geopolymer concrete
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International Conference on Transportation & Civil EngineeringMarch 21-22, 2015
at London
Swapnil P WanjariAsst. Professor, VNIT, Nagpur, IN
Jerril SebastianM.Tech Scholar, VNIT, Nagpur, IN
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India
Partial replacement of Cement in the Geopolymer Quarry Rock Dust Concrete under different Curing Conditions
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Contents
•Challenges & Opportunities in the world of Concrete•Objectives of Present work• Introduction•Experimental Investigation•Results and discussion•Conclusion and recommendation•Future Scope
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Challenges & opportunities
Challenges :
• Concrete is mostly used construction material
• The need for concrete is increasing day by day to meet infrastructure needs of the country
• Since, cement is the basic binding material being used in concrete, the production of cement is also increasing day by day
• Production of cement consumes lot of energy, natural resources & also emits almost an equal amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
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Advantages Of Addition Of Crusher Dust In Geopolymer Concrete
•The availability of natural sand is scarce and Costly thus crusher dust can be used as a replacement to natural sand
•The extraction of natural sand is a major environmental concern so when crusher dust is used, the burden on the environment is lessened
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Geopolymers• In 1978, Davidovits proposed that an alkaline liquid could be
used to react with the silicon (Si) and the aluminium (Al) in a source material of geological origin or in by-product materials such as fly ash and rice husk ash to produce binders.
• Chemical reaction that takes place in this case is a polymerisation process, called the term ‘Geopolymer’ to represent these binders.
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Generation & Utilization of Flyash
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Alkaline Liquid
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Sodium Silicate
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Physical & Chemical Properties of fly ash
% CONTENT
Specific gravity 2.19
Silicon dioxide(sio2) 55.5
Aluminium oxide(Al203) 28.3
Ferric oxide (Fe203) 11.2
Calcium oxide (CaO) 1.18
Mangnesium oxide(MgO) 0.69
Alkalies equivalent
Titanium oxide(TiO2) 1.8
Sulphur trioxide(SO3) 0.44
Loss on ingnition 1.10
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Properties of Cement
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Sl.No Particulars Test ResultsRequirements of
IS:12262:2013
1
Setting Time (minutes)
a. Initial 187 30 Min
b. Final 255 600 Max
2
Soundness
a. Le-Chatelier’s Expansion (mm) 1.2 10.0 Max
3 Compressive Strength (MPa)
a. 72 +/- 1hr. (3 days) 30.66 23 Min (MPa)
b. 168 +/- 2hr. (7 days) 36.9 33 Min (MPa)
c. 672 +/- 4hr. (28 days) 44.93 43 Min (MPa)
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Physical Properties of Aggregates
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Physical Properties of Coarse Aggregate(As per IS 383-1970)
Particulars SizeSpecific Gravity
Water Absorption
Coarse Aggregate 20 mm 2.85 0.80%
Coarse Aggregate 10mm 2.83 1%
Crusher Dust 2.65 0.84%
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Combined Grading Of Aggregates
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IS Sieves 20 mm 10 mmCrusher
DustCombine Grading
Specified Grading
% 39% 26% 35% 100 U. limits L. limits
20 mm 100 100 100 100 95 100
10 mm 4.7 86.85 100 59.43 50 75
4.75 mm 1.5 8.4 98.05 37.09 30 50
2.36 mm 0 0 71.5 25.03 25 45
1.18 mm 0 0 49.8 17.43 15 35
600 µ 0 0 30.5 10.68 10 35
300 µ 0 0 17.4 6.11 3 15
150 µ 0 0 12.25 4.29 0 6
75 µ 0 0 0 0
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Ingredients of the mixes
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Ingredients UnitMix 1 Mix 2 Mix 3 Mix 4
100% FA+0%C 90% FA+10%C 70% FA+30%C 50% FA+50%C
Fly Ash Kg/m3 375 337.5 262.5 187.5
Cement (43 Grade) Kg/m3 0 37.5 112.5 187.5
10 mm aggregate Kg/m3 489 489 489 489
20 mm aggregate Kg/m3 733 733 733 733
Crusher Dust Kg/m3 650 650 650 650
Alkaline Liquids Kg/m3 153 137.7 107.1 76.5
Na2Sio3 Kg/m3 102 91.8 71.4 51
NaoH Kg/m3 51 45.9 35.7 25.5
Molarity 14 14 14 14
Super Plasticizer Kg/m3 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6
Water Kg/m3 50 68 83 98
Curing Temperature OC 60 60 60 60
Humidity (Steam Curing) % 50 50 50 50
Rest Period Hours 24 24 24 24
Curing Period Hours 24 24 24 24
No. Of Cubes Number 30 30 30 30
No. Of Beams Number 9 9 9 9
Water-Binder Ratio 0.3 - 0.35 0.3 - 0.35 0.3 - 0.35 0.3 - 0.35
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Preliminary Laboratory Work
• In the beginning, numerous trial mixtures of Geopolymer concrete were manufactured, and test specimens in the form of 100x100x100 mm cubes & 150x150x150 mm cubes were made.
