Development of Geopolymer Systems for High Temperature Applications

Geopolymers are amorphous, inorganic structures based on silicate and aluminate tetrahedrons and could be beneficial in thermal and fire resistant applications. The outcomes from this work suggest that fly ash geopolymer composites suitable for thermal applications can be produced. When compared to...

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Main Author: Vickers, Les
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1453
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description Geopolymers are amorphous, inorganic structures based on silicate and aluminate tetrahedrons and could be beneficial in thermal and fire resistant applications. The outcomes from this work suggest that fly ash geopolymer composites suitable for thermal applications can be produced. When compared to OPC based systems geopolymers showed extended thermal resistance (from 500 °C to 800 °C). Improved thermal properties were achieved with increases in compressive strength after firing to 1000 °C and the near elimination of expansive events at high temperature.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-14532017-02-20T06:37:01Z Development of Geopolymer Systems for High Temperature Applications Vickers, Les Geopolymers are amorphous, inorganic structures based on silicate and aluminate tetrahedrons and could be beneficial in thermal and fire resistant applications. The outcomes from this work suggest that fly ash geopolymer composites suitable for thermal applications can be produced. When compared to OPC based systems geopolymers showed extended thermal resistance (from 500 °C to 800 °C). Improved thermal properties were achieved with increases in compressive strength after firing to 1000 °C and the near elimination of expansive events at high temperature. 2015 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1453 en Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Vickers, Les
Development of Geopolymer Systems for High Temperature Applications
title Development of Geopolymer Systems for High Temperature Applications
title_full Development of Geopolymer Systems for High Temperature Applications
title_fullStr Development of Geopolymer Systems for High Temperature Applications
title_full_unstemmed Development of Geopolymer Systems for High Temperature Applications
title_short Development of Geopolymer Systems for High Temperature Applications
title_sort development of geopolymer systems for high temperature applications
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1453