under the guidance of

MR.G.JEBARAJ.M.E(M.I.C.I).,

BATCH MEMEBERS:
1.R.DHARMARAJAN
2.A.IMRAN
3.U.KARTHIK
 Fly ash concrete is an eco-friendly construction material in
which fly ash replaces portland cement.
 Geopolymer concrete is an innovative ,eco-friendly
construction material.
 It is used as replacement of cement concrete.
 In geopolymer concrete cement is not used as a binding
material.
 Fly ash,silica-fume or GGBS,along with alkali solution are
used as binders.
 Geopolymer is a new development in the world of concrete
in which cement is totally replaced by pozzolanic materials
like fly ash and activated by highly alkaline solutions to act
as a binder in the concrete mix.
 For the selection of suitable ingredients of geopolymer
concrete to achieve desire strength at required workability,
an experimental investigation has been carried out for the
gradation of geopolymer.
 Alkaline solution used for present study is combination of
sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and sodium silicate(sio2).
 OPC is most consumed commodity in the world after water.
 It is also the most energy intensive material.
 Cement production leads to carbon-dioxide emission.
 1 t0n of CO2 is produced for every 1 ton of cement.
 Replacing some limestone with fly ash and blast furnace
slag called as blended cement.
 Geopolymer reduces the demand of OPC which leads O2
emission.
 Utilise waste materials from industries such as fly ash,silica-
fume,GGBS.
 Produce a more durable infrastructure
 Coarse aggregate
 Fine aggregate – sand or bottom ash can be used
 Admixture – superplasticizers(naphthalene based or
naphthalene sulphonate based)
 Alkaline activators
 Alkaline activation is a process of mixing powdery alumino
silicate with an alkaline activator
 It produce a paste which sets and hardens within short
duration
 A nominal cube is casted on m30 grade of concrete.
 Sodium silicate solution with Na2o – 16.37% SiO2 –
34.35% and H20 – 49.28% and sodium hydroxide solution
having 13M concentration were maintained.
 Water geopolymer binder ratio will be 0.35.
 Alkaline solution to fly-ash ratio is 0.35.
 The above mentioned ratio is for 150mm cubes.
 CREEP TEST
 DRYING SHRINKAGE TEST
 CMPRESSIVE STRENGTH TEST
 MODULUS OF ELASTICITY & POISSONS RATIO
 Pavements
 Retaining wall
 Watertanks
 Precast beam
 ADVANTAGES
 High compressive strength
 High tensile strength
 Low creep
 Low drying shrinkage
 Highly durable
 Fire proof
DISADVANTAGES
 Difficult to create
 Requires special handling
 Geo-polymerisation
process is sensitive
 Geopolymer concrete is a promising construction material
due to its low carbon dioxide emission.
 The construction industry is in demand of eco friendly &
greener materials which are durable. As compared to the
existing concrete materials, fly ash is advantageous but its
uses as tested against strength & durability needs to be
confirmed. The present project work emphasized on the
research & development activity in construction materials
using fly ash with geo polymers.
 Prof. Joseph Davidovits since 1990 as in (4) on CO2 emissions during Portland cement
manufacture (in the LIBRARY the paper on Global Warming).

 Davis, R,E., R. W. Carlson, J. W. Kelly, and A. G. Davis, as in (6) â€

—
Properties of cements and
concretes containing fly ash‘, Proceedings, American Concrete Institute 33:577-612.

 Malhotra V.M. and Mehata P.K. 2002. â€

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High – performance, high – volume fly ash
concrete‖
.

 Davis, R,E., R. W. Carlson, J. W. Kelly, and A. G. Davis, â€

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—roperties of cements and concretes
containing fly ash‘, Proceedings, American Concrete Institute 33:577-612.

 Rangan, B.V. (2009), “Engineering Properties of Geopolymer Concrete”, Chapter 11 in

Geopolymers: Structures, Processing, Properties, and Applications, Editors: J.Provis and J. van
Deventer, Woodhead Publishing Limited, London.

 Siddiqui, K.S. (2007),”Strength and Durability of Low-Calcium Fly Ash-based Geopolymer

Concrete”, Final Year Honours Dissertation, The University of Western Australia, Perth.