Strength and Water Penetrability of Fly Ash Geopolymer Conrete

This paper presents a study on the strength development, water absorption and water permeability of low calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete. Geopolymer mixtures with variations of water/binder ratio, aggregate/binder ratio, aggregate grading, and alkaline/fly ash ratio were investigated. OPC (Ordina...

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Main Authors: Olivia, Monita, Nikraz, Hamid
Format: Journal Article
Published: Asian Research Publishing Network (A R P N) 2011
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Online Access:http://www.arpnjournals.com/jeas/research_papers/rp_2011/jeas_0711_525.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43922
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description This paper presents a study on the strength development, water absorption and water permeability of low calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete. Geopolymer mixtures with variations of water/binder ratio, aggregate/binder ratio, aggregate grading, and alkaline/fly ash ratio were investigated. OPC (Ordinary Portland Cement) concrete with the same strength level was used as a control mix. Strength was measured by compressive strength, while water penetrability was evaluated by water absorption and water permeability. In addition, the AVPV (Apparent Volume of Permeable Voids) was measured. The results show that the strength of fly ash geopolymer concrete was increased by reducing the water/binder and aggregate/binder ratios; and the water absorption of low calcium fly ash geopolymer was improved by decreasing the water/binder ratio, increasing the fly ash content, and using a well-graded aggregate. There was no significant change in water permeability coefficient for the geopolymer with different parameters. The test data indicates that a good quality of low calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete can be produced with appropriate parameterisation and mix design.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-439222017-01-30T15:10:55Z Strength and Water Penetrability of Fly Ash Geopolymer Conrete Olivia, Monita Nikraz, Hamid fly ash water permeability compressive strength water penetrability geopolymer concrete This paper presents a study on the strength development, water absorption and water permeability of low calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete. Geopolymer mixtures with variations of water/binder ratio, aggregate/binder ratio, aggregate grading, and alkaline/fly ash ratio were investigated. OPC (Ordinary Portland Cement) concrete with the same strength level was used as a control mix. Strength was measured by compressive strength, while water penetrability was evaluated by water absorption and water permeability. In addition, the AVPV (Apparent Volume of Permeable Voids) was measured. The results show that the strength of fly ash geopolymer concrete was increased by reducing the water/binder and aggregate/binder ratios; and the water absorption of low calcium fly ash geopolymer was improved by decreasing the water/binder ratio, increasing the fly ash content, and using a well-graded aggregate. There was no significant change in water permeability coefficient for the geopolymer with different parameters. The test data indicates that a good quality of low calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete can be produced with appropriate parameterisation and mix design. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43922 http://www.arpnjournals.com/jeas/research_papers/rp_2011/jeas_0711_525.pdf Asian Research Publishing Network (A R P N) restricted
spellingShingle fly ash
water permeability
compressive strength
water penetrability
geopolymer concrete
Olivia, Monita
Nikraz, Hamid
Strength and Water Penetrability of Fly Ash Geopolymer Conrete
title Strength and Water Penetrability of Fly Ash Geopolymer Conrete
title_full Strength and Water Penetrability of Fly Ash Geopolymer Conrete
title_fullStr Strength and Water Penetrability of Fly Ash Geopolymer Conrete
title_full_unstemmed Strength and Water Penetrability of Fly Ash Geopolymer Conrete
title_short Strength and Water Penetrability of Fly Ash Geopolymer Conrete
title_sort strength and water penetrability of fly ash geopolymer conrete
topic fly ash
water permeability
compressive strength
water penetrability
geopolymer concrete
url http://www.arpnjournals.com/jeas/research_papers/rp_2011/jeas_0711_525.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43922