Evaluation of the mechanical properties of sea sand-based geopolymer concrete and the corrosion of embedded steel bar

Nguyen, Khoa Tan,Le, Tuan Anh,Lee, Kihak Elsevier 2018 Construction and Building Materials Vol.169 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Portland cement concrete is a major construction and building material used all over the world. It is a composite material comprising Portland cement, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, and water. But its increased use in construction is exhausting natural resources used in its production, making it necessary to find alternative materials. One potential method is to use sea sand as fine aggregate to produce fly ash based geopolymer concrete. In this paper, the mechanical properties of geopolymer concrete prepared with sea sand as the fine aggregate, and the corrosion of steel bar embedded in the concrete subjected to accelerated corrosion tests, were investigated. The test data revealed that for sea sand based geopolymer concrete, the compressive strength reached high values at an alkaline to fly ash ratio of 0.35–0.45. The geopolymer concrete exhibited highcompressive strength with a low aggregate to fly ash ratio. Also, there was an increase in compressive strength when the Si/Al ratio changed from 1.16 to 1.67. Furthermore, very little difference was observed between the mechanical properties of geopolymer concrete using sea sand, and river sand. Measurements of the corrosion of steel bar using a half-cell potential survey indicated that the steel in geopolymer concrete with sea sand was attacked and corroded like normal concrete. However, the potential of steel bar in geopolymer concrete was higher than in Portland cement concrete.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> The compressive strength of geopolymer concrete using sea sand as fine aggregate reaches the highest value at an alkaline to fly ash ratio of 0.35–0.45. </LI> <LI> For sea sand based geopolymer concrete, when the ratio of aggregate to fly ash is low, the compressive strength enhances high value. </LI> <LI> The difference in strength between specimens using river sand and sea sand is not significant. </LI> <LI> It takes more time for steel bar in geopolymer concrete using sea sand to be attacked and corroded, compared with the steel bar in normal concrete. </LI> </UL> </P>

직접 인발 시험을 이용한 지오폴리머 콘크리트의 부착 특성 실험

김지상(Jee-Sang Kim),박종호(Jong-Ho Park) 한국건설순환자원학회 2016 한국건설순환자원학회 논문집 Vol.4 No.4

지오폴리머 콘크리트는 콘크리트 생산과정에서 발생하는 이산화탄소 배출을 감소시킬 수 있는 대안의 하나로 고려되는 새로운 건설재료이다. 지오폴리머 콘크리트의 재료 개발 및 재료 특성 연구는 많이 진행되고 있으나, 이의 구조부재 적용에 대한 연구는 미흡한 실정이다. 이 논문은 지오폴리머 콘크리트에 매입된 철근의 부착특성에 대한 것으로 압축강도 수준 20, 30 및 40MPa 지오폴리머 콘크리트에 대하여 공칭지름 10,16 및 25mm 철근을 매입한 실험체에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 총 27개의 시험체를 제작하여 EN10080의 규정에 따라 부착강도 및 부착-슬립 관계를 계측한 내용을 정리한 것이다. 실험결과에 따르면, 압축강도 증가에 따라 부착강도가 증가하는 것을 확인하였고, 일반 콘크리트와 유사하게 철근의 지름이 증가함에 따라 부착강도는 감소하였다. 또한, 이 실험의 결과에 근거하여 지오폴리머 콘크리트에 매입된 철근의 기본 정착길이 산정식을 제안하였다. Geopolymer concrete is a new class of construction materials that has emerged as an alternative to ordinary Portland cement concrete to reduce the emission of CO₂ in the production of concrete. Many researches have been carried out on material developments of geopolymer concrete, however a few studies have been reported on the structural use of them. This paper presents an experiment on the bond behaviors of reinforcements embedded in fly ash based geopolymer concrete. The development lengths of reinforcement for various compressive strength levels of geopolymer concrete, 20, 30 and 40 MPa, and reinforcement diameters, 10, 16 and 25 mm, are investigated. Total 27 specimens were manufactured and pull-out test according to EN 10080 was applied to measure the bond strength and slips between concrete and reinforcements. As the compressive strength levels of geopolymer concrete increase, the bond strength between geopolymer concrete and reinforcement increase. The bond strengths decrease as the diameters of reinforcements increase, which is similar in normal concrete. Also, an estimation equation for the basic development length of reinforcement embedded in geopolymer concrete is proposed based on the experimental results in this study.