The main objectives of the preliminary laboratory work were:
•To familiarize with the making of fly ash-based Geopolymer concrete;
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Casting of Concrete
Number of Specimens casted for Experimental Investigations
150x150x150mm cubes = 120 Nos
100X100X500mm Beam = 36 Nos
Total = 156
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Geopolymer Concrete
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Compression Test
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Flexural Test
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Durability Study
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Table 1: Experimental Results (Slump Test, Compressive & Flexural Strength)
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Sr.Geopolymer Concrete Mix
Type of Curing Slump(mm)
Compressive Strength (Mpa) Flexural Strength (Mpa)
(Avg.) (Avg.)
3 Days 7 Days 28 Days 28 Days
1100 % Fly Ash + 0 %
Cement
Normal Curing
230
6.55 12.5 20.1 4
Steam Curing 23 24.9 26.8 5.5
Hot air Oven 24.5 26.3 28.1 6
290 % Fly Ash + 10 %
Cement
Normal Curing
215
7.8 15 21.9 4.2
Steam Curing 16.8 22.4 26.8 5.4
Hot air Oven 20.6 24.6 30.2 5.9
370 % Fly Ash + 30%
Cement
Normal Curing
40
12.5 20.6 29.2 5.4
Steam Curing 18.6 25.3 34.1 6.5
Hot air Oven 21.2 28.2 36.7 6.8
450 % Fly Ash + 50%Cement
Normal Curing
30
12.9 17.7 27.5 5
Steam Curing 14.2 24.2 30.3 5.6
Hot air Oven 16.1 26.5 33.9 6.2
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Discussions
• The Discussion of all the investigation works have been divided into following phases
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Sr. Phase Nature of Study
1 Phase I
Comparative study of Compressive strength of Geopolymer Concrete (G 20) with replacement of different percentage of cement by fly ash under different curing conditions
2 Phase IIComparison of Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Concrete in Oven, Steam & Normal Curing conditions
3 Phase IIIComparison of Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Concrete Cubes with Increase in Cement By weight %.
4 Phase IVComparison of Flexural Strength of Geopolymer Concrete at different curing conditions
5 Phase VComparison of durability aspect such as loss in weight and compressive strength
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Experimental Results
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• The Compressive strength and flexural strength of all the samples are given in table 1 respectively.
• The graphs were plotted for different combinations of fly ash and cement at different curing conditions. In this study, compressive strength and flexural strength was measured as per recommendation of IS 516:1959
• Durability study of concrete was done and carried out based on ASTM D1141.
