability
Fly ash
Setting time
Ambient curing
Geopolymer
Compressive strength
Nath, Pradip
Sarker, Prabir
Effect of GGBFS on setting, workability and early strength properties of fly ash geopolymer concrete cured in ambient condition
title Effect of GGBFS on setting, workability and early strength properties of fly ash geopolymer concrete cured in ambient condition
title_full Effect of GGBFS on setting, workability and early strength properties of fly ash geopolymer concrete cured in ambient condition
title_fullStr Effect of GGBFS on setting, workability and early strength properties of fly ash geopolymer concrete cured in ambient condition
title_full_unstemmed Effect of GGBFS on setting, workability and early strength properties of fly ash geopolymer concrete cured in ambient condition
title_short Effect of GGBFS on setting, workability and early strength properties of fly ash geopolymer concrete cured in ambient condition
title_sort effect of ggbfs on setting, workability and early strength properties of fly ash geopolymer concrete cured in ambient condition
topic Blast-furnace slag
Workability
Fly ash
Setting time
Ambient curing
Geopolymer
Compressive strength
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13053