Temperature rise and initial shrinkage of alkali-activated fly ash cement pastes

PROPERTIES OF ALKALI-ACTIVATED FLY ASH CONCRETE BLENDED WITH SLAG

ALKALI Activated FLY-ASH Based Geopolymer Concrete

Considering the increasing demand for developing alternative construction materials, due to the growing environmental concerns, this paper discusses the feasibility of alkali activated geo-polymer concrete, as a future construction material. The main objective of this study involves observation of structural behaviours of the fresh fly ash-based geo-polymer concrete, understanding the basic mix...

Microstructural Characteristics of Geopolymers Based on Alkali-Activated Fly Ash

Aluminosilicate geopolymers with a high silica molar ratio have been prepared by mixing Croatian coal-ash (ASTM Class F) and sodium silicate solution (water glass, technical grade). The samples were cured at 85 °C for 8 h and 24 h in different experimental conditions. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM/EDS) have been use...

Influence of Particle Size Distributions on Yield Stress and Viscosity of Cement-Fly Ash Pastes

The rheological properties of blended cement-based materials depend strongly on mixture proportions and the characteristics of the components. In this study, design of experiments is used to investigate the influence of three variables (cement particle size distribution (PSD), fly ash PSD, and ratio of fly ash to cement) at each of four levels on the yield stress and viscosity of blended pastes...

Porosity and Pore Size Distribution of Well Hydrated Cement-Fly Ash-Gypsum Pastes

This research is a part of a wide range investigation on the use of flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) in construction applications. It reports some results on the porosity and pore size distribution of cement paste containing varying amounts of fly ash-gypsum blends as partial replacement of cement. The cement was replaced with 25% of different blends of fly ash and gypsum. The gypsum content ran...