Lightweight geopolymer concrete: A critical review on the feasibility, mixture design, durability properties, and microstructure

MST Masoule, N Bahrami, M Karimzadeh… - Ceramics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lightweight geopolymer concretes have gained attention because of their superior
durability, lower environmental impact and sustainable characteristics. They are the product …

A comprehensive review on the factors influencing engineering characteristics of lightweight geopolymer concrete

SS Chanda, S Guchhait - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Geopolymer concrete (GPC) is a new kind of concrete produced through a polymerisation
process. This production of GPC involves the mixture of aluminosilicate materials and alkali …

Physical and mechanical properties of lightweight aerated geopolymer

JG Sanjayan, A Nazari, L Chen, GH Nguyen - Construction and Building …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, it is going to investigate properties of lightweight geopolymer specimens
aerated by aluminium powder. It has been established well that aluminium powder can be …

Effect of curing regime on the performance and microstructure characteristics of alkali-activated slag-fly ash blended concrete

H El-Hassan, E Shehab… - Journal of Sustainable …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The use of alkali-activated materials to produce concrete is a promising technology.
However, information on the optimum curing regime required to maximize the performance …

Accelerated curing effects on the mechanical performance of cold bonded and sintered fly ash aggregate concrete

P Gomathi, A Sivakumar - Construction and building Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
This study investigates the mechanical performance of concrete incorporating fly ash based
light weight aggregates. Comparative assessment on the physical and mechanical …

Development and characterization of fly ash–slag blended geopolymer mortar and lightweight concrete

N Ismail, H El-Hassan - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
A synopsis of an experimental program on the development of a sustainable fly ash–slag
blended geopolymer mortar (GPM) and lightweight geopolymer concrete (LGPC) is …

Alkali-activated binders based on ground granulated blast furnace slag and phosphogypsum

K Gijbels, RI Iacobescu, Y Pontikes, S Schreurs… - … and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
The effect of phosphogypsum (PG) in alkali-activated ground granulated blast furnace slag
(GGBFS) on the reactivity, strength development and final matrix properties was …

[PDF][PDF] Alkali activated fly-ash based geopolymer concrete

A Motorwala, V Shah, R Kammula… - … journal of emerging …, 2013 - researchgate.net
Considering the increasing demand for developing alternative construction materials, due to
the growing environmental concerns, this paper discusses the feasibility of alkali activated …

Influence of moisture on ultrasonic propagation, acoustic emission activity, and failure mechanism in concrete media

H Li, S Meng, D Shi, Q Wei, Z Xu, W Zhao - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Free water in a concrete medium significantly influences its bearing capacity and failure
mechanism. In this study, the mechanical properties and failure mechanism in concrete …

Effects of pore water saturation on the mechanical properties of fly ash concrete

W Wang, C Lu, G Yuan, Y Zhang - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effects of pore water saturation on the ultrasonic pulse velocity,
rebound value, compressive strength, and elastic modulus of fly ash concrete. Fly ash …