Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Concrete with Recycled Concrete Aggregate

Concrete is one of the most consumed resources in the world. With an increased global focus on environmental concerns such as global warming, sustainable development and recycling; alternatives to conventional concrete are being researched, such as geopolymer concrete. Geopolymer concrete replaces c...

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Main Authors: Galvin, Benjamin, Lloyd, Natalie
Other Authors: Not listed
Format: Conference Paper
Published: The Concrete Institute of Australia 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15785
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description Concrete is one of the most consumed resources in the world. With an increased global focus on environmental concerns such as global warming, sustainable development and recycling; alternatives to conventional concrete are being researched, such as geopolymer concrete. Geopolymer concrete replaces cement based binder with an alternative binder which contains no Portland cement. One type of geopolymer binder is that which contains fly-ash activated by an alkaline solution of sodium silicate and sodium hydroxide. Utilising recycled concrete waste from construction and demolition sites, that would otherwise be disposed of into landfill, as a source of aggregate offers a potential environmental and economic benefit. The term recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) is used to define aggregate produced from crushed demolition and construction waste.Used together, geopolymer concrete and recycled concrete aggregate eliminate the need for Portland cement and makes use of waste materials. Significant research has been conducted into both recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) ordinary Portland cement concrete and geopolymer concrete; however there was limited published data on using RCA in geopolymer at the time of this research. Thus the aim was to investigate the mechanical properties of geopolymer concrete with recycled concrete aggregate as partial replacement of the natural coarse aggregate. This paper reports on the outcomes of the research which indicate the potential of incorporating RCA in geopolymer concrete mixtures.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-157852017-01-30T11:51:54Z Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Concrete with Recycled Concrete Aggregate Galvin, Benjamin Lloyd, Natalie Not listed fly-ash recycled concrete aggregate compressive strength geopolymer Concrete is one of the most consumed resources in the world. With an increased global focus on environmental concerns such as global warming, sustainable development and recycling; alternatives to conventional concrete are being researched, such as geopolymer concrete. Geopolymer concrete replaces cement based binder with an alternative binder which contains no Portland cement. One type of geopolymer binder is that which contains fly-ash activated by an alkaline solution of sodium silicate and sodium hydroxide. Utilising recycled concrete waste from construction and demolition sites, that would otherwise be disposed of into landfill, as a source of aggregate offers a potential environmental and economic benefit. The term recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) is used to define aggregate produced from crushed demolition and construction waste.Used together, geopolymer concrete and recycled concrete aggregate eliminate the need for Portland cement and makes use of waste materials. Significant research has been conducted into both recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) ordinary Portland cement concrete and geopolymer concrete; however there was limited published data on using RCA in geopolymer at the time of this research. Thus the aim was to investigate the mechanical properties of geopolymer concrete with recycled concrete aggregate as partial replacement of the natural coarse aggregate. This paper reports on the outcomes of the research which indicate the potential of incorporating RCA in geopolymer concrete mixtures. 2011 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15785 The Concrete Institute of Australia fulltext
spellingShingle fly-ash
recycled concrete aggregate
compressive strength
geopolymer
Galvin, Benjamin
Lloyd, Natalie
Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Concrete with Recycled Concrete Aggregate
title Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Concrete with Recycled Concrete Aggregate
title_full Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Concrete with Recycled Concrete Aggregate
title_fullStr Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Concrete with Recycled Concrete Aggregate
title_full_unstemmed Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Concrete with Recycled Concrete Aggregate
title_short Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Concrete with Recycled Concrete Aggregate
title_sort fly ash based geopolymer concrete with recycled concrete aggregate
topic fly-ash
recycled concrete aggregate
compressive strength
geopolymer
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15785