Strength and Durability Properties of Geopolymer Concrete made with Ground Granulated Blast furnace Slag and Black Rice Husk Ash

R. Prasanna Venkatesan,K. C. Pazhani 대한토목학회 2016 KSCE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Vol.20 No.6

This paper presents an experimental study on the strength and durability properties of Geopolymer concrete prepared using Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS) and Black Rice Husk Ash (BRHA). The Geopolymer concrete was prepared with GGBS as the primary binder instead of cement and BRHA was replaced with GGBS at various proportions such as 10%, 20% and 30%. The effect of curing temperature on the compressive strength of Geopolymer concrete was studied in addition to the flexural and split tensile strengths. Studies on the durability performance under Sorptivity, Rapid Chloride Permeability Test and Accelerated corrosion were also made. The test results show that the strength of Geopolymer concrete increases with increase in curing temperature. Addition of BRHA in Geopolymer concrete beyond 10% retards the strength development yet the strengths are well above the target for up to 20% replacement levels. At the same time, addition of BRHA significantly improves the durability with reduced sorptivity and chloride permeability when compared to the control concrete. Higher corrosion initiation and delayed cracking time were observed up to 20% BRHA replacement in Geopolymer concrete.

Influence of Poly-Propylene Fibers on Strength Characteristic of Geopolymer Concrete Pavement Based on Fly Ash

Anh-Tuan Le,Ninh-Thuy Nguyen,Deawook Park,Hyunjong Lee 한국도로학회 2018 한국도로학회 학술대회 발표논문 초록집 Vol.2018 No.05

Fly ash is used as alumina-silicate resource material to reaction processing on geopolymer materials. The strength of material is belonging to alkaline liquid, fly ash, activity reaction of fly ash. Geopolymer concrete as non-toxic, bleed free and high strength material can be used for construction on rigid pavement. Study on influence of polypropylene fiber on performance characteristic of geopolymer concrete is considered. In this research, the mix proportion with fly ash and alkaline liquid is used to react on geopolymer concrete. The poly-propylene fiber in range from 0 to 0.5% by volume is added in mixture of geopolymer concrete. The ratio between length and diameter in range of 100-500 is investigated. The results are indicated that workability of fresh concrete is reduced by using poly-propylene fiber. The adding of poly-propylene fiber is significantly affected on characteristic of geopolymer concrete. Poly-propylene fiber can be distributed in fly ash matrix and reduced shrinkage of concrete during activation. After geopolymerization, compressive and the flexural strength of concrete produced with fibers are enhanced up to 10% and 20%, respectively. However, when the length to diameter ratio increases, compressive strength is tended to decrease with mixture using polypropylene fiber.

Theoretical and experimental study on mechanical properties and flexural strength of fly ash-geopolymer concrete

Nguyen, K.T.,Ahn, N.,Le, T.A.,Lee, K. Butterworth Scientific ; Elsevier Science Ltd 2016 Construction and Building Materials Vol.106 No.-

In this paper, evaluation of the mechanical properties of heat-cured low-calcium fly-ash geopolymer concrete and the behavior of geopolymer concrete beams are reported in detail. The mechanical properties are evaluated using the modulus elasticity, Poisson's ratio, stress-strain relation, and indirect tensile strength. Behavior of the geopolymer beam is determined using a flexural test with four-point bending, elastic theory, and a finite element model (FEM). The measured modulus elasticity values of geopolymer concrete are lower than those calculated using current standards for normal concrete. The Poisson's ratio is from 0.16 to 0.21, which is similar to the values of conventional concrete. The stress-strain relation in compression matches well with the formulation designed for Portland cement concrete. The indirect tensile strength is a fraction of the compressive strength but it is higher than the calculated value using an expression designed for normal concrete. The deflections at mid-span, and the crack patterns of the geopolymer concrete beam determined from FEM, are better matched with the experimental results than with the elastic theory results.

Compressive Behaviour of Geopolymer Concrete-Filled Steel Columns at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures

Tao, Zhong,Cao, Yi-Fang,Pan, Zhu,Hassan, Md Kamrul Council on Tall Building and Urban Habitat Korea 2018 International journal of high-rise buildings Vol.7 No.4

Geopolymer concrete (GPC), which is recognised as an environmentally friendly alternative to ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete, has been reported to possess high fire resistance. However, very limited research has been conducted to investigate the behaviour of geopolymer concrete-filled steel tubular (GCFST) columns at either ambient or elevated temperatures. This paper presents the compressive test results of a total of 15 circular concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) stub columns, including 5 specimens tested at room temperature, 5 specimens tested at elevated temperatures and the remaining 5 specimens tested for residual strength after exposure to elevated temperatures. The main variables in the test program include: (a) concrete type; (b) concrete strength; and (c) curing condition of geopolymer concrete. The test results demonstrate that GCFST columns have similar ambient temperature behaviour compared with the conventional CFST counterparts. However, GCFST columns exhibit better fire resistance than the conventional CFST columns. Meanwhile, it is found that the GCFST column made with heat cured GPC has lower strength loss than other columns after exposure to elevated temperatures. The research results highlight the possibility of using geopolymer concrete to improve the fire resistance of CFST columns.

