DURABILITY PERFORMNACE OF AGRO INDUSTRIAL

BASED GREEN GEOPOLYMER COMPOSITTE

A report on project work (Phase-I) submitted to the

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

Master of Technology in Structural Engineering

By

P.ENIYAVAN [Reg. No. 119049004]

SASTRA
DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY
(A University under section of 3 of the UGC Act, 1956)
TIRUMALAISAMUDRAM
THANJAVUR 613 401

NOVEMBER 2018
 BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

Certified that this project report (Phase-I) entitled “STRENGTH AND

DURABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF ALCCOFINE BASED

LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE” is the bonafide work of P.ENIYAVAN
[Reg. No. 119049004] who carried out the project work under my supervision.
Certified further, that to the best of my knowledge the work reported herein does
not form part of any other project works or dissertation on the basis of which a
degree or award was conferred on an earlier occasion on this or any other
candidate.

Guided by: Guide name: Dr. G.DHINAKARAN

Designation: Professor
School of Civil Engineering
SASTRA
Deemed to be University
Thanjavur 613 401

Approved by: Dr. SARAVANA RAJA MOHAN.K

Designation: Associate Dean
School of Civil Engineering
SASTRA
Deemed to be University
Thanjavur 613 401

Internal Examiner External Examiner

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I wish to express my sincere gratitude to our Vice Chancellor Prof. R

Sethuraman, SASTRA Deemed to be University, without whom I would not
have had such an opportunity.

I express my heartfelt thanks to Dr. G Bhalachandran, Registrar, SASTRA

University, for granting us permission to take up this project and for his valuable
encouragement.

My sincere thanks to Dr. Saravana Raja Mohan K, Associate Dean, SoCE,

SASTRA Deemed to be University without whose support my project would not
been possible.

I also express my profound and sincere thanks to my guide Dr. G DHINAKARAN,

Professor, SoCE, SASTRA University, for her invaluable co-operation and
guidance in making this project great one. Without her supervision, guidance and
constant support this report would not been possible.

I would like to thank the review panel members for their constant guidance and
support. I am very thankful to the lab assistants, technical and non- technical
faculties for their timely help.
 ABSTRACT
Geopolymer Concrete is the important construction material used in
construction industry for eco-friendly nature and higher durability properties.
Agro industrial waste are full replacement of cement of concrete with zero
percentage of water content. Durability characteristics like chloride attack,
sulphate attack and water permeability to be examined. The present usage of agro
industrial waste for construction is resulting in the reduction of dumping wastages
in ecological areas which cause great impact on the environment. The work is to
focus on the durability characteristics of concrete using alternative materials like
'high calcium fly ash & rice husk ash' obtained from industrial and agricultural
processing units. High calcium based fly ash geopolymer concrete has shown
good performance (durability) characteristics apart from the strength
characteristics as observed during literature. GPC has the ability to provide high
performance durable concrete without reducing much of its strength and also acts
as a reservoir for water that ensures reduced shrinkage. Hence, a huge amount of
replacement of agro industrial waste and alkali activated solutions for binder
materials of concrete and an superplastisizer NAPHTHALENE-FORMALDEHYDE
SULPHONATE (SNF) has been used at various proportions in order to
supplementary material for workability properties. Examination of Durability
Properties and characteristics after observation of water absorption and chemical
attack tests carried out.