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PHASE - I
Comparative study of Compressive strength of Geopolymer Concrete (G 20) with replacement of different percentage of
cement by fly ash under different curing conditions
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Compressive Strength
100% FA+0% C
90% FA+10% C 70% FA+30% C
50% FA+50% C
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Fig 1 : Comparison of Compressive Strength Of 100 % Fly Ash + 0% Cement Geopolymer (G 20) Concrete
with 150mm Cubes
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100% Fly Ash + 0% Cement
Hot air Oven
Normal Curing
Steam Curing
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90% Fly Ash + 10% Cement
Hot air Oven
Normal Curing
Steam Curing
Fig 2 : Comparison of Compressive Strength Of 90 % Fly Ash + 10% Cement Geopolymer (G 20) Concrete
with 150mm Cubes
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Curing Days
70% Fly Ash + 30% CEMENT
Normal Curing
Steam Curing
Hot air Oven
Fig 3 : Comparison of Compressive Strength Of 70 % Fly Ash + 30% Cement Geopolymer (G 20) Concrete
with 150mm Cubes
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Fig 4 : Comparison of Compressive Strength Of 50 % Fly Ash + 50% Cement Geopolymer (G 20) Concrete
with 150mm Cubes
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50 % Fly Ash + 50%Cement
Normal Curing
Steam Curing
Hot air Oven
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PHASE - II
Comparison of Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Concrete in Oven, Steam & Normal Curing conditions
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Compressive Strength
Oven Curing
Steam Curing
Normal Curing
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Fig 5 : Comparison of Compressive Strength of Oven Cured Geopolymer Concrete Cubes
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Curing Days
Oven Cured Cubes
50% FA
70% FA
90% FA
100 % FA
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Fig 6 : Comparison of Compressive Strength of Steam Cured Geopolymer Concrete Cubes
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Fig 7 :Comparison of Compressive Strength of Normal Cured Geopolymer Concrete Cubes
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50 % Fly Ash (SD)
70 % Fly Ash (SD)
90 % Fly Ash (SD)
100 % Fly Ash (SD)
Normal Curing
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PHASE - III
Comparison of Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Concrete Cubes with Increase in Cement By weight %.
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Compressive Strength
0% CEMENT
10% CEMENT 30% CEMENT
50% CEMENT
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Fig 8 :Comparison of Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Concrete Cubes with Increase in Cement
By weight % (3 Days)
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
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MP
a
Cement by Weight %
3 days Testing
Hot air
Normal curing
steam curing
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Fig 9 :Comparison of Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Concrete Cubes with Increase in Cement
By weight % (7 Days)
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Cement by Weight %
7 days Testing
Hot Air Oven
Normal Curing
Steam Curing
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Fig 10 :Comparison of Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Concrete Cubes with Increase in Cement
By weight % (28 Days)
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28 days Testing
Hot Air Oven
Normal Curing
Steam Curing
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PHASE - IV
Comparison of Flexural Strength of Geopolymer Concrete at different curing conditions
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Flexural Strength
Oven Curing
Steam Curing
Normal Curing
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Fig 11 :Comparison of Flexural Strength of Geopolymer Concrete (28 Days)
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Normal Curing Steam Curing Hot air Oven
50 % Fly Ash (SD)
70 % Fly Ash (SD)
90 % Fly Ash (SD)
100 % Fly Ash (SD)
Flexural Strength for 28 Days
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PHASE - V
Comparison of durability aspect such as loss in weight and compressive strength
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Loss of Weight
and Compressive
Strength
100% FA+0% C
90% FA+10% C 70% FA+30% C
50% FA+50% C
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Table 2: Experimental Results (Durability Study)
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The Test was carried out for 56 Days with (97% Water + 3% H2SO4)
Sl. No Mix Curing ConditionInitial Weight
(Kg) (Avg.)
Final Weight (Kg) (Avg.)
Loss In Weight (%)
1 50 % Fly Ash (SD) Hot air Oven Curing 8.294 8.0955 2.9
2 70 % Fly Ash (SD) Hot air Oven Curing 8.008 7.84 2.1
3 90 % Fly Ash (SD) Hot air Oven Curing 7.916 7.824 1.1
4 100 % Fly Ash (SD) Hot air Oven Curing 7.784 7.73 0.7
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Fig 12 :Comparison for Loss In Weight
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50 % Fly Ash 70 % Fly Ash 90 % Fly Ash 100 % FlyAsh
Loss
In W
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% of Flyash
Comparison for Loss In Weight
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Table 3: Experimental Results (Durability Study)
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Sl. No Mix Curing Condition
28 Days Compressive
Strength(MPa) (Avg.)
56 Days Compressive
Strength(MPa) (Avg.)
