3th WCSET-2014 at Nepal
Civil Engineering / Environmental / Architecture / Planning Session:
Title:
Performance of air-cured alkali activated GGBFS-fly ash
concrete mixes
Authors:
Nitendra Palankar, Ravi Shankar A. U., Mithun B. M.
Abstract:
Alkali Activated Binders are eco friendly produced by
activating industrial waste products such as ground
granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS), Fly Ash (FA) etc.
using alkaline solutions. The present research aims to
investigate the effect of the alkaline activators on the
strength characteristics of air-cured alkali activated
concrete mixes using indigenous GGBFS-FA. The research
highlights the effect of the sodium oxide dosages (Na2O,
in the range of 4 to 6%) and the activator modulus (Ms)
(i.e. the SiO2/Na2O ratio, in the range of 0.75 to 1.75)
of the alkaline solutions, on the workability and
strength characteristics of alkali activated GGBFS-FA
concrete mixes for different ratios of GGBFS: FA
(i.e.100:0, 75:25, 50:50 and 75:25). Further the
flexural and split tensile strength were evaluated for
optimal mixes for each dosage of Na2O. It was observed
that the optimal Ms was 1.25 for GGBFS: FA ratios of
100:0, 75:25, 50:50 and 1.5 for GGBFS: FA ratio of
25:75. Increase in dosage resulted in increase in
compressive strength and corresponding increase in
split-tensile strength and flexural strengths, both at
the early and later ages. A reduction in the compressive
strength was observed with the increase in FA content.
Keywords: GGBFS-FlyAsh,
Activator Modulus, Sodium Oxide Dosage, Strength
Characteristics
Pages:
077-083