Effects of alkali solutions on corrosion durability of geopolymer concrete

Shaikh, Faiz U.A. Techno-Press 2014 Advances in concrete construction Vol.2 No.2

This paper presents chloride induced corrosion durability of reinforcing steel in geopolymer concretes containing different contents of sodium silicate ($Na_2SiO_3$) and molarities of NaOH solutions. Seven series of mixes are considered in this study. The first series is ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete and is considered as the control mix. The rest six series are geopolymer concretes containing 14 and 16 molar NaOH and $Na_2SiO_3$ to NaOH ratios of 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5. In each series three lollypop specimens of 100 mm in diameter and 200 mm in length, each having one 12 mm diameter steel bar are considered for chloride induced corrosion study. The specimens are subjected to cyclic wetting and drying regime for two months. In wet cycle the specimens are immersed in water containing 3.5% (by wt.) NaCl salt for 4 days, while in dry cycle the specimens are placed in open air for three days. The corrosion activity is monitored by measuring the copper/copper sulphate ($Cu/CuSO_4$) half-cell potential according to ASTM C-876. The chloride penetration depth and sorptivity of all seven concretes are also measured. Results show that the geopolymer concretes exhibited better corrosion resistance than OPC concrete. The higher the amount of $Na_2SiO_3$ and higher the concentration of NaOH solutions the better the corrosion resistance of geopolymer concrete is. Similar behaviour is also observed in sorptivity and chloride penetration depth measurements. Generally, the geopolymer concretes exhibited lower sorptivity and chloride penetration depth than that of OPC concrete. Correlation between the sorptivity and the chloride penetration of geopolymer concretes is established. Correlations are also established between 28 days compressive strength and sorptivity and between 28 days compressive strength and chloride penetration of geopolymer concretes.

Improving compressive strength of low calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete with alccofine

Jindal, Bharat Bhushan,Singhal, Dhirendra,Sharma, Sanjay K.,Ashish, Deepankar K.,Parveen, Parveen Techno-Press 2017 Advances in concrete construction Vol.5 No.1

Geopolymer concrete is environmentally friendly and could be considered as a construction material to promote the sustainable development. In this paper fly ash based geopolymer concretes with different percentages of alccofine were made by mixing sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate as an alkaline activator and cured at ambient as well as heat environment in an electric oven at $90^{\circ}C$. Effects of various parameters such as the percentage of alccofine, curing temperature, a period of curing, fly ash content, was studied on compressive strength as well as workability of geopolymer concrete. The study concludes that the presence of alccofine improves the properties of geopolymer concrete during a fresh and hardened state of concrete. Geopolymer concrete in the presence of alccofine can be used for the general purpose of concrete as required compressive strength can be achieved even at ambient temperature. The 28 days compressive strength of 73 MPa, when cured at 90-degree Celsius, confirmed that it is also very suitable for precast concrete components.

잔골재 특성이 굳지 않은 지오폴리머 콘크리트에 미치는 영향

조영훈(Cho, Young-Hoon),안응모(An, Eung-Mo),이수정(Lee, Su-Jeong),전철민(Chon, Chul-Min),김동진(Kim, Dong-Jin) 한국건설순환자원학회 2016 한국건설순환자원학회 논문집 Vol.4 No.2

