Optimization of Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete Mixtures in a Seawater Environment

Fly ash geopolymer concrete has many constituents and different mixture proportions based on the characteristics of local materials. The optimization of mixture proportions, which is subject to some performance constraints, can be a time consuming task. The objective of this research is to optimize...

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Main Authors: Olivia, Monita, Nikraz, Hamid
Other Authors: R I Gilbert
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Concrete Institute of Australia 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2913
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description Fly ash geopolymer concrete has many constituents and different mixture proportions based on the characteristics of local materials. The optimization of mixture proportions, which is subject to some performance constraints, can be a time consuming task. The objective of this research is to optimize the parameters of fly ash geopolymer concrete using Taguchi orthogonal design to produce concrete that meets the durability requirements in an aggressive environment. In this research, the compressive strength, wetting-drying cycle and capillary pores measurement were investigated by measuring the effects of aggregate content, alkaline solutions/fly ash ratio, ratio of sodium silicate to NaOH and curing condition. For optimization, a three-level factorial experimental design for each parameter was employed. Based on the experimental results, the optimized conditions of a fly ash geopolymer concrete mixture for aggressive environments were proposed.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-29132017-01-30T10:27:05Z Optimization of Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete Mixtures in a Seawater Environment Olivia, Monita Nikraz, Hamid R I Gilbert fly ash seawater geopolmer concrete mixture Taguchi Fly ash geopolymer concrete has many constituents and different mixture proportions based on the characteristics of local materials. The optimization of mixture proportions, which is subject to some performance constraints, can be a time consuming task. The objective of this research is to optimize the parameters of fly ash geopolymer concrete using Taguchi orthogonal design to produce concrete that meets the durability requirements in an aggressive environment. In this research, the compressive strength, wetting-drying cycle and capillary pores measurement were investigated by measuring the effects of aggregate content, alkaline solutions/fly ash ratio, ratio of sodium silicate to NaOH and curing condition. For optimization, a three-level factorial experimental design for each parameter was employed. Based on the experimental results, the optimized conditions of a fly ash geopolymer concrete mixture for aggressive environments were proposed. 2009 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2913 Concrete Institute of Australia fulltext
spellingShingle fly ash
seawater
geopolmer
concrete mixture
Taguchi
Olivia, Monita
Nikraz, Hamid
Optimization of Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete Mixtures in a Seawater Environment
title Optimization of Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete Mixtures in a Seawater Environment
title_full Optimization of Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete Mixtures in a Seawater Environment
title_fullStr Optimization of Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete Mixtures in a Seawater Environment
title_full_unstemmed Optimization of Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete Mixtures in a Seawater Environment
title_short Optimization of Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete Mixtures in a Seawater Environment
title_sort optimization of fly ash geopolymer concrete mixtures in a seawater environment
topic fly ash
seawater
geopolmer
concrete mixture
Taguchi
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2913