Geopolymer Concrete-Sustainable Cementless Concrete

Geopolymer is a specialized material resulting from the reaction of a source material that is rich in silica and alumina with alkaline solution. It is essentially portland cement free concrete. This material is being studied extensively and shows promise as a greener alternative to normal portland c...

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Main Authors: Lloyd, Natalie, Rangan, Vijaya
Other Authors: Pawan R Gupta
Format: Conference Paper
Published: American Concrete Institute 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39436
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Rangan, Vijaya
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Rangan, Vijaya
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description Geopolymer is a specialized material resulting from the reaction of a source material that is rich in silica and alumina with alkaline solution. It is essentially portland cement free concrete. This material is being studied extensively and shows promise as a greener alternative to normal portland cement concrete. It has been found that geopolymer concrete has good engineering properties with a reduced carbon footprint resulting from the total replacement of normal portland cement. The research undertaken at Curtin University of Technology has included studies on geopolymer concrete mixture proportions, structural behaviour, and durability. This paper presents the results on mixture proportions development to enhance workability and strength of geopolymer concrete. The influence of factors such as: curing temperature and régime, aggregate shape, strength, moisture content, preparation and grading, and the addition of superplasticizers, on workability and strength are presented.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-394362022-12-09T07:12:33Z Geopolymer Concrete-Sustainable Cementless Concrete Lloyd, Natalie Rangan, Vijaya Pawan R Gupta Terence C Hollnad V M Malhotra cement replacement fly ash alumino-silicate binder mixture proportions geopolymer Geopolymer is a specialized material resulting from the reaction of a source material that is rich in silica and alumina with alkaline solution. It is essentially portland cement free concrete. This material is being studied extensively and shows promise as a greener alternative to normal portland cement concrete. It has been found that geopolymer concrete has good engineering properties with a reduced carbon footprint resulting from the total replacement of normal portland cement. The research undertaken at Curtin University of Technology has included studies on geopolymer concrete mixture proportions, structural behaviour, and durability. This paper presents the results on mixture proportions development to enhance workability and strength of geopolymer concrete. The influence of factors such as: curing temperature and régime, aggregate shape, strength, moisture content, preparation and grading, and the addition of superplasticizers, on workability and strength are presented. 2009 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39436 American Concrete Institute fulltext
spellingShingle cement replacement
fly ash
alumino-silicate binder
mixture proportions
geopolymer
Lloyd, Natalie
Rangan, Vijaya
Geopolymer Concrete-Sustainable Cementless Concrete
title Geopolymer Concrete-Sustainable Cementless Concrete
title_full Geopolymer Concrete-Sustainable Cementless Concrete
title_fullStr Geopolymer Concrete-Sustainable Cementless Concrete
title_full_unstemmed Geopolymer Concrete-Sustainable Cementless Concrete
title_short Geopolymer Concrete-Sustainable Cementless Concrete
title_sort geopolymer concrete-sustainable cementless concrete
topic cement replacement
fly ash
alumino-silicate binder
mixture proportions
geopolymer
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39436