석탄재로부터 제조된 지오폴리머에 골재를 첨가하여 시멘트와 동일하게 모르타르와 콘크리트를 제조하는 것이 가능하다. 잔골재의 특성이 지오폴리머 모르타르와 콘크리트에 미치는 영향에 대해 체계적으로 검토한 연구는 많지 않기 때문에 잔골재의 광물조성, 형상, 표면, 입도, 밀도 및 흡수율 등을 평가하는 것이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 석영, 운모, 장석, 휘석 등의 광물 조성을 이루고 -0.60mm에서 +0.30mm까지의 입자크기가 전체의 96%이며 표면이 거칠고 각진 형상을 보이는 주문진 표준사와 대부분 석영으로 -1.40mm에서 +0.60mm까지의 입자크기가 전체의 51%를 보이고 동시에 다양한 입자크기를 보이면서 표면이 매끈하고 둥근 형상을 나타내는 ISO 표준사 다른 두 종류의 잔골재를 사용하였다. 배합비는 Si/Al=1.0-4.1의 범위에서 지오폴리머 페이스트를 실험한 결과 가장 높은 압축강도를 보인 Si/Al=1.5는 모르타르, 가장 높은 반죽 질기를 보인 Si/Al=3.5는 콘크리트에 각각 적용하였다. 지오폴리머 모르타르는 잔골재를 20-50%의 범위에서 주문진 표준사와 ISO 표준사가 첨가된 모르타르는 각각 69.5-112.0mm, 70.5-126.0mm의 플로우 크기 증가를 보였고, ISO 잔골재 가 첨가된 모르타르의 플로우 증가율이 더 높았다. 지오폴리머 콘크리트는 ISO 표준사와 굵은 골재가 전체의 77wt.%를 첨가하였을 때 평균 압축강도가 32MPa로 나타났고 반죽 질기는 몰딩하기에 양호하였다. 본 연구에서 다양한 입도분포, 둥근 형상, 매끈한 표면, 낮은 흡수율을 보인 ISO 표준사가 지오폴리머의 반죽 질기에 유리한 특성을 보였기 때문에 지오폴리머 콘크리트에도 ISO 표준사와 유사한 잔골재를 사용하는 것이 유리할 수 있다. It is possible that aggregates add on to geopolymer based fly ash to mix mortar and concrete like cement. This is necessary to evaluate mineral composition, particle shape, surface, size distribution, density and absorption ratio for fine aggregates due to few detailed research to examine influence of fine aggregates properties on unhardened geopolymer concrete. In this research, used two different fine aggregates, Jumunjin sand(having quartz, mica, feldspar, pyroxene in mineral composition, more than 96% of total size between -0.60 and +0.30mm, angular shape and rough surface) and ISO sand(having almost all quartz in mineral composition, more than 51% size between -1.40 and +0.60mm, simultaneously varied size distribution, spherical shape and smooth surface). After an experimental result of the varied ratio of Si/Al=1.0-4.1 geopolymer paste, mix proportion respectively applied Si/Al=1.5 having the highest compressive strength to mortar and Si/Al=3.5 having the highest consistency to concrete. Geopolymer mortar by mixing with Jumunjin and ISO sand in varied range of 20-50wt.% showed flow size increase between 69.5 and 112.0mm, between 70.5 and 126.0mm respectively. Geopolymer concrete at an addition of 77wt.% of total aggregates ratio showed that average compressive strength was 32MPa and the consistency was favorable to molding. Since ISO sand observing varied size distribution, spherical shape, smooth surface, low absorption ratio resulted in advantageous properties on consistency of geopolymer, geopolymer concrete can be suitable for using the fine aggregates similar to ISO sand.

Reduction and Recycling of Nuclear Dismantled Concrete Waste

Jin Ryu,Jun Ki An,Gun Hee Kim,Ji Eun Shin,Won-Seok Kim 한국방사성폐기물학회 2022 한국방사성폐기물학회 학술논문요약집 Vol.20 No.2

The number of dismantled nuclear facilities is increasing globally. Dismantling of nuclear facilities generates large amount of waste such as concrete, soil, and metal. Concrete waste accounts for 70% of the total amount of waste. Since hundreds of thousansds of tons of concrete waste generated, securing technology of reduction and recycling of waste is emerging as a very important issue. The objective of this study is to synthesize geopolymer using inorganic materials from cement fine powder in concrete waste. Dismantled concrete waste contains a large amount of calcium silicate hydrate(C-S-H), Ca(OH)2, SiO2, etc., which is an inorganic material required for the synthesis of geopolymer. SiO2 affects the compressive strength of the geopolymer and Ca(OH)2 affects the curing rate. A high concentration of alkali solution is used as an alkali activator, and alkali activator is necessary for the polymerzation reaction of metakaolinite. The experiment consists of three steps. The first step is to react with concrete waste and hydrochloric acid to extract ions. In the solid after filtration, SiO2 and Al2O3 are composed of 84.10%. It can be used instead of commercial SiO2 required for the synthesis of geopolymer. The second step is to add NaOH up to pH 10, impurities can be removed to extract Ca(OH)2 with high purity. The final step is to add NaOH up to pH 13, and Ca(OH)2 extraction. The alkali solution generated after the last reaction can be recycled into an alkali activator during the synthesis of the geopolymer. If dismantled concrete waste is recycled during geopolymer synthesized, the volume reduction rate of dismantled concrete waste is more than 50%. If you put the radioactive waste in the recycled solidification materials synthesis from concrete waste by dismantling of nuclear facilities, it is possible to reduce the amount of waste generated and disposal costs.