Fly ash-based geopolymer composites: A review of the compressive strength and microstructure analysis

S Qaidi, HM Najm, SM Abed, HU Ahmed… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Geopolymer (GP) concrete is a novel construction material that can be used in place of
traditional Portland cement (PC) concrete to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and …

A review on microstructural study and compressive strength of geopolymer mortar, paste and concrete

C Ng, UJ Alengaram, LS Wong, KH Mo… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
The utmost priority in reducing the usage of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) while
replicating the cementitious properties by utilizing industrial by-products in construction …

Fly ash-dominated high-strength engineered/strain-hardening geopolymer composites (HS-EGC/SHGC): influence of alkalinity and environmental assessment

JC Lao, RY Ma, LY Xu, Y Li, YN Shen, J Yao… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, fly ash (FA)-dominated High-Strength Engineered Geopolymer Composites
(HS-EGC) were designed and developed. The influence of alkalinity and the underlying …

Pore structure of geopolymer materials and its correlations to engineering properties: A review

S Chen, S Ruan, Q Zeng, Y Liu, M Zhang, Y Tian… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The pore structure plays an important role in determining the performance of solid materials.
This paper reviews the studies about the pore structure of geopolymers, a rising kind of eco …

Multiscale X-ray tomography of cementitious materials: A review

S Brisard, M Serdar, PJM Monteiro - Cement and Concrete Research, 2020 - Elsevier
X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a non-destructive technique that offers a 3D insight into
the microstructure of thick (opaque) samples with virtually no preliminary sample …

A comprehensive review on fly ash-based geopolymer

I Luhar, S Luhar - Journal of Composites Science, 2022 - mdpi.com
The discovery of an innovative category of inorganic geopolymer composites has generated
extensive scientific attention and the kaleidoscopic development of their applications. The …

Multiscale micromechanical analysis of alkali-activated fly ash-slag paste

G Fang, M Zhang - Cement and Concrete Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Current demand for highly sustainable concrete, eg alkali-activated fly ash-slag (AAFS)
concrete, urges understanding the links between microstructure and micromechanical …

Overview of the use of micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) to investigate the relation between the material characteristics and properties of cement-based …

SY Chung, JS Kim, D Stephan, TS Han - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cement-based materials are generally highly heterogeneous, and their material properties
are strongly affected by the characteristics and spatial distributions of each constituent …

The effect of different types of class F fly ashes on the mechanical properties of geopolymers cured at ambient environment

X Ge, X Hu, C Shi - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
This research investigates the effect of the physicochemical characteristics of five cognate fly
ashes on the mechanical properties of Class F fly ash-based geopolymers synthesized with …

Advances in characterizing and understanding the microstructure of cementitious materials

PJM Monteiro, G Geng, D Marchon, J Li… - Cement and Concrete …, 2019 - Elsevier
Progress in microstructural characterization methods is summarized. Special attention is
given to advanced probes, such as X-ray imaging and spectroscopy, 1 H NMR relaxometry …