Studies on Mix Design of Sustainable Geo-Polymer Concrete

Mohamed Aquib Javeed; Veerendra Kumar.M; Dr. H.Narendra

Abstract

Geo-polymer is an eco-friendly binding material alternative to ordinary Portland cement. Geo-polymer concrete is obtained by mixing the ingredients such as sodium hydroxide solution, sodium silicate solution, fly ash, grounded granulated blast furnace slag and, fine aggregate and coarse aggregate and cured suitably. The blend of sodium hydroxide solution and sodium silicate solution is termed as alkaline liquid. This paper deals with attaining sustainable Geo-polymer concrete by using the combination of manufactured sand and pond ash a fine aggregate material replacing conventional natural river sand and using ambient curing for its strength development. The optimization of mix is achieved by Taguchi’s optimization technique.

Keywords

Sustainable, Geo-Polymer Concrete, Alkaline liquid, Binder, Ambient Curing

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M. A. J. , V. K. , D. H. , "Studies on Mix Design of Sustainable Geo-Polymer Concrete", International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering & Management (IJIREM), Vol-2, Issue-4, Page No-9-14, 2015. Available from: