Fibre reinforced geopolymer concrete with ambient curing for in-situ applications
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Article Title | Fibre reinforced geopolymer concrete with ambient curing for in-situ applications |
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ERA Journal ID | 4930 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Reed, Mark (Author), Lokuge, Weena (Author) and Karunasena, Warna (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Materials Science |
Journal Citation | 49 (12), pp. 4297-4304 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2014 |
ISSN | 0022-2461 |
1573-4803 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8125-3 |
Web Address (URL) | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10853-014-8125-3 |
Abstract | Geopolymer concrete is proven to have excellent engineering properties with a reduced carbon footprint. It not only reduces the greenhouse gas emissions (compared to Portland cement based concrete) but also utilises a large amount of industrial waste materials such as fly ash and slag. Due to these positive attributes, it is becoming an increasingly popular construction material. Previous studies on geopolymer concrete report that heat curing plays an important role in gaining higher compressive strength values (as opposed to ambient curing) and hence the application of this material could be limited to precast members. Therefore, this research was aimed at investigating the effect of heat curing by comparing the mechanical properties such as compressive strength and ductility of ambient cured and heat cured geopolymer concrete samples. It is worth noting that there was marginal strength change due to heat curing. |
Keywords | geopolymer concrete; compressive strength; ductility; fibre; structural performance; ambient curing |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401699. Materials engineering not elsewhere classified |
400510. Structural engineering | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Toowoomba Regional Council, Australia |
Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q28z3/fibre-reinforced-geopolymer-concrete-with-ambient-curing-for-in-situ-applications
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