Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 10(5), pp. 1983 - 1991
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2022.100520
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Analysis of Adding GGBS and Fly Ash in Self Compacting Geo - Polymer Concrete for Structures

Thavasumony D ^1,*, Nalanth N ^2
1 Research Scholar, Noorul Islam University - NICHE, Thuckalay, Kumarakovil, Tamil Nadu, India
² Noorul Islam University - NICHE, Thuckalay, Kumarakovil, Tamil Nadu, India

ABSTRACT

In the olden days, some eco-friendly and easily accessible materials such as mud, lime, and egg mixer were used in the building constructions. However, these materials are not sufficient to construct huge and more buildings. For this, the researchers preferred the cement as the main binding material used in the concrete mixture. The cement manufacturing companies are releasing more CO₂ during cement production, which leads to the environmental pollution in the earth. To overcome the problem of the ecological system, this work proposed the Self Compacting Geo- Polymer Concrete – SCGPC, which is not a normal cement concrete. The SCGPC is used to fill cavities easily and rapidly without any compaction. The industrial wastes like fly ash, GGBS - Ground Granulated Blast - furnace Slag, metakaolin kaolinite, clay, iron ore, silica fume and limestone can be used as the substitute materials for cement. This work mainly concentrates on the effects of two specific mechanical properties such as split tensile and compressive strength of SCGPC by adding fly ash and GGBS. These factors were evaluated with the Alkaline Activator Solution (AAS) to fly ash and GGBS ratio, the ratio of Na₂SiO₃ solution to the NaOH solution, the dosage of superplasticizer, rest period and temperature degree. The proposed SCGPC (8M, 10M and 12M) has analyzed both split tensile and compressive strength in three sets (7, 28 and 56 days). At last, the analyzed results were compared with conventional concrete. Based on the comparison, while the increase of curing temperature, both mechanical properties of SCGPC have reduced.

KEYWORDS
Compressive Strength, Ground Granulated Blast- furnace Slag, Split Tensile Strength, Fly Ash, Self-Compacting Geo Polymer Concrete

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[1] Thavasumony D , Nalanth N , "Analysis of Adding GGBS and Fly Ash in Self Compacting Geo - Polymer Concrete for Structures," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 1983 - 1991, 2022. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2022.100520.

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Thavasumony D , Nalanth N (2022). Analysis of Adding GGBS and Fly Ash in Self Compacting Geo - Polymer Concrete for Structures. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 10(5), 1983 - 1991. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2022.100520.