KEY WORDS
Geopolymer concrete, Fly ash, Sodium Silicate, Sodium Hydroxide, curing.
INTRODUCTION
In 1978, Davidovits suggested that a binder could be generated by a polymerization process including a response between soluble fluids and mixes containing aluminium and silicon. The folios made were termed as “geo polymers”. Not at all like normal Portland/ pozzolanic bonds,geopolymers don’t frame calcium-silicate-hydrates (CSHs) for matrix formative and strength , yet silica and alumina responding with an alkaline solution and creates an alumina silicate gel that ties the aggregates and gives the strength of concrete ,source materials and antacid fluids/alkaline fluids are the tow primary constituents of geo polymers, the strengths of which rely on the nature of the materials and the sorts of fluids.
Materials containing silicon (Si) and aluminum (Al) in indistinct structure, which originate from characteristic materials or by-item materials, could be utilized as source materials for geopolymers. kaolinite, clay, etc., are incorporated into the common materials bunch though fly cinder, silica smoke, granulated ground blast slag, rice-husk fiery debris, red mud etc., are by products obtained from various sources. For the production of geo polymers, the decision of source materials depends majorly on their accessibility and expense, the sort of utilization and the particular interest of the clients. Fly powder based geo polymers cements give phenomenal building properties that
In the hydration reaction of Portland cement, the absolute volume of hydration products formed is less than the combined volume of the reacted cement and water. This volume reduction is called the chemical shrinkage. After setting of the cement paste, microstructure of the paste is developed as a result that the paste is not able to change its bulk volume freely; therefore, only a fraction of total chemical shrinkage results in a decrease of its external volume which is known as autogenous shrinkage. While, the rest of total shrinkage presents as an increase of the internal porosity. [Ivan Odler. Special inorganic cements. 1st ed. London: E & FN. Spon; 2000.] Another kind of bulk shrinkage of cement is called drying shrinkage. Drying shrinkage is caused due to the loss of moisture from cement paste to environment. To prevent these shrinkages, moist curing may be used. But, upon subsequent exposure to an atmosphere of normal humidity, the material slowly loses water and exhibits a shrinkage finally. In addition, during
When reading of the concrete that the ancient Romans used, and learning of their unique mixture of volcanic ash and slaked lime (“pozzolana”) I find it most interesting that this concrete still proves to be standing in some places today! It is said to be less sturdy than what we use here in America (Andrews, 2012) but no doubt it gave modern civilization the ingenuity to create what we use today.
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“Roman concrete (opus caementicium), like modern concrete, is an artificial building material composed of an aggregate, a binding agent, and water. Aggregate is essentially a filler, such as gravel, chunks of stone and rubble, broken bricks, etc. Binding agent is a substance which is mixed with the aggregate wet (water added) and solidifies when it dries, or "sets." Many materials, even mud, can be a binding agent, and used to make, what we generally call, mortar. Historically lime or gypsum, mixed with rubble stones, have been used as binding agents in making a strong mortar” (Roman Concrete).
Table 2 shows the chemical composition of raw fly ashes and geopolymers. It was found that fly ashes mainly contains silica, phosphorous, magnesium, with very less amount of alumina, iron and calcium. After geopolymerization process, crystalline silicate oxide reduced to amorphous structure. Geopolymers have nearly same composition with reducing amount of silica with some amount of aluminum
Cement is made from a mixture of limestone, sandstone, ash, chalk, iron, and clay. Researchers discovered the Roman concrete contained aluminum tobermorite, a rare mineral that adds extra strength. Cement was used by plebeians because they were the farmers, craftsmen, laborers, and soldiers of ancient Rome.
Roman building using cement (Labate, 2016) dates from the third century BCE. Cement was used with crushed bricks and rock to produce concrete used for building. The cement was made from volcanic dust (pozzolana), lime (calcium oxide) or gypsum (calcium sulphate). This mixture reacts when mixed with water, binding the concrete into a permanent, strong, impermeable structure. The Roman engineers discovered that the use of cement in their mortar dramatically increased its strength. Special types of cement were discovered and used for under-water structures like harbors and bridge piers. Roman workmen perfected the skill of building with concrete, some of which, like the Parthenon, are still intact and beautiful to this day. During the first century CE, Rome had a “Concrete Revolution”, many concrete buildings being built as skill developed.