1 50 % Fly Ash (SD) Hot air Oven Curing 33.9 24.08
2 70 % Fly Ash (SD) Hot air Oven Curing 36.7 27.8
3 90 % Fly Ash (SD) Hot air Oven Curing 30.2 23.8
4 100 % Fly Ash (SD) Hot air Oven Curing 28.13 24.17
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Fig 13 : Comparison for Loss In Compressive Strength
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Loss in Compressive Strength
28 Days Cured
56 Days Cured inSulphuric Acid Solution
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ConclusionsBased on the results of the experimental investigation, conclusions that could be drawn are as follows
• Hot Air Curing provides highest Compressive strength in comparison with Steam and Normal curing
• Maximum Compressive strength was found in Combination of 70% FA + 30% C in all curing conditions
• Steam curing (60oC and 50% Humidity) condition could be relatively better option than the Hot air curing condition (60oC). The presence of humidity condition in the concrete reduces compressive strength
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Conclusions
• For Normal curing condition, with increase in amount of cement by weight %, Compressive strength increases.
• The Compressive strength of Geopolymer concrete was found to be increasing with replacement of fly ash by cement. It is found that replacement of 30% of fly ash by cement provides highest compressive strength.
• Hot air cured beams gives highest flexural strength in comparison with steam and normal curing.
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Conclusions
• Maximum Flexural strength was found in Combination of 70% FA + 30% C in all curing conditions
• Steam curing (60oC and 50% Humidity) condition could be relatively better option than the hot air curing (60oC) condition because flexural strength observed under steam curing condition is found to be nearer to hot air curing
• For Normal curing condition, with increase in amount of cement by weight %, Flexural strength increases.
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Conclusion
• In durability test, Loss in weight is found to be least in 100 % FA + 0% C compared to other 3 combinations. Loss in weight was found to be .7 %.
• In durability test, loss in Compressive strength is least in 100 % FA + 0% C compared to all other 3 combinations. Loss in compressive strength was found to be 16.3 %.
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Future Scope
The future scope of the present work could be as given below
• The flexural behaviour of reinforced Geopolymer concrete beams including Flexural strength, crack pattern, deflection, and ductility.
• The behaviour and strength of reinforced Geopolymer concrete slender columns subjected to axial load and bending moment.
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Future Scope
• Identifying the long properties of Geopolymer concrete likeCreep behaviour under sustained loadDrying shrinkage behaviour
• As the workability of the mixes is reducing due to the replacement of natural sand by crusher dust, further studies can be made to increase the workability by the use of admixtures
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THANK YOU
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Objectives of Present Work
To develop a mixture proportioning process to manufacture low-calcium fly ash-based Geopolymer concrete with and without OPC.
To study the properties of fresh and hardened low-calcium fly ash-based Geopolymer concrete.
To study the effect of replacing crusher dust as fine aggregate with natural sand
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Geopolymer Concrete
• “ Geopolymer concrete is a ‘new’ material that does not need the presence of Portland cement as a binder. Instead, activating the source materials such as fly ash that are rich in Silicon (Si) and Aluminium (Al) using high alkaline liquids produces the binder required to manufacture the concrete. Hence, concrete with no cement ”
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Experimental Investigation
Data for Design of Low-Calcium Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete Mixtures was taken from Rangan, 2008, 2009.
Cement of OPC 43 Grade were used in ratios of 0%, 10%, 30%,50% by weight to replace Fly ash in Geopolymer concrete.
River sand was fully replaced by crusher dust as fine aggregate.
Workability by slump method, Compressive strength of 150mm cubes, flexural strength and Durability test were determined.14-04-2015 52
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Mixture Proportion
• Ratio of sodium silicate solution-to-sodium hydroxide solution, by mass is in the range of 0.4 to 2.5. This ratio was fixed at 2 for the mixtures because this ratio gives maximum strength (Reference 1, Prakash et al)
• Molarity of sodium hydroxide (NaoH) solution is in the range of 8M to16M and was fixed to 14 M as it gives maximum strength (Reference 1, Prakash et al)..
• Ratio of activator solution-to-fly ash, by mass is in the range of 0.3 and 0.4 and it was fixed to 0.4.
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Mixture Proportion Contd..
• Coarse and fine aggregates are of approximately 75% to 80% of the entire mixture by mass. This value is similar to that used in OPC concrete
• Super plasticiser, in the range of 0% to 2% of fly ash, by mass
• Extra water, when added, in mass
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