Abstract
This research is based on the development of sustainable concrete which would replace the conventional concrete. This special type of concrete is called as geopolymer concrete (GPC). Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) is generally utilised as a primary binder material for casting of concrete around the world. But, it is well known that generation of OPC adversely affects the environment. Thus, researchers and scientists are looking for alternative binder from industrial by-product. One of these by-product are fly ash (FA) and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) which can used in the presence of alkaline activator to develop GPC. The fly ash is the by-product of thermal power plant, and GGBS is the by-product of steel-manufacturing plant. The combined solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and sodium silicate (Na2SiO3) is usually used as alkaline activators. The objective of this paper is to develop GPC under ambient curing condition by using locally available materials nearby IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, for sustainable infrastructures. Emphasis has been given towards ambient curing so that the developed GPC can be applicable to the general practical application. Various mechanical properties such as compressive strength, split tensile strength and flexural strength are mainly taken into consideration. Research outcome reveals that FA-GGBS-based GPC could able to provide comparable mechanical properties to that of conventional concrete and has the potential for wider application in civil infrastructures.
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This research is supported by TEQIP-III (MRP) which is gratefully acknowledged. The authors wish to acknowledge the support of Maithon Power Limited (Jharkhand, India) for providing of fly ash and JBS Associates (Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India) for supplying the superplasticizer and Owndust India (Kolkata, India) for supplying GGBS.
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Jethwani, R., Thakur, M.S., Das Adhikary, S. (2020). Development of Geopolymer Concrete for Sustainable Infrastructures. In: Shukla, S., Barai, S., Mehta, A. (eds) Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials and Geotechnical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering , vol 35. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7480-7_1
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