WHen it comes to susrface materials, asphalt is the number one choice as far as roads go. However, the same thing can't be said about driveways and sidewalks. As a matter of fact, have you ntocied that virtually every instances of sidewalk that you see within AUstraila, consist of concrete? This is due to the fact that concrete perfoms well under hot temperature and is an ideal surface material for driveways and walkways in general. In this post we'll take a look at the benefits that are associated with Conrete driveways.
From the ancient time marble is one of the most important materials used especially for decorative purposes. However its powder has bad effects on the environment, soil, water and health problems. Marble powder is produced from processing plants sawing and polishing of marble blocks. Some factories have water recycling plants containing flocculation tank and filter press unit. About 25% of the processed marble is turn into dust or powder form. About 7,000,000 tons of marble have been produced in the world. Disposal of the marble powder material of the marble industry is one of the environmental problems worldwide today. The refining of some fresh and hardened properties of concrete is successfully and economically achieved by utilizing and
In order to discuss concrete; one must first mention cement. Cement is a water-based binder used to bind other building materials together. It is used in the production of mortar and concrete during the construction process. Concrete is a material used in construction, made by mixing aggregate, cement, small stones and water. Cement is important because it hold structures together. Many sources states concrete was invented 1756 by a British Engineer named John Smeaton. He did so by mixing pebbles as a coarse aggregate into a powdered brick into the cement. Years layer in 1824, a English inventor named Mr Joseph Aspdin created the first true artificial cement by burning ground limestone and clay together. He is also noted for creating today’s popular concrete; Portland cement. Many buildings use concrete because of its strong element. It solidifies then hardens after mixing with water and placement due to the chemical process known as hydration. Water reacts with the cement, which bonds the other components together, eventually creating a stone-like material. Concrete is used to make pavements, pipe, various structures, foundations, roads, bridges, brick walls and so on. It is either produced site-cast or pre-cast. Site-cast Concrete is standard concrete that is poured into site-specific forms and cured on site; the concrete is created on the actually construction site. Precast concrete is a construction
Builders in Greek cities on the coast of Turkey (and in particular Pergamum) evolve cement in about 200 BC as a structural material, in place of weaker mortars such as gypsum plaster (used in Egypt) or bitumen (in Mesopotamia). The secret of the new material is the lime which binds sand, water and clay.
However: concrete-like structures were built in southern Syria and northern Jordan in around 6500 BC (Gromicko.& Shepard, n.d.); and ancient Assyrians and Babylonians are known to have used a form of concrete with a bonding agent of clay, while Egyptian concretes used lime and gypsum for bonding (Encyclopaedia Britannica, n.d.). Some Greek cities on the coast of Turkey also used concrete around 200 BCE using lime (Gascoigne, 2001).
Aggregate is one of the basic constituents of concrete. Its quality is of considerable importance because about three-quarter of the volume of concrete is occupied by aggregates. One of the physical properties of aggregate that influence the property of concrete is the grading of aggregate. The grading of aggregate defines the proportions of particles of different size in the aggregate. The grading of fine (size < 5 mm) and coarse (size > 5 mm) aggregates are generally required to be within the limits specified in BS 882: 1992.
This paper reviews the mechanical behavior of geopolymers after exposing to high temperatures. The review begins with a brief overview of geopolymers and examines the extant literature on the mechanical behavior of geopolymers after exposing to high temperatures by artificial intelligent techniques. The final and compressive strength of geopolymers is also discussed. Finally, this review examines studies on genetic programming as a technique of modeling the performance of materials and in particular, geopolymers. This paper focuses on the general and specific aspects of genetic programming on geopolymers, and summarizes its importance. Further, this review features genetic programming as applicable to geopolymers as a method of predicting the effect of temperature on their mechanical behavior. From the review, it emerges that geopolymers that resist the action of loads that tend to reduce their sizes, exhibit high compressive strength.
Executive Summary: The Fly Ash Brick Project Case highlights a project idea between two potential business partners Rajiv Sharma and Alok Gupta. Rajiv has had a business idea for a long time regarding the manufacturing of Fly Ash Bricks, a construction material made up of recycled coal residue and three other materials (Gypsum, Lime, and Sand). He has been doing market research on the feasibility for this venture, and as an important step of the process, he must calculate the financial risk and potential of this business plan. He is relying on a cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis to determine if this project is a reality for him financially.