A review: Reaction mechanism and strength of slag and fly ash-based alkali-activated materials

B Sun, G Ye, G De Schutter - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials (AAM) are known to be environmentally friendly alternatives to
cement-based materials because they can potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions …

[HTML][HTML] Fresh and hardened properties of alkali-activated slag concrete: The effect of fly ash as a supplementary precursor

Y Sun, Z Liu, S Ghorbani, G Ye… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study explores the possibility of replacing blast furnace slag (BFS) with coal fly
ash (FA) to produce alkali-activated material (AAM) concrete with hybrid precursors. With an …

Internal curing of alkali-activated fly ash-slag pastes using superabsorbent polymer

W Tu, Y Zhu, G Fang, X Wang, M Zhang - Cement and Concrete Research, 2019 - Elsevier
To mitigate autogenous shrinkage that may cause early-age cracking of alkali-activated fly
ash-slag (AAFS) concrete, internal curing using superabsorbent polymers (SAP) is …

[HTML][HTML] A mix design methodology of blast furnace slag and fly ash-based alkali-activated concrete

B Sun, Y Sun, G Ye, G De Schutter - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
Although the application of blast furnace slag and fly ash-based alkali-activated concrete
(BFS/FA-AAC) has both economic and environmental benefits, it is limited by the lack of a …

Effect of admixture on the pore structure refinement and enhanced performance of alkali-activated fly ash-slag concrete

A Keulen, QL Yu, S Zhang, S Grünewald - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the influence of a plasticizing admixture on the pore structure
refinement of alkali-activated concrete and paste mixtures and the consequently enhanced …

Performance evaluation of fly ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag‐based geopolymer concrete: a comparative study

A Yilmazoglu, ST Yildirim, ÖF Behçet… - Structural …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nowadays, geopolymers, which are more environmentally friendly than cement due to the
high energy requirements and high carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of cement production …

[PDF][PDF] Drying shrinkage of alkali-activated slag and fly ash concrete; A comparative study with ordinary Portland cement concrete

Z Li, J Liu, G Ye - Heron, 2019 - pure.tudelft.nl
This study investigates the drying shrinkage and the shrinkage-induced stress of
alkaliactivated blast furnace slag and fly ash concrete (AC) in comparison with ordinary …

Engineering behavior of ambient-cured geopolymer concrete activated by an alternative silicate from rice husk ash

J Cárdenas-Pulido, F Ramirez… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Manufacturing of commercialized silicate is a highly polluting source in geopolymer
production. To reduce these emissions, rice husk ash has been considered as an option for …

Autogenous shrinkage of alkali-activated slagfly ash pastes

Z Li, M Nedeljkovic, Y Zuo, G Ye - 5th International Slag …, 2018 - research.tudelft.nl
Alkali-activated materials based on industrial by-products such as fly ash (FA) or blast
furnace slag (BFS) have shown promising potential to replace Ordinary Portland Cement …

Effects of fly ash on the properties of alkali activated slag concrete

A Kothari - 2017 - diva-portal.org
This master thesis presents the effects of fly ash on the properties of alkali activated slag
concrete, commonly referred as Geopolymer concrete (GPC). Cement manufacturer are …