LIGHT WEIGHT GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE

M60 GRADE

Guided by
L.Sandeep Reddy

Group Members :
B.Sai Shreya – 20311A0104
D.Sujith – 20311A0119
G.Harshavardhan – 20311A0139
CONTENTS
1.INTRODUCTION
2.LITERATURE REVIEW
3.CONSTITUENTS OF GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE AND GEOPOLYMERISATION PROCESS
4.ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE
5.OBJECTIVE
6.MATERIALS AND PROCEDURE
7.MIX DESIGN
8.MIX VARIATION
9.TESTS
10.WORK PROGRESS
11.TIMELINE OF PROJECT
INTRODUCTION

• GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE :
Geo – materials from Earth having Si,Al and Ca
Polymer – series of long chain networks of inorganic molecules
• Basic unit is Sialate i.e, Si:Al = 1:1
• Term coined by Prof.J. Davidovits in 1978
• Made from utilization of industrial waste materials such as fly ash and ground
granulated blast furnace slag(GGBS).
• Geopolymer Concrete = Fly Ash + GGBS + Aggregates + Alkaline Activators
LITERATURE REVIEW
S.NO. AUTHOR NAMES IN JOURNAL TITLE OF THE JOURNAL MAJOR FINDINGS IN JOURNAL
AND JOURNAL NAME
1. Djwantoro Hardjito , Steenie E. On the Development of • A by-product material rich in Si
Wallah , Dody M. J. Sumajouw and Fly Ash Based and Al is formed by addition of
B.Vijaya Rangan Geopolymer Concrete high-alkaline solution to form a
paste that binds the loose coarse
and fine aggregates, and other
unreacted materials in the
mixture.

• The test results presented in this

paper show the effects of various
parameters on the properties of
geopolymer concrete.

• The application of geopolymer

concrete and future research
needs in this area of study are
also identified.
 •S.NO.AUTHOR NAMES IN JOURNAL
S.No.
•AUTHOR NAMES IN JOURNAL
2. Professor B. Vijaya Rangan
3. G. Mallikarjuna Rao & T. D.
Gunneswara Rao
TITLE OF THE JOURNAL MAJOR FINDINGS IN JOURNAL
AND JOURNAL NAME
Fly Ash-based Geo • The effects of salient factors that
Polymer Concrete influence the properties of the geo
polymer concrete in the fresh and
hardened state.
• These results are utilized to propose a
simple method for the design of geo
polymer concrete mixtures.
• Test data of various short-term and long-
term properties of the geo polymer
concrete.
A Quantitative Method • Fly Ash and GGBS were activated using
of approach in Sodium Silicate and Sodium Hydroxide as
Designing the mix Alkaline Activator Solution.
proportions of Fly Ash
and GGBS based • Na2SiO3/NaOH (alkaline activator) ratio
Geopolymer Concrete was taken as 2.5.
S.NO. AUTHOR NAMES IN TITLE OF THE JOURNAL AND MAJOR FINDINGS IN JOURNAL
JOURNAL JOURNAL NAME
• GGBS content, alkaline solution/binder
ratio and curing condition are found to
be most influential parameters on
compressive strength and workability
of geopolymer concrete.

4. G. Jayarajan,S. Arivalagan An experimental studies of • Cement replacement by weight of

Geopolymer Concrete Flyash and GGBS shows better results
incorporated with Fly Ash & in hardened concrete characteristics.
GGBS
• Compressive resistance and tensile
strength. With the rise in curing time
from 3 to 28 days, the compressive
strength of geopolymer concrete
increases.
S.No. AUTHOR NAMES IN JOURNAL TITLE OF THE JOURNAL MAJOR FINDINGS IN JOURNAL
AND JOURNAL NAME

5. Aanal Shah Optimum Utilization of • Complete elimination of cement

GGBS in Fly Ash Based through the development of a
Geopolymer Concrete geopolymer concrete containing the
mixture of fly ash and ground
granulated blast furnace slag
(GGBS), activated by sodium based
alkaline activators.

• The strength parameters were

studied for a mixture of sodium
silicate and sodium hydroxide
solution having concentration 12M.

• Replacing fly ash with 30% of GGBS

gave the best results.
GEOPOLYMERIZATION PROCESS
ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE

• Cement production accounts to release of high amounts of CO2 to the atmosphere.

• 1 tonne of cement production = 1 tonne of CO2.
• Contributes to 7% of world CO2 emission.
• Cement production is increasing by 5 % annually.
 OBJECTIVES

• To examine the mechanical performance and durability of Geopolymer Cinder

based concrete.

• Mechanical Performance : Compressive strength , Tensile strength and Split

tensile strength

• Durability : Rapid Chloride Test,Acid Attack Strength

MATERIALS USED FOR GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE

• Fly Ash
• Ground Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag (GGBS)
• Fine Aggregate
• Coarse Aggregate (Size – 20mm)
• Cinder Aggregate
• Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) Pellets
• Sodium Silicate (Na2SiO3) Solution
• Superplasticizer
• Sulphonated Napthelene Polymer (Conplast SP430)
Fly Ash
PROCEDURE

Step 1
• Preparing the design mix.

Step 2
• Concrete Mixing mechanically.

Step 3
• Finding workability by Slump Cone Test.
Step 4
• Preparing of test specimens i.e cubes,beams and cylinders.

Step 5
• Curing the specimen.

Step 6
• Performing laboratory tests.
MIX DESIGN
Binder Content = 400 kg/m3
NaOH solution of 12M

Binder Content 1 mix ratio :

MATERIAL RATIO

Fly Ash 0.7

GGBS 0.3

Fine Aggregate 2.16

Coarse Aggregate 2.87

Cinder Aggregate varying 0-100% with Coarse Aggregate

Sodium Hydroxide 0.15

Sodium Silicate 0.39

Superplasticizer 0.044
MIX VARIATION
TESTS ON MIX PROPORTIONS

TEST SPECIMEN Number Curing (days)

Compression Cube 2 7

Cube 2 28

Flexure Beam 2 28

Split Tensile Cylinder 2 28

WORK PROGRESS

• Mix A – Casting completed and Curing is on going

• Cubes – 4
• Cylinders – 2
• Beams – 2

• Mix B – Casting completed and Curing is on going

• Cubes – 4
• Cylinders – 2
• Beams – 2
TIMELINE OF PROJECT

WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4

CASTING 22 November
COMPLETION

TESTING 14 December
COMPLETION

THESIS WORK 16 December

SUBMISSION 30 December
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