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Advances in Concrete Construction
  Volume 12, Number 6, December 2021 , pages 499-505
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/acc.2021.12.6.499
 


An experimental investigation on the mechanical properties of steel fiber reinforced geopolymer concrete
Kallempudi Muralia and T. Meena

 
Abstract
    Geopolymer binders fascinate the attention of researchers as a replacement to cement binder in conventional concrete. One-ton production of cement releases one ton of carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere. In the replacement of cement by geopolymer material, there are two advantages: one is the reduction of CO2 in the atmosphere, second is the utilization of Fly ash and Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) are by-products from coal and steel industries. This paper focuses on the mechanical properties of steel fiber reinforced geopolymer concrete. The framework considered in this research work is geopolymer source (Fly ash, GGBFS and crimped steel fibre) and alkaline activator which consists of NaOH and Na2SiO3 of molarity 8M. Here the Na2SiO3 / NaOH ratio was taken as 2.5. The variables considered in this experimental work include Binder content (360,420 and 450 kg/m3), the proportion of Fly ash and GGBS (70-30, 60-40 and 50-50) for three different grades of Geopolymer concrete (GPC) GPC 20, GPC 40 and GPC 60. The percentage of crimped steel fibres was varied as 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3%, 0.4% and 0.5%. Generally, the inclusion of steel fibres increases the flexural and split tensile strength of Geopolymer concrete. The optimum dosage of steel fibres was found to be 0.4% (by volume fraction).
 
Key Words
    crimped steel fiber; fly ash; GGBFS
 
Address
Kallempudi Muralia and T. Meena: School of Civil Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India
